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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont_Town_Records|Town Records]]'' | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont_Town_Records|Town Records]]'' | ||
=== | === Introduction === | ||
Vermont is the youngest New England state. Permanent settlements first arose in the 1760s under grants issued by New Hampshire. In 1764 the settlements were placed under the jurisdiction of New York. The settlers formed their own government in 1777, and Vermont joined the Union in 1791. In Vermont, as in other New England states, the basic governmental unit is the town, where original vital records and copies of deeds are held. | Vermont is the youngest New England state. Permanent settlements first arose in the 1760s under grants issued by New Hampshire. In 1764 the settlements were placed under the jurisdiction of New York. The settlers formed their own government in 1777, and Vermont joined the Union in 1791. In Vermont, as in other New England states, the basic governmental unit is the town, where original vital records and copies of deeds are held. | ||
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Town records may contain records of births, marriages, burials, cemeteries, appointments, earmarks, estrays (records of stray animals), freemen’s oaths (men eligible to vote), land records, mortgages, name changes, care of the poor, school records, surveys, tax lists, town meeting minutes, voter registrations, and warnings out (of town). Birth, marriage, and death information found in town records is described further in the [[Vermont Vital Records|“Vital Records”]] page. | Town records may contain records of births, marriages, burials, cemeteries, appointments, earmarks, estrays (records of stray animals), freemen’s oaths (men eligible to vote), land records, mortgages, name changes, care of the poor, school records, surveys, tax lists, town meeting minutes, voter registrations, and warnings out (of town). Birth, marriage, and death information found in town records is described further in the [[Vermont Vital Records|“Vital Records”]] page. | ||
For a book that gives a detailed description of 18 kinds of town records, shows some examples, and tells how they help family history researchers, see: | |||
*Lainhart, Ann S. ''Digging for Genealogical Treasure in New England Town Records''. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996. (Family History Library book {{FHL|783304|title-id|disp=974 N2L}}.) Includes indexes to persons and places. | |||
=== Warnings Out === | === Warnings Out === | ||
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=== Locating town records === | === Locating town records === | ||
'''Vermont Public Records Division''' | '''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> | 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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'''Family History Library and FamilySearch'''<br> | '''Family History Library and FamilySearch'''<br> | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | |||
Description of the records[[Vermont Town Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Vermont Town Records, 1850-2005 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
Records for each town are listed in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | Records for each town are listed in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||
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VERMONT, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- TOWN RECORDS | VERMONT, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- TOWN RECORDS | ||
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