Local History Collection:
The Library’s Ellsworth Room houses some of Mechanicville’s historical documents, including a photo collection of local Veterans, back issues of the Express and it’s predecessors, and Coach Weigle’s collection of Mechanicville Team photos. The building and organization for the Historical collection is an ongoing project.
The Ellsworth room is open to in-person visitors. Sign-in and photo ID is required to view the room. You will have full access to our irreplaceable collection. Stop by the service desk to gain access to the materials, or call 518.664.4646 with any questions. Thank you for your cooperation!
Special Collections:
- Mechanicville High School Yearbooks (Flickr)
- Champlain Canal Collection (NY Heritage Digital Collections)
- Employees of the Boston & Maine Railroad by Tim Plasencia (YouTube)
- History of the City of Mechanicville (City Historian)
- About the Mechanicville District Public Library
- Saturday Mercury (Newspaper) – October 1894 – April 1920
- Col. E. Ellsworth Collection (NYS Digital Heritage)
- Coach Wiegle Sports Picture Collection (Flickr)
- Veterans of Mechanicville Photographs (Flickr)
- Veteran Photographs at Siciliano’s (NYS Digital Heritage)
Newspapers + Online Resources
- Albany Times Union – Collection for the Times Union via Newsbank
- Ancestry Library Edition – Available in-person on our library computers
- Associated Press New York State Wire – New York related articles from the Associated Press. 2011-2024. Via Newsbank
- Bennington Banner Archives (1999-2024) – Bennington Banner archive. Bennington VT. Via NewsBank
- Bivouac Veteran’s News, Inc. – Online news resource for Veterans
- Daily Gazette – The Daily Gazette archive from 1997-2024. Schenctady, NY. Via NewsBank
- Gale Onefile: News – Access 2,000+ U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers including several New York newspapers.
- New York Historic Newspapers – NYS newspapers by County, date
- New York State Newspapers – Access newspapers from across New York state including The New York Times, New York Post, and more
- NewsBank – Collection of news sources from around the United States.
- Post-Standard – The Post-Standard archive from 1986-2024. Syracuse, NY. Via NewsBank.
- Post-Star – The Post-Star archive from 2001-2024. Glens Falls, NY. Via NewsBank.
- Troy Record – The Record archive. 2003-2024. Troy, NY. Via NewsBank.
- The Saratogian – The Saratogian archive. 2003-2024. Saratoga, NY. Via Newsbank.