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Records Of The Family History Library
Familysearch™
     Familysearch™ Internet Genealogy Service
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
     Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
     Locating Cemeteries And Cemetery Records
     Internet Tombstone Transcripts And Index
     Cemetery Transcripts
Census
     Federal Censuses
Church Records
     Baptist
     Congregational
     Episcopal
     Methodist
     Roman Catholic
     Universalist And Unitarian
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
     People
     Records
Gazetteers
Genealogy
     Nationwide Indexes
     Statewide And Regional Collections
History
     State Histories
     Local Histories
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
     Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
     War Of 1812 (1812–1815)
     Spanish-american War (1898–1899)
     World War I
     World War II
     Additional Records
Minorities
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
     Index
Newspapers
     Inventory On The Internet
     Published Index And Guide
Periodicals
Probate Records
Public Records
Societies
     Lineage And Heritage Societies
     Genealogical And Historical Societies
     Family Associations And Surname Societies
     Clubs Or Other Organizations
Taxation
Town Records
Vital Records
     Birth, Marriage, And Death Records
     Indexes
     Divorce Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions

ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIESLook this term up in the glossary.


Many archives and libraries have resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to help you locate information about Vermont. They may have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state.

Archives

26 Terrace St.
Drawer 9
Montpelier, VT 05609-1103
Telephone: 802-828-2308
Fax: 802-828-2465
Internet: www.sec.state.vt.us/

380 Trapelo Road
Waltham, MA 02154-02452
Telephone: 781-647-8104
Fax: 781-647-8088
Internet: www.nara.gov/regional/boston.html

P.O. Box 1553
St. Albans, VT 05478
Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtgsv/
Societies

101 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116-3007
Telephone: 617-536-5740
Fax: 617-536-7307
Internet: www.nehgs.org

109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-0901
Telephone: 802-828-2291
Fax: 802-828-3638
Internet: www.state.vt.us/vhs/
The Family History Library has the following guides to the manuscript and miscellaneous collections of the Vermont Historical Society:

Brigham, Loriman S. Guide to the “Miscellaneous File” of Uncatalogued Material in the Vermont Historical Society: With a Supplementary Index to the Guide. Montpelier, Vt.: n.p.,1969. (FHL book 974.3 A3b; film 908069, item20; fiche 6046847; computer number 166719.) This card index of persons, places, and subjects includes family histories and court, business, and land records. The family histories listed may have genealogies, pictures, military records, financial family papers, and correspondence.

Brigham, Loriman S. A Calendar of Manuscripts in Certain Boxes at the Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vt.: n.p., 1970. (FHL book 974.3 A3br; film 908503; computer number 166727.) This is a continuation of the above guide.

Brigham, Loriman S. A Calendar of Manuscripts in Document Boxes at the Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vt.: n.p., 1972. (FHL book 974.3 A3bri; film 908503, item2.; computer number 166725.) This is a continuation of the above guide.

Libraries

109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-0601
Telephone: 802-828-3261
Fax: 802-828-2199
Internet: http://dol.state.vt.us/

General Service Center
Reference Research
Drawer 33
Montpelier, VT 05633-7601
Telephone: 802-828-3286
Fax: 802-828-3710
Internet: http://vitalrec.com/vt.html

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405-0036
Telephone: 802-656-2020
Fax: 802-656-4038
Internet: http://sageunix.uvm.edu/~sc/
Repository Guides

Repository guides list libraries, museums, or historical societies and the holdings of each:

A Guide to Vermont’s Repositories. Montpelier, Vt.: Vermont State Archives, 1986. (FHL book 974.3 A3g; computer number 435144.) This guide gives addresses, phone numbers, brief descriptions of holdings, years covered, hours, copying facilities, and whether they accept mail-in requests. It includes an index.

Basic Sources for Vermont Historical Research. Montpelier, Vt.: Secretary of State, 1981? (FHL 974.3 A1 no.44; computer number 243325.) This guide provides names of officers, addresses, telephone numbers, hours, and brief descriptions of collections and services at six repositories in Vermont.


Computer NetworksLook this term up in the glossary. and Bulletin BoardsLook this term up in the glossary.

Computers with modems are important tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves can serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:

  • Locate other researchers.
  • Post queries.
  • Send and receive e-mailLook this term up in the glossary..
  • Search large databasesLook this term up in the glossary..
  • Search computer libraries and on-line catalogs.
  • Join in computer chat and lecture sessions.

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Vermont in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. Much of the information is available at little or no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways to additional sites:

FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service [database on-line]. Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 22 March 1999 [cited 10 August 1999]. Available at www.familysearch.org; INTERNET. At this site you can access the Family History Library Catalog, Ancestral FileLook this term up in the glossary., International Genealogical IndexLook this term up in the glossary., SourceGuide, lists of Family History Centers, web sites related to family history, and lists of researchers interested in similar genealogical topics. You can also learn about and order Family History Library publications.

Howells, Cyndi. “U.S.- Vermont- VT.” In Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet [database on-line]. Puyallup, Wash.: Cyndi Howells, 10 August 1999 [cited 12 August 1999]. Available at www.cyndislist.com/vt.htm; INTERNET. This site lists more links to other Vermont genealogical sites and describes more resources than any other site on the Internet.

Vermont USGenWeb.” In the USGenWeb Project [database on-line].N.p., 1999 [cited 10 August 1999]. Available at www.rootsweb.com/~vtgenweb/vtgenweb.htm; INTERNET. This site is a cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

United States Resources: Vermont.” In RootsWeb [database on-line]. N.p., 12 July 1999 [cited 10 August 1999]. Available at www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/vt.html; INTERNET. This site contains a useful list of sites and resources and includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.

Gaunt, Christine. “Vermont Resources.” In Genealogy Resources on the Internet [database on-line]. N.p., 6 October 1998 [cited 23 August 1999]. Available at http://www- personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/vermont.html; INTERNET. This site provides links to vital record offices, genealogical and historical societies, queries, mailing lists, county-by-county Internet sites, and gopher sites.

VTGenExchange.” In Genealogical Exchange & Surname Registry [database on-line]. N.p., 1996–99 [cited 23 August 1999]. Available at www.genexchange.com/vt/index.cfm; INTERNET. This site brings searchable data to genealogists, including databases (church, cemetery, census, land, immigration, naturalization, and vital records), directories, historical accounts, mailing lists, queries, and names of local surname researchers and look-up volunteers.

For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the “Archives and Libraries” section of the United States Research Outline (30972).

Further inventories and other information about Vermont archives and libraries can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Locality Search under:

VERMONT- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIESVERMONT, [COUNTY]- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIESVERMONT, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES

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