State Resources — Vermont

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 Vital Records

State office has birth, marriage, divorce, and death records for the last 10 years. Marriage and divorce records are also kept at the local level (see the notes below).

Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death Records

	Call (802) 863-7275 for information on record lookup fees.
	Write to: Vermont Department of Health Vital Records Section P.O. Box 70 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402
	Notes: • For local marriage records, contact the Town or City Clerk in town/city where the license was issued. Cost will vary. • For local divorce records, contact the Family Court in the county where the divorce was granted. Cost will vary.

 State Archives and Libraries

They currently have vital records, court records, colonial petitions and correspondences, military records, newspapers, tax records, cemetery records, probate records, maps, federal census records from 1790-1910, local histories, manuscripts, and periodicals.

Write to: Vermont Historical Society Library and Museum 60 Washington Street (Route 302) [History Center] Pavilion Building 109 State Street [Museum] Montpelier, VT 05609 Telephone: (802) 479-8500 Web site: http://www.state.vt.us/vhs/ Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9:00-4:30, Saturday 9:00-4:00, Sunday 12:00-4:00, closed Monday, and all state holidays.

 Local Genealogical Societies

	Write to: Genealogical Society of Vermont c/o Janet Induni P.O. Box 1553 St. Albans, VT 05478-1006
	Publication: Branches and Twigs