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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
Some of the Vermont State Archive collections most used in family history research are highlighted below | Some of the Vermont State Archive collections most used in family history research are highlighted below. | ||
:'''Vital Records''': Vermont does not restrict access to vital records. All vital records in the state registry are accessible online. See [https://sos.vermont.gov/vsara/explore/people/vital-records/ Vital Records] to find out how to access birth, marriage and death records online. | :'''Vital Records''': Vermont does not restrict access to vital records. All vital records in the state registry are accessible online. See [https://sos.vermont.gov/vsara/explore/people/vital-records/ Vital Records] to find out how to access birth, marriage and death records online. | ||
:'''Probate Court Records''': You may learn about your ancestor among wills, estate settlements, guardianship records, or other types of probate records. | :'''Probate Court Records''': You may learn about your ancestor among wills, estate settlements, guardianship records, or other types of probate records. For a list of probate records in the archives, enter 'probate' in the keyword field of the [https://sos.vermont.gov/vsara/research/guide/ Research Guide], and Submit Query, or search the list of agencies that may have probate-related collections. | ||
:'''Military Records''': | :'''Military Records''': To locate military records for Vermonters who served in wars from Revolutionary War to World War II, enter 'military' in the keyword field of the [https://sos.vermont.gov/vsara/research/guide/ Research Guide], and Submit Query. You may also search the list of agencies for related military collections. To document ancestors who served in the military after 1919, contact the [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/ National Archives]. | ||
:'''Naturalization''': Records that were generated during the process of your ancestor becoming a US citizen might be found at the county court, state archives, National Archives, or United States Citizen and Immigration Services depending on the year of naturalization. | :'''Naturalization''': Records that were generated during the process of your ancestor becoming a US citizen might be found at the county court, state archives, National Archives, or United States Citizen and Immigration Services depending on the year of naturalization. Use census records to determine if and when your ancestor became a citizen. Learn which naturalization records are held at the Vermont State Archives: enter 'naturalization' in the keyword field of the [https://sos.vermont.gov/vsara/research/guide/ Research Guide], and Submit Query, or search the list of agencies that may have immigration- or naturalization-related collections. | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||