Newport Vermont Family History Center

The Newport Vermont Family History Center located in the town of Derby, serves all of Orleans and Essex counties of Vermont. We have Volunteers trained to help patrons who visit the Center. The Center is dedicated to providing education and support for the family history community in the North East Kingdom of Vermont.

Center Contacts and Hours


Location Map:


 * Location on Map

Address:


 * 3417 Darling Hill Rd Derby VT 05829 United States

Phone:


 * 1-802-334-5700

E-mail:


 * VT_Newport@ldsmail.net

Open Hours:


 * Messages may be left at the number. Allow 5 days for reply

Holiday Schedule:

Closed all major holidays:

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog: This center has the ability to order any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
 * 19 Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Alexander Street Press-The American Civil Research Database, Letters and Diaries, Images
 * Ancestry.com
 * Find My Past
 * Footnote.com/Fold3
 * The Genealogist
 * Genline Family Finder
 * Godfrey Memorial Library
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records

Hardware and Equipment

 * Multiple computers
 * Microfilm readers
 * Printers (fee for printouts)
 * Scanner
 * Slide/Negative to Digital Converter

Staff Research Specialties
Staff willing and able to assist in your current research or to help someone start their family research. Free web-based database.

Resources in the Local Area

 * Haskell Free Library and Opera House
 * Old Stone House Museum
 * Essex and Orleans Counties Historical Societies

Essex County cities and town

 * Bloomfield, Essex County
 * Brighton, Essex County
 * Canaan, Essex County
 * Concord, Essex County
 * East Haven, Essex County
 * Granby, Essex County
 * Guildhall, Essex County
 * Lemmington, Essex County
 * Lunenburg, Essex County
 * Maidstone, Essex County
 * Norton, Essex County
 * Victory, Essex County

Orleans County cities and towns

 * Albany, Orleans County
 * Barton, Orleans County
 * Brownington, Orleans County
 * Charleston, Orleans County
 * Coventry, Orleans County
 * Craftsbury, Orleans County
 * Derby, Orleans County
 * Glover, Orleans County
 * Holland, Orleans County
 * Irasburg, Orleans County
 * Jay, Orleans County
 * Lowell, Orleans County
 * Morgan, Orleans County
 * Newport City, Orleans County
 * Newport Town, Orleans County
 * Troy, Orleans County
 * Westfield, Orleans County
 * Westmore, Orleans County

Newspapers and Periodicals

 * Newport Daily Express
 * The Caledonian Record
 * The Chronicle

New Hampshire papers that cover Northeastern Vermont towns:


 * The News and Sentinel
 * The Colebrook Chronicle

Although not digitized, the Colebrook, New Hampshire library extracts obituaries from both papers and has those on file.

Volunteer at the Center
If you're interested in volunteering please contact Scott Bryant at VT_Newport@ldsmail.net