Vermont Record Finder

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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

1. In column 1 find the category closest to your research goal.
2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
4. Look in the section of these Wiki pages that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog. Some records are not at the library.

Note: Records of previous research—genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies—are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Adoptions	Probate Records, Town Records	Court Records, Census, Vital Records
Age	Census, Cemeteries,Vital Records Military Records,	Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
Birth date	Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records	Town Records, Military Records, Biography, Bible Records
Birth place	Vital Records, Church Records	Census, Military Records, Town Records
Boundaries and origins	Maps, Gazetteers	History, Societies
Children	Census, Probate Records, Vital Records, Genealogy	Town Records, Church Records, Land and Property, Bible Records
City or parish of foreign birth	Vital Records, Biography	Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
Country of foreign birth	Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records	Biography, Military Records, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration
Death information	Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Town Records	Probate Records, Newspapers, Bible Records
Divorce	Town Records, Vital Records, Court Records	Newspapers, Census
Ethnic background	Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration	Census, Naturalization and Citizenship,Church Records
Historical background	History, Periodicals, Gazetteers	Maps, Land and Property, Church Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census	Maps, Biography, Minorities, Court Records
Living relatives	Probate Records, Directories, Town Records, Census	Biography, Newspapers,Land and Property
Maiden name	Vital Records, Probate Records, Church Records	Town Records, Military Records, Bible Records
Marriage information	Vital Records, Census,Church Records, Town Records	Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship,Bible Records, Probate Records, Newspapers
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records	Land and Property, Biography, Military Records
Occupations	Census, Directories, Town Records	Biography, History
Other family members	Census, Probate Records, Town Records	Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records
Parents	Vital Records,Census, Church Records, Town Records	Probate Records, Biography, Genealogy, Bible Records
Physical description	Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship	Biography
Place-finding aids	Maps, Gazetteers, History	Archives and Libraries, Societies
Places of residence	Census,Military Records, Town Records, Taxation, Directories	Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship, Public Records
Place of residence when you know only the state	Census, Vital Records, Military Records	Naturalization and Citizenship, Taxation, Directories, Bible Records
Previous research	Genealogy, Biography, Societies	Periodicals, History, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries, Periodicals, Church Records	Societies, For Further Reading
Religion	Church Records, Vital Records	Biography,History, Cemeteries
Social activities	Societies, Biography	Cemeteries, Directories, Town Records