Digitized Collection Materials
Digitized Books & Monographs
History of Greene County, New York with Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men
The complete original text of Beers' History of Greene County, published in 1884 by J. B. Beers & Co., is now broken down and sectioned into its individual chapters and fully text-searchable.
Greene County Catskills: The Land of Rip Van Winkle
A tourist’s guide to the Northern Catskills written by Richard Barrett on behalf of the Catskill Chamber of Commerce. Circa 1920.
A Timeless 1894 compendium of the favorite recipes of the ladies at the old Dutch Reformed Church of Leeds, New York.
Leeds Reformed Church Cookbook
An invaluable compilation by the late Charles B. Swain, Minority Historian of Greene County, of a wide array of sources documenting Black individuals who lived in Greene County, New York, from 1748 to 1905.
The Black Population of Greene County from 1748
Digitized Articles
Greene County Historical Society Quarterly Journal
The Greene County Historical Society has published a journal of local history articles and stories since 1977. Back editions of the Journal are made available free of charge after five years have elapsed from their publishing date.
Greene County Gleanings
After his appointment as County Historian in 1993, Dr. Raymond Beecher commenced a regular newspaper column covering topics and stories related to the history and people of Greene County. These articles have recently been digitized from originals in our collections.
Digitized Atlases
Reference-quality images of the entirety of F. W. Beers' celebrated 1867 Greene County Atlas featuring maps of Ashland, Athens, Cairo, Coxsackie, Catskill, Durham, Greenville, Halcott, Hunter, Jewett, Lexington, New Baltimore, Prattsville, and Windham.
Atlas of Greene County, New York from Actual Surveys
Additional Resources
Useful Materials Digitized by External Institutions
Unique photography and sketches of Greene County scenery and architecture. Published c.1894 and made available by HathiTrust.
Picturesque Catskills
by R. Lionel De Lisser
A captivating history of the settlement of one of Greene County’s oldest towns written by the first County Historian, Jessie Van Vechten Vedder. Published 1922 and made available by HathiTrust.
Historic Catskill
by Jessie Van Vechten Vedder
“Dear Old Greene County: embracing Facts and Figures, Portraits and Sketches, of Leading Men Who Will Live in Her History. Those at the Front To-Day And Others Who Made Good in the Past.” Published in Catskill, N.Y., 1915 and made available by HathiTrust.
Dear Old Greene County
by F.A. Gaalt