New Paltz in the Civil War: This exhibit includes the entire 1863 New Paltz Enrollment Book and its transcription, a consideration of conscription laws, an examination of particular New Paltz regiments, a partial list of Civil War veterans buried at the New Paltz Rural Cemetery, and a look through the eyes of individuals who experienced the war.

Poverty in Early New Paltz: This exhibit is a study of the history of poverty and social welfare in the town of New Paltz, New York. The 1805 Overseer of the Poor Ledger is included with additional documents dating from 1767-1827.

Tales of a Congregation: African American History through the lens of the AME Zion Church of New Paltz, NY: This exhibit chronicles the birth of the New Paltz AME Zion Church from 1871 to its slow decline circa 1915. Using various primary sources, the exhibit highlights the many obstacles the African American Community would face in the church's 45 years of existence.

The Historic Properties Map is an interactive resource through which you can research individual properties plus historic hamlets and areas in the Town of New Paltz for detailed information about each. The Town of New Paltz Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has produced and made the map and database available to the public. Its contents reflect a town with a deep, valuable, and varied history.

Website: https://www.townofnewpaltzny.gov/historic-preservation-commission

Facebook: @NewPaltzTownHPC

The Town of New Paltz was established in 1677, when twelve men and their families, in search of religious freedom and economic opportunity, signed an agreement with sachems of the Esopus-Munsee tribe to reside on nearly 40,000 acres of their land. A patent was then granted by the first proprietary governor of New York, Sir Edmund Andros. The original boundaries of the patent contained a large part of present-day southeastern Ulster County stretching from the Shawangunk Mountains to the Hudson River, including portions of, what are today, neighboring towns.