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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Bennington County, Vermont|Bennington]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br> | |||
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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Lib">[http://www.benningtonmuseum.org/library.html Library] in ''Bennington Museum'' (accessed 19 September 2015).</ref> [mailto:tresch@benningtonmuseum.org tresch@benningtonmuseum.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Lib" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Lib" /> | ||
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:Bennington, Vermont 05201-2885<br><br> | :Bennington, Vermont 05201-2885<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Lib" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Lib" /> 802-447-1571<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Lib" /> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Lib" /> Monday through Thursday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. <br> | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>[http://www.benningtonmuseum.org/visitors-information.html Visitor's Information] in ''Bennington Museum'' (accessed 19 September 2015).</ref> | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>[http://www.benningtonmuseum.org/visitors-information.html Visitor's Information] in ''Bennington Museum'' (accessed 19 September 2015).</ref> [http://www.benningtonmuseum.org/visitors-information.html Directions and Map]<br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
Their collection includes early Connecticut, New York, and Vermont records. It is a great place to find records of families that moved up the Connecticut River and then west.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 25, and 111. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{ | Their collection includes early Connecticut, New York, and Vermont records. It is a great place to find records of families that moved up the Connecticut River and then west.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 25, and 111. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[National Archives at Boston]] (that is Waltham), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, naturalizations, passenger arrival records for Boston and New England, and Canadian border crossings, Chinese immigration, Navy and maritime records.<ref name="DB124">Dollarhide and Bremer, 124.</ref><br> | *[[National Archives at Boston]] (that is Waltham), federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, naturalizations, passenger arrival records for Boston and New England, and Canadian border crossings, Chinese immigration, Navy and maritime records.<ref name="DB124">Dollarhide and Bremer, 124.</ref><br> | ||
*[[Vermont Historical Society Leahy Library]], Barre, is definitely the best research center for early Vermont residents because of their many manuscripts, family histories, periodicals, maps, and family folders.<ref name="DB111">Dollarhide and Bremer, 111.</ref> | *[[Vermont Historical Society Leahy Library]], Barre, is definitely the best research center for early Vermont residents because of their many manuscripts, family histories, periodicals, maps, and family folders.<ref name="DB111">Dollarhide and Bremer, 111.</ref> | ||
*[[Vermont State Archives]], Montpelier, original state, county, and town records at all levels of government from all over Vermont.<ref name="DB111" /> | *[[Vermont State Archives]], Montpelier, original state, county, and town records at all levels of government from all over Vermont.<ref name="DB111" /> | ||
*Vermont State Library, Montpelier, Large collection of books with many periodicals and a great historical reference collection.<ref name="DB111" /> | *[[Vermont State Library]], Montpelier, Large collection of books with many periodicals and a great historical reference collection.<ref name="DB111" /> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*Museums and heritage societies | *Museums and heritage societies | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Vermont:''''' [[Rutland County, Vermont|Rutland]], [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham]], [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor]], and '''''in Massachusetts:''''' [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts|Berkshire]], [[Franklin County, Massachusetts|Franklin]], and '''''in New York:''''' [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer]], and [[Washington County, New York|Washington]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Vermont:''''' [[Rutland County, Vermont|Rutland]], [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham]], [[Windsor County, Vermont|Windsor]], and '''''in Massachusetts:''''' [[Berkshire County, Massachusetts|Berkshire]], [[Franklin County, Massachusetts|Franklin]], and '''''in New York:''''' [[Rensselaer County, New York|Rensselaer]], and [[Washington County, New York|Washington]]. | ||
*Brattleboro Historical Society History Center, Brattleboro VT, a good regional library with many genealogies, family folders, books, periodicals, maps, indexes, cemeteries, and obituaries.<ref name="DB111" /> | *[[Brattleboro Historical Society History Center]], Brattleboro VT, a good regional library with many genealogies, family folders, books, periodicals, maps, indexes, cemeteries, and obituaries.<ref name="DB111" /> | ||
*Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro VT, genealogy books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, newspapers, obituaries, biographies, and many indexes.<ref name="DB111" /> | *[[Brooks Memorial Library]], Brattleboro VT, genealogy books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, newspapers, obituaries, biographies, and many indexes.<ref name="DB111" /> | ||
*Martha Canfield Library Russell Collection, Arlington VT, many rare books and unique genealogical sources. Call for an appointment.<ref name="DB111" /> | *[[Martha Canfield Library Russell Collection]], Arlington VT, many rare books and unique genealogical sources. Call for an appointment.<ref name="DB111" /> | ||
*University of Vermont Bailey/Howe Library, Burlington VT, holdings include Vermont local histories, oral histories, and Civil War sources.<ref name="DB111" /> | *[[University of Vermont Bailey/Howe Library]], Burlington VT, holdings include Vermont local histories, oral histories, and Civil War sources.<ref name="DB111" /> | ||
*Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society, Colchester VT, reference books, manuscripts, periodicals and microfiche, published "repertoires" of church record baptisms, marriages, and burials.<ref>[http://www.vtgenlib.org/library/index.php Vermont Genealogy Library] in ''Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Library'' (accessed 22 September 2015).</ref> | *[[Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society]], Colchester VT, reference books, manuscripts, periodicals and microfiche, published "repertoires" of church record baptisms, marriages, and burials.<ref>[http://www.vtgenlib.org/library/index.php Vermont Genealogy Library] in ''Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Library'' (accessed 22 September 2015).</ref> | ||
*Vermont Old Cemetery Association, Townshend VT, statewide coverage of most cemetery records for all of Vermont including good indexes.<ref name="DB111" /> | *[[Vermont Old Cemetery Association]], Townshend VT, statewide coverage of most cemetery records for all of Vermont including good indexes.<ref name="DB111" /> | ||
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*State Vital Records Office | *State Vital Records Office | ||
*State Genealogical Society | |||
*University Libraries | |||
*Church archives | *Church archives | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [[Massachusetts]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New York]], and '''''in Canada:''''' [[Quebec]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [[Massachusetts]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New York]], and '''''in Canada:''''' [[Quebec]]. | ||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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Vermont Bennington Archives and Libraries Bennington Museum Research Library
 Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] tresch@benningtonmuseum.org Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 802-447-1571 Hours and holidays:[1] Monday through Thursday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Directions, maps, and public transportation:[2] Directions and Map Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]Their collection includes early Connecticut, New York, and Vermont records. It is a great place to find records of families that moved up the Connecticut River and then west.[3] Tips[edit | edit source]{Optional} Guides[edit | edit source]{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Bennington Museum Research Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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