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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> &nbsp;[mailto:tresch@benningtonmuseum.org tresch@benningtonmuseum.org] <br>  
'''Email:'''<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" />  


:75 Main Street<br>  
{{Block indent|75 Main Street<br> }}
:Bennington, Vermont 05201-2885<br><br>
{{Block indent|Bennington, Vermont 05201-2885<br><br>}}


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Lib" /> &nbsp;802-447-1571<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Lib" /> 802-447-1571<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Lib" /> &nbsp;Monday through Thursday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. <br>  
'''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> &nbsp;[http://www.benningtonmuseum.org/visitors-information.html Directions and Map]<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> [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}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  
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}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===
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*[[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" />  
*State Vital Records Office  
*State Vital Records Office  
*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]].  
*[[American Antiquarian Society]], Worcester MA, collects newspapers, history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, manuscripts. <ref name="DB59">Dollarhide and Bremer, 59.</ref>  
*[[American Antiquarian Society]], Worcester MA, collects newspapers, history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, manuscripts. <ref name="DB59">Dollarhide and Bremer, 59.</ref>  
*[[Columbia County Historical Society Library]], Kinderhook NY, a large collection of family folders for early settlers, including many from Vermont and New England. Columbia County is on the Hudson River near the main route from New England into upstate New York.<ref name="DB111" />
*Columbia County Historical Society Library, Kinderhook NY, a large collection of family folders for early settlers, including many from Vermont and New England. Columbia County is on the Hudson River near the main route from New England into upstate New York.<ref name="DB111" />


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===

Latest revision as of 04:04, 19 August 2025

Bennington Museum Research Library
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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Email:[1] tresch@benningtonmuseum.org

Address:[1]

75 Main Street
Bennington, Vermont 05201-2885

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

  • Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, including New England genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, national in scope. Over 100 million name database, of vital records, genealogies, journals, over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and over 20 million manuscripts with emphasis on New England since the 1600s.[6] [7] [8]
  • 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.[9]
  • Vermont State Archives, Montpelier, original state, county, and town records at all levels of government from all over Vermont.[9]
  • Vermont State Library, Montpelier, Large collection of books with many periodicals and a great historical reference collection.[9]

Similar Collections

  • Albany Institute of History and Art best collection of indexes and records for "old" Albany County, New York, including many Connecticut families that migrated into Vermont and upstate New York.[10]

Neighboring Collections

  • County Vital Records Office
  • City Vital Records Office
  • County Archives
  • County Orphan's Court
  • County Probate Court
  • County Recorder
  • County Coroner
  • U.S. District Court
  • County and local historical societies
  • County and local genealogical societies
  • Public Libraries
  • Museums and heritage societies
  • Repositories in surrounding counties in Vermont: Rutland, Windham, Windsor, and in Massachusetts: Berkshire, Franklin, and in New York: Rensselaer, and Washington.
  • Brattleboro Historical Society History Center, Brattleboro VT, a good regional library with many genealogies, family folders, books, periodicals, maps, indexes, cemeteries, and obituaries.[9]
  • Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro VT, genealogy books, periodicals, family folders, genealogies, newspapers, obituaries, biographies, and many indexes.[9]
  • Martha Canfield Library Russell Collection, Arlington VT, many rare books and unique genealogical sources. Call for an appointment.[9]
  • University of Vermont Bailey/Howe Library, Burlington VT, holdings include Vermont local histories, oral histories, and Civil War sources.[9]
  • Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society, Colchester VT, reference books, manuscripts, periodicals and microfiche, published "repertoires" of church record baptisms, marriages, and burials.[11]
  • Vermont Old Cemetery Association, Townshend VT, statewide coverage of most cemetery records for all of Vermont including good indexes.[9]
  • State Vital Records Office
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and in Canada: Quebec.
  • American Antiquarian Society, Worcester MA, collects newspapers, history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, manuscripts. [12]
  • Columbia County Historical Society Library, Kinderhook NY, a large collection of family folders for early settlers, including many from Vermont and New England. Columbia County is on the Hudson River near the main route from New England into upstate New York.[9]

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Library in Bennington Museum (accessed 19 September 2015).
  2. ↑ Visitor's Information in Bennington Museum (accessed 19 September 2015).
  3. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 25, and 111. WorldCat 39493985. FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
  4. ↑ Genealogy Center Collections in Genealogy Center (accessed 27 February 2015).
  5. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 124.
  6. ↑ "New England Historic Genealogical Society" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Historic_Genealogical_Society (accessed 30 August 2010).
  7. ↑ Using the NEHGS Library in American Ancestors" (accessed 21 September 2015).
  8. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 5, 57, and 59.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 Dollarhide and Bremer, 111.
  10. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 25.
  11. ↑ Vermont Genealogy Library in Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Library (accessed 22 September 2015).
  12. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 59.
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