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WikiProject:Various Records for Towns in VT

Purpose

*To Add Various Records for Towns in VT

Contact

Danielle

Task Lists

This project is found in tab Part 53

Example Page

Project Instructions


Instructions Step 1

  • Choose a County to work in & put your name by the first Town from the

  • Vermont Task List


  1. Click the Town link to open up the new Town page

  2. In the Table of Contents on the top left of the Town page scroll down and under Section 3, named Resources, then click on the section headers that correspond with each section Part below on this instruction page

  3. Starting with:
  • Part One: Biographies
  • Part Two: Census
  • Part Three: Court Records
  • Part Four: Newspapers
  • Part Five: Obituaries
  • Part Six: Tax Records

Instructions Step 2


  1. Copy & Paste each Part Section until all Six Parts are finished in the Task List

  2. By the Records link click on the Edit source link and open the Editing (section)

  3. Copy & Paste the Wiki Text on this Wiki Project instruction page in the sections below to the Records Editing (section) on the Town page

  4. Make sure to to put these record links underneath the sentence or paragraph introduction if there is one

  5. Do not remove other links or information except for duplicates...replace old links with new links

  6. Put all old and new Record links together into a chronological order list, if there are no dates then put those Record links below the date list and arrange them in alphabetical order

  7. All FamilySearch Research Wiki pages should be at the very bottom of the whole list

  8. Click on Preview

  9. Copy & Paste the Summary WikiText in the sections below into the Summary box on the Town page:
Project Various Records for Towns in VT

Instructions Step 3

  1. Click on Save changes

  2. Make sure all of the Town Record links work by clicking on them and opening them up to the right Records page, then

  3. Continue adding each Part from the Task List in the same Town until all Six Parts are finished before going on to the next Town

  4. Put the date you finished by your name on the Task List, and put a mark to indicate each section is finished

  5. Then start over again at the Top of Page with the Project Instructions, and click open the next Town link to work in

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Part One: Biographies


  • Note: Put the titles in alphabetical order
  • Note: Put the FamilySearch Research Wiki pages at the very bottom of the list


Copy & Paste Biographies for Vermont 

*''Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century''. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/605966 FamilySearch Digital Library].
*''Biographical Sketches of Vermonters''. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/347884 FamilySearch Digital Library].
*''Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation''. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|254324|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-2}}.
*''Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont''. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/536761 FamilySearch Digital Library].
*''The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military''. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|225679|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1-6}}. 
*''The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People''. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSC|254319|item|disp=FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-4}}.
*''Vermonters''. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/791969 FamilySearch Digital Library].
*[[Vermont Biography|Vermont Biography]] at FamilySearch Research Wiki



Copy & Paste Summary in Summary box 

Project Various Records for Towns in VT



This is What the Biographies will Look Like When the Town page is Saved

  • Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-2.
  • Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vol. 1-6.
  • The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-4.
  • Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki
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Part Two: Census


Copy & Paste Census Records for Vermont 

       
*[[Vermont Census|Vermont Census]] at FamilySearch Research Wiki



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Part Three: Court Records


  • Note: Put the FamilySearch Research Wiki pages at the very bottom of the list


Copy & Paste Court Records for Vermont 

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Vermont#Superior_courts Judiciary of Vermont] at Wikipedia
*[https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/media Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media] at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Vermont United States District Court for the District of Vermont] at Wikipedia
*[[Vermont Court Records|Vermont Court Records]] at FamilySearch Research Wiki



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Part Four: Newspapers


  • Note: Put the FamilySearch Research Wiki pages at the very bottom of the list


Copy & Paste Newspaper Records for Vermont 

*[https://libraries.vermont.gov/online_library/digital_newspapers Free Online Newspapers for Research] at libraries.vermont.gov
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Vermont List of Newspapers in Vermont] at Wikipedia
*[https://sos.vermont.gov/vsara/explore/newspapers/ Newspapers of Record] at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
*[[Vermont Newspapers|Vermont Newspapers]] at FamilySearch Research Wiki



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Part Five: Obituaries


  • Note: Put the FamilySearch Research Wiki pages at the very bottom of the list


Copy & Paste Obituary Records for Vermont 

*'''1800s-current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61843/ U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''2003-2014''' {{FSC|2425927|item|disp=Vermont Obituaries, 2003-2014}}(*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*[[Vermont Obituaries|Vermont Obituaries]] at FamilySearch Research Wiki



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This is What the Obituary Records will Look Like When the Town page is Saved


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Part Six: Tax Records


  • Note: Put the FamilySearch Research Wiki pages at the very bottom of the list


Copy & Paste Tax Records for Vermont 

*'''1861-1866''' {{FSC|577870|item|disp=Internal revenue assessment lists for Vermont, 1861-1866}}(*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
*[[Vermont Taxation|Vermont Taxation]] at FamilySearch Research Wiki



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