ABOUT US
The Plattekill Historical Society was formed in August 2000 by a small group of enthusiasts to provide an opportunity for all to participate in educational programs, research, documentation and preservation of the history of our community. Our mission is to: Contribute to the maintenance of quality historic standards and documentation; Serve as a source for the exchange of historic information; Help preserve public and private records and artifacts and work to ensure their accessibility for historic purposes; Promote an interest in local and family history; Collect and preserve artifacts that document the history of our community.
OUR VISION
WHAT WE DO
OUR NEWSLETTER
The Plattekill Historical Society was formed in August 2000 by a small group of enthusiasts to provide an opportunity for all to participate in educational programs, research, documentation and preservation of the history of our community.
OUR COMMUNITY
We are all local families and individuals that have ancestry ties to Plattekill. We are here to help people discover and mentor and preserve our great local history.
Contribute to the maintenance of quality historic standards and documentation; Serve as a source for the exchange of historic information; Help preserve public and private records and artifacts and work to ensure their accessibility for historic purposes; Promote an interest in local and family history; Collect and preserve artifacts that document the history of our community.
OUR SOCIAL
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PLATTEKILL 1853 MAP
Plattekill is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 10,499 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a stream, the Platte Kill.
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The town of Plattekill is in the southeastern part of the county, immediately north of the town of Newburgh. The five official hamlets in the town are Ardonia, Clintondale, Modena, New Hurley, and Plattekill.
The area was settled by whites early in the 18th century, and the town was established in 1800 from part of the town of Marlborough.
The Reformed Dutch Church of New Hurley was built in the 1830s, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The Shuart-Van Orden Stone House was built in 1740 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[3]
John Werlau
Director
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The Plattekill Historical Leadership
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Jami L. Anson
President
Director of Events & Corporate Relations,
Executive Board Member
Board Director
Former Boards
Maryanne Martinez
Co-Vice President
Retired
Linda Chick
Co-Vice President
Retired
Member
Member
Volunteer
William Farrell
Director/Building Chair
President
Former President
Lynne Alousia
Director
Retired
Judy Golden
Director
Retired
PHPS welcomes the Town of Plattekill's Historic Collection Office to the Plattekill Grange
As part of our mission to preserve local history - we welcome Town
of Plattekill's Historian Libbie Werlau and the Town of Plattekill's Historic Records & Items to housed in a private secure office
at the Plattekill Grange. The office is appointment hours only.
Town Historian: Elizabeth Werlau,
P.O.Box 45, Modena, NY 12548, (845-883-7331 ext. 16)
