NEWSLETTER
Location: James Vanderpoel House, 16 Broad Street, Kinderhook, NY
Kinderhook, N.Y. -- 2023 First Columbians, the Columbia County Historical Society’s annual fund-raising gala, will be held at the James Vanderpoel House. Also known as the “House of History”, the Vanderpoel House is one of the county’s finest examples of Federal architecture and is located in the Village of Kinderhook. The festive, tented cocktail party takes place Saturday, September 9 from 5 to 7 pm, in the historic house and on the beautiful rear lawn. Hors d’oeuvres will be by Talbot & Arding, wine and spirits supplied by Harvest Spirits Farm Distillery, and traditional fiddle tunes by local musicians Madison Shulkin & Lyla Rivers.
Historic objects enter the historical society in all conditions-some ready to exhibit and others in urgent need of conservation. From 18th-century oil paintings to delicate maps and clocks, conserving the collections so that future generations may experience them is central to the society’s mission. Attending guests will have special access to a pop-up exhibition inside the James Vanderpoel House that explores the challenges of conservation, current need areas, and recent successes, with a rare peek into the second-floor rooms and collections, typically not accessible to the public.
Serving as the CCHS benefit Honorary Chairs are Timothy Husband and Nicholas Haylett. Our Underwriters also include Patrons; John Carroll, The Eugene M. Lang Foundation, Stephen & Kristina Lang, Susan & Henry Livingston III, and Nora & Jim Tuttle. Sponsors include; Alexandra Anderson, Eric Blair-Joannou, John Delikanakis & German Delgado, James Guidera & Ed Parran, Hela Kindler, Olga & Thomas Moreland, Robert Peduzzi & Diane Smook, Dianne Young, and Quadrille.
Cocktail celebration tickets are available for purchase on the CCHS website. CCHS member tickets are $200 each, and individual non-member tickets are $250.
Underwriter ticket prices range from Benefactor tickets ($10,000 for 4 tickets and your name on the event program and on the CCHS website), Patron Tickets ($5,000 for 2 tickets and your name on the event program and on the CCHS website), Sponsor ticket ($2,000 for 1 ticket and your name on the event program and the CCHS website).
For ticket sales and further information, please go to www.cchsny.org or contact Lisa Weilbacker at director@cchsny.org
About the Columbia County Historical Society
Columbia County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) cultural education organization founded in 1916 and chartered by the NYS Department of Education Board of Regents to collect, preserve, interpret and present the history, heritage and culture of Columbia County, New York, for its residents and visitors. CCHS serves residents of all eighteen towns and the City of Hudson. In addition to a research library and a permanent collection of more than 15,000 objects, CCHS owns and maintains the CCHS Museum & Library and three additional historic properties: the National Historic Landmark Luykas Van Alen House (1737); James Vanderpoel ‘House of History’ (c. 1820); and Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse (c. 1850).
Contact: director@cchsny.org