Our summer exhibit is open! The Archival Center will be open for the exhibit from 9am until noon on every Wednesday and Saturday until the end of September. Be sure not to miss the new historic kiosk that inspired this year's exhibit! For more details, visit the "Beman Historical Site" and "Calendar of Events" pages.
Beman Historical Site Calendar OF Events Past ExhibitsDon't miss our newest resource, a Heritage Trail in Chateaugay! This 130 page booklet, packed with background information and photographs, serves as a guide to 66 historic locations within the town and village of Chateaugay. Whether you want to enjoy a walk through history from the comfort of your own home or by exploring the locations by car or foot, we welcome you to enjoy a journey into the past. The electronic version can also be accessed by scanning the QR codes appearing on any of the historic markers. A print version of the booklet is also avialble for purchase.
To view the online version, please follow the link below!
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Get Involved Chateaugay was settled in 1796 by Benjamin Roberts and Nathan Beman following
their survey of the area the year before.
By March 15, 1799, the area had sufficient population to be declared a township
within Clinton County. The early years of the settlement were marked with hard work
and survival of the remote, frontier conditions. By 1800, the second US Census showed a
population of 443 as the Town of Chateaugay encompassed all of the present Franklin
County.
The Chateaugay Historical Society was Provisionally Chartered as a not-for-profit educational corporation by the State Education Department in 2006 and was granted its Absolute or Permanent Charter in 2014. We are housed in the Archival Center on the second floor of the Chateaugay Town Hall and seek to preserve and share the history of Chateaugay through collections of materials, public spaces for research, and seasonal exhibitions.
Learn more
April 1 - September 30
Wednesdays and Saturdays
9am - 12pm
October 1 - March 31
By appointment
Physical - Archival Center
Chateaugay Town Hall
(2nd Floor)
191 East Main Street
Chateaugay, NY 12920
Mailing
PO Box 123
Chateaugay, NY 12920
+1 518 497 6931 ext. 8
(during open hours)
+1 518 497 6685
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