Type of Position: Appointed
Term: 2 years
Description: The Village Historian's role is to preserve and maintain the historical records and architecture of the Village of Saugerties for the enrichment of current and future generations and to act as an advocate for Saugerties Village properties when they are threatened.
Officials: The Village Historian is Marjorie Block
Email: harry39a@aol.com
Phone: 845-246-0784
Marjorie is President of the Saugerties Historical Society. She was named Village of Saugerties Historian by then Mayor Robert A. Yerick in 2008 and has been reappointed to that position since then.
Marjorie manages the Kiersted House and the Dutch Barn located on the same property.
Marjorie is also the Town of Saugerties Tourism Director and heads the Tourism Committee.
(Marjorie Block photo (above right) from Hudson Valley One. Photo of the Kiersted House (header) from the Saugerties Chamber site.)