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− | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Wardsboro''' '' | + | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Vermont|Vermont]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Windham County, Vermont|Windham ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Wardsboro''''' |
=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
− | == | + | <span style="line-height: 1.5em;" /> Wardsboro was chartered on November 7, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. In 1788, it was divided into North and South Districts, the latter becoming present-day Dover in 1810. The town includes the villages of Wardsboro Center, West Wardsboro, and South Wardsboro. <span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span><ref>About Wardsboro, VT - Virtual Vermont - http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/wardsboro.html#about</ref><ref>History of the Town of Wardsboro, VT http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/WindhamWardsboro.html</ref> |
− | === Town Histories === | + | === Historical Data<br> === |
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+ | === Town Histories<br> === | ||
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+ | Return to Yesterday : a History of Wardsboro, Vermont, by C. S. Streeter (1980) - [http://www.worldcat.org/title/return-to-yesterday-a-history-of-wardsboro-vermont/oclc/6356520 find this book in a library]. | ||
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+ | === Military Records === | ||
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+ | Military discharges, 1945-1956, Town of Wardsboro, VT are [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/729395?availability=Family%20History%20Library available on microfilm at the Family History Library]. [https://familysearch.org/films/lookup/products/view/film/2025236/ Order film online]. | ||
=== Vital Records === | === Vital Records === | ||
− | === Probate Records === | + | FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=47 online].<br> |
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+ | === Probate Records<br> === | ||
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+ | The probate district for Wardsboro is Marlboro.<br>Marlboro Probate Court<br>80 Flat St, Suite 104<br>Brattleboro, VT 05301 <br>Phone: (802) 257-2898<br> | ||
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+ | === City Directories<br> === | ||
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+ | === Maps<br> === | ||
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+ | [http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/1597621/Wardsboro++Wardsboro+Town++Unionville/Windham+County+1869/Vermont/ 1869 map of Wardsboro] | ||
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+ | <span style="font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em;">Cemeteries</span> | ||
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+ | The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Wardsboro. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this [http://www.nekg-vt.com/Cemeteries-of-VT/windham.htm#top link]. <br> | ||
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+ | *East Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2259056&CScnty=2951&CSsr=41& Find A Grave] site. | ||
+ | *Fairview Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=104011&CScnty=2951&CSsr=41& Find A Grave] site.<br> | ||
+ | *West Wardsboro Cemetery - inscriptions at [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=641571&CScnty=2951&CSsr=141& Find A Grave] site.<br> | ||
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+ | Cemetery records, 1793-1869, are [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/729407?availability=Family%20History%20Library available on microfilm at the Family History Library]. [https://familysearch.org/films/lookup/products/view/film/2025236/ Order film online]. | ||
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+ | Wardsboro, Vermont, cemetery records 1790-1870, are [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1198205?availability=Family%20History%20Library available on microfilm at the Family History Library]. [https://familysearch.org/films/lookup/products/view/film/2294736/ Order film online]. | ||
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+ | === Churches<br> === | ||
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+ | Congregational Church records, v. 1-2, 1793-1859 are [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/729393?availability=Family%20History%20Library available on microfilm at the Family History Library]. [https://familysearch.org/films/lookup/products/view/film/2025236/ Order film online]. | ||
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+ | === Town Records<br> === | ||
− | = | + | Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1782-1972, can be found on [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2FMM5T-4YJ%3A1214327336%3Fcc%3D1987653 FamilySearch] (browse only images). |
− | == | + | The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Wardsboro Town Clerk's Office. These include [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1198171?availability=Family%20History%20Library Wardsboro, Vermont, vital records 1883-2002 and indexes ca. 1900-1972.] and [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/140883?availability=Family%20History%20Library Deeds/land records, 1787-1901; index to deeds, 1787-1917].<br> |
− | + | Wardsboro Town Clerk<br>71 Main St.<br>Wardsboro, VT 05355<br>Phone: (802) 896-6055<br>Email: wardsborotownoffice@myfairpoint.net | |
− | === | + | === Newspapers<br> === |
− | + | [http://www.reformer.com/ Brattleboro Reformer] | |
− | === | + | === Libraries and Historical Societies<br> === |
− | + | Wardsboro Public Library<br>170 Main St.<br>P. O. Box 157<br>Wardsboro, VT 05355<br>Phone: (802) 896-6988<br>Website: [http://www.wardsboropubliclibrary.org/ http://www.wardsboropubliclibrary.org/]<br> | |
=== References === | === References === |
Revision as of 10:21, 28 November 2013
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Contents
Brief History[edit | edit source]
Wardsboro was chartered on November 7, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature. In 1788, it was divided into North and South Districts, the latter becoming present-day Dover in 1810. The town includes the villages of Wardsboro Center, West Wardsboro, and South Wardsboro. [1][2]
Historical Data
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Town Histories
[edit | edit source]
Return to Yesterday : a History of Wardsboro, Vermont, by C. S. Streeter (1980) - find this book in a library.
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Military discharges, 1945-1956, Town of Wardsboro, VT are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.
Probate Records
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The probate district for Wardsboro is Marlboro.
Marlboro Probate Court
80 Flat St, Suite 104
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone: (802) 257-2898
City Directories
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Maps
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Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Wardsboro. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this link.
- East Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- Fairview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
- West Wardsboro Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
Cemetery records, 1793-1869, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.
Wardsboro, Vermont, cemetery records 1790-1870, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.
Churches
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Congregational Church records, v. 1-2, 1793-1859 are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.
Town Records
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Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1782-1972, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Wardsboro Town Clerk's Office. These include Wardsboro, Vermont, vital records 1883-2002 and indexes ca. 1900-1972. and Deeds/land records, 1787-1901; index to deeds, 1787-1917.
Wardsboro Town Clerk
71 Main St.
Wardsboro, VT 05355
Phone: (802) 896-6055
Email: wardsborotownoffice@myfairpoint.net
Newspapers
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Libraries and Historical Societies
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Wardsboro Public Library
170 Main St.
P. O. Box 157
Wardsboro, VT 05355
Phone: (802) 896-6988
Website: http://www.wardsboropubliclibrary.org/
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ About Wardsboro, VT - Virtual Vermont - http://www.virtualvermont.com/towns/wardsboro.html#about
- ↑ History of the Town of Wardsboro, VT http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vermont/WindhamWardsboro.html
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