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Keeping Columbia County History Alive: Thank you Pomeroy Foundation!

​This informative webinar ​was held on Monday, Jan​uary 6​th, on Zoom.

The General Seth locomotive, at the Pomeroy Family Railroad at the Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park. Named for General Seth Pomeroy, 1706-1777.
One of many WGP Foundation signs in Columbia County.

Several communities around Columbia County have benefitted from projects funded by ​t​he William G Pomeroy Foundation in recent years. The Historic Robert Jenkins House has been the recipient of two important grants helping to fund its restoration, especially its new slate roof and masonry repairs.

This panel discussion, led by​ Town of Ghent Historian Gregg Berninger, and featuring five other dedicated historians including this chapter’s regent, w​as hosted by​ the Claverack Library and the Columbia County Libraries Association. See​ it here.

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