Canaan, Columbia County, New York Genealogy

History
Additional Resources:

Military
Civil War

Archives, Libraries and Museums
Canaan Branch 1647 County Rt 5 Canaan, NY 12029-3017 Phone: 518-781-3392

Societies
Canaan Historical Society 12913 Route 22 Canaan, New York 12029

Columbia County Historical Society c/o Columbia County Museum &amp; Library 5 Albany Avenue PO Box 311 Kinderhook, NY 12106 Phone: 518-758-9265 E-mail: cchs@cchsny.org

Town Clerk
Town of Canaan, Clerk 1647 Route 5 South Mailing address: PO Box 459 Canaan, NY 12029 Phone: 518-781-3144 ext 1 Fax: 518-781-3003 E-mail: townclerk@canaannewyork.org Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday &amp; Friday 9:30 AM -2:30 PM, Thursday 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Services: Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates, other licenses, copies of zoning maps and regulations, Freedom of Information requests.

Town Historian
Anna Pearce, Historian Town Hall PO Box 459 Canaan, NY 12029 Phone: 518-392-4360 E-mail: anndavidpearce@fairpoint.net