Videos

Interviews

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Interview with Edwin M. Ford, City of Kingston Historian (2017)

Learn about the local Native Americans in the Rondout area and their interactions with the 1st European settlers.

Interview with Edwin M. Ford

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Interview with Dr. Joseph Diamond, Associate Professor of Anthropology at SUNY New Paltz (2017)

Dr. Diamond discusses the archaeological dig at the Matthewis Persen House, performed in 2000.

Interview with Dr. Joseph Diamond

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Interview with Paul O’Neill, Ulster County Commissioner of Jurors and Local Historian (2017)

Learn about the vast history of the Ulster County Courthouse and some of the landmark events that have occurred there; including Sojourner Truth’s historic court case and ..

Interview with Paul O’Neill

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Interview with Robert Sweeney, Town of Ulster Historian and Old Dutch Church Elder (2017)

Mr. Sweeney discusses the Old Dutch Church and its role in the 17th century village of Wiltwyck. He also speaks to the broader topic of the significance ..

Interview with Robert Sweeney

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Interview with Tom Kernan, Site Manager for the Senate House State Historic Site (2017)

Explore the Stockade Historic District with Tom Kernan as he talks about the newly installed exhibit at the Senate House Museum. Learn about the village of Wiltwyck ..

Interview with Tom Kernan

Professional Videos

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Archives Alive! The Power of the Record

An archives and document based video on the enduring historical and educational value of Ulster County’s public and private archives with dramatic re-enactments and personal narratives.

Archives Alive! The Power of the Record

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Keeper of the Records

This video shows the role the Ulster County Clerk’s Office plays in preserving historical primary source documents. “Keeper of the Records” was produced in conjunction with the ..

Keeper of the Records

Powerpoint Presentations

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Maritime Connections to the Ulster County Archives

This presentation demonstrates connections to life associated with the Hudson River using records belonging to the Ulster County Clerk’s Office archival collection.

Maritime Connections to the Ulster County Archives

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Dividing Lines: Early Maps of the Ulster County Clerk's Office

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Naturalization in Ulster County

The Ulster County Clerk's Office has over 200 years of Naturalization related records on file. This video helps to explain the significance of these records and how ..

Naturalization in Ulster County

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Gamble in the Mountain: the Creation of the Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad

Ulster County Archivist and Greene County Historian Jon Palmer tells the curious saga of the first railroad in the Catskills and the rise of a competing vision for the ..

Gamble in the Mountain: the Creation of the Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad

Kingston's Buried Treasure Lecture Series

The Senate House State Historic Site hosted an extremely popular series of lectures highlighting the forgotten, yet vital people and events in Kingston that helped shape not only our community and the State of New York, but our nation itself.

Paul O'Neill, Commissioner of Jurors for Ulster County, facilitated this series titled "Kingston Buried Treasures.” The series took place over several years and includes 39 separate lectures.

The County Clerk’s Office is pleased to share this lecture series with you!