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*[[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">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 124. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</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">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 124. {{WorldCat|39493985}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</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" />  
*[[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, 25.</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*[[Vermont State Library]], Montpelier, Large collection of books with many periodicals and a great historical reference collection.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*[[Vermont State Library]], Montpelier, Large collection of books with many periodicals and a great historical reference collection.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" />

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

E-mail:[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]

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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

  • 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.[4]
  • 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.[5]
  • Vermont State Archives, Montpelier, original state, county, and town records at all levels of government from all over Vermont.[5]
  • Vermont State Library, Montpelier, Large collection of books with many periodicals and a great historical reference collection.[5]

Similar Collections



  • National Personnel Records Center
  • LC
  • FHL

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: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
  • State Vital Records Office
  • State Historical Society
  • State Genealogical Society
  • University Libraries
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

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. FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.
  4. William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 124. WorldCat 39493985. FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Dollarhide and Bremer, 25.