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=== Locating town records === | === Locating town records === | ||
'''Vermont Public Records Division''' | |||
Some town records can be found at the [http://www.bgs.state.vt.us/gsc/pubrec/index.html Vermont Public Records Division]. They also have inventories of Vermont town records. | Some town records can be found at the [http://www.bgs.state.vt.us/gsc/pubrec/index.html Vermont Public Records Division]. They also have inventories of Vermont town records. | ||
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'''Town Clerks'''<br> | '''Town Clerks'''<br> | ||
Most town clerks have town records from the time the town began to the present. To find the address and phone numbers for the clerk of a town, see [http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2011%20TC%20Guide%2012.2011.pdf Vermont Town Clerks, Treasurers and County Clerks] for lists of the clerks with their contact information.<br> | |||
'''Town Historians'''<br> | '''Town Historians'''<br> | ||
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Town historians are an important source for town records. Each Vermont town has a town historian who usually has many books and manuscripts that have never been published. These records contain information not found elsewhere. The town historians are those who probably know more about the townspeople and their records than anyone else. | Town historians are an important source for town records. Each Vermont town has a town historian who usually has many books and manuscripts that have never been published. These records contain information not found elsewhere. The town historians are those who probably know more about the townspeople and their records than anyone else. | ||
Since the historian changes from time to time, the current one can be found by contacting the town librarian and asking for the name of the town historian. [http://www.publiclibraries.com/vermont.htm PublicLibraries.com] lists the libraries by town with address and phone number.<br> | Since the historian changes from time to time, the current one can be found by contacting the town librarian and asking for the name of the town historian. [http://www.publiclibraries.com/vermont.htm PublicLibraries.com] lists the libraries by town with address and phone number.<br> | ||
'''New England Historic Genealogical Society Library''' (NEHGS)<br> | '''New England Historic Genealogical Society Library''' (NEHGS)<br> | ||
The NEHGS has many town records and has digitized most of them. Members of the society can view these records on the society's web site, [http://www.americanancestors.org/Search.aspx?Re=windsor,%20vermont%20town%20records&Run=1 American Ancestors] ($), or at the NEHGS library in Boston, Massachusetts. This is one of the best libraries for Vermont records. | The NEHGS has many town records and has digitized most of them. Members of the society can view these records on the society's web site, [http://www.americanancestors.org/Search.aspx?Re=windsor,%20vermont%20town%20records&Run=1 American Ancestors] ($), or at the NEHGS library in Boston, Massachusetts. This is one of the best libraries for Vermont records. <br> | ||
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'''Family History Library and FamilySearch'''<br> | '''Family History Library and FamilySearch'''<br> | ||
Records for each town are listed in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | |||
VERMONT- TOWN RECORDS | VERMONT- TOWN RECORDS | ||