Columbia County > Kinderhook

Kinderhook schoolteacher Jesse Merwin is said to have been the inspiration for Washington Irving’s character Ichabod Crane. Irving, who lived in the area for a time, knew Merwin.

Libraries: Kinderhook Memorial Library

Emergency services: Kinderhook Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: Elks

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Woodlawn Cemetery

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Recent grants:


Columbia County Historical Society
  Flood-Gamble Foundation  -  New York, NY  -  $5,000  (2022)

Columbia County Historical Society
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $10,000  (2024)

Columbia County Historical Society
  New York State Council on the Arts  -  New York, NY  -  $30,000  (2023)

Kinderhook Memorial Library
  Holtzman Family Foundation  -  Corning, NY  -  $2,000  (2023)

Kinderhook Reformed Church
  T. Backer Fund  -  Chatham, NY  -  $5,000  (2022)

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Largest nonprofits in Kinderhook (by assets) include:

Kinderhook Memorial Library
Columbia County Historical Society
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
O K Kids
Know Thyself as Soul Foundation Northeast
Concerts in the Village
IC Riders Booster Club