In Vermont, genealogy records remain readily available for searching. If you are one of the many people who are looking for information for a family trees, building these resources is difficult to do unless you know where to look. The good news is that there are numerous records available and that you can often find them by conducting searches for the information. Each area has information but finding it can be difficult to do. Vermont is one of the areas of the country that has been settled for some time. As such, there are numerous resources available to help you in this search.

To start looking for Vermont genealogy records, you will need to consider the age. In the laws of the state, it did not become mandatory for families or cities to report the births, deaths or other vital records to the state prior to 1857. Though some information is available prior to that time, it is not a complete history. Even in 1857, things did not become mandatory. For those who are looking for records, you will need to start your search by date. If you need death records from the last ten years, these are housed at the Department of Health. You can write or visit this location for those records:

Vermont Department of Health

Vital Records Unit

108 Cherry Street

PO Box 70

Burlington, Vermont 05402

Once records age there, they are then sent to the General Services Center. You can find many of the oldest records in this location. It is also possible to find family group recordings here that date to the 1820's. You can write or visit at the following address:

Vermont General Services Center

Public Records Division

Route 2, Drawer 33

Middlesex, Vermont 05633

Beyond this, building Vermont genealogy records means looking through various records from various timeframes. The good news is there are numerous options. The state did participate in numerous censuses. The largest with documents available are the 1840 and 1910 censuses. You can find family names, property ownership and much more information available through this search.

Another great resource is the older cemeteries in the area. In Rutland County, for example, you can visit Pleasant Street, Poor Family and Whipple Hollow cemeteries to get records of those buried at those locations. These records often contain information about the individual's life and family, too.

Church records are also widely available. Vermont has a very dominant Christian background. The churches in even the early years of the state's history were very good amount collecting data from the families who were members. For example, you can find some old records through the Baptist churches of Vermont.

Genealogy records searches should include as much information as possible about the individuals. It should also come from various sources of information. The more resources you use to verify the information about your family the better. Vermont genealogy records can help you to learn a great deal about your family but they do take time to build and to complete thoroughly.

 

 

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