The Petersburg Library was founded about 1975 and most of the
local history collection dates from after that time. The collection focuses on the Town of
Petersburg and the surrounding area with a lesser emphasis on Rensselaer County.
Local History
Locally published monographs
Local history monographs
Petersburg Press (local newspaper)
Vertical files of local interest (notebooks)
Genealogy
Local family genealogies
Archives
Town historian records (copies)
Lt. Charles E. Sweet letters (1842-1910) (transcripts)
Petersburg vital record 1790-1900 (copies)
Petersburg tannery ledgers (copies?)
Christian Church of Petersburg records (copies?)
Petersburg Library Archives
