The Vermont Historical Gazetteers are a must have for anyone researching Vermont (whether for history or genealogy). These books embrace a history of each town, civil, ecclesiastical, biographical and military. Anyone familiar with Hemenway's works will know what a great resource, and wealth of information her books contain.
Offered here are all 5 volumes plus the index, a book in itself, of this invaluable resource for only $30.00. A great value as to purchase one volume alone will cost upwards of a few hundrend dollars if you can find them!!
"Index to Gazetteer," done under the immediate charge of Herbert W. Denio, Librarian of the Vermont Historical Society, 1924. (80.6 mb) 1118 pages. This is an index of all 5 volumes of the "Vermont Historical Gazetteers," by Abby Hemenway. There is a name index and a subject index. Although there are Civil War soldiers listed in the volumes, ther are not included in this index unless some material fact is mentioned in the text not included in the "Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers, 1861-66," published by the state in 1892.
"Vermont Historical Gazetteer Vol. I," by Abby Hemenway, 1867. (115 mb) 1096 pages. This is Vol I of several volumes done by Hemenway of the state of Vermont. This volume covers the counties of Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden and Essex. .
"Vermont Historical Gazetteer Vol. II," by Abby Hemenway, 1871. (77.3 mb) 1209 pages. This volume covers the counties of Franklin, Grand-Isle, Lamoille, and Orange. Also including the natural history of Chittenden County and index to Vol. I completed.
"Vermont Historical Gazetteer Vol. III," by Abby Hemenway, 1877. (115 mb) 1245 pages. This is Vol III and covers the counties of Orleans and Rutland.
"Vermont Historical Gazetteer Vol. IV," by Abby Hemenway, 1882. (108 mb) 1200 pages. Vol. IV covers the towns of Washington County, with histories of the Town of Swanton, in Franklin Co., Groton, in Caledonia Co., and the additional history of the Town of Hubbardton, in Rutland Co.
"Vermont Historical Gazetteer Vol. V," by Abby Hemenway, 1891 (105 mb) 1,279 pages. Vol. V covers the Towns of Windham Co., with histories of Sutton in Caledonia Co. and Bennington in Bennington Co.
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"State Papers, N.H." Vol. XXVI, Town Charters, Vol. III, Editor Albert Stillman Batchellor, 1895. This is a 792 indexed book, with map, of the transcripts of the charters of townships and minor grants of lands made by the Provincial Government of New Hampshire, within the present boundaries of the State of Vermont from 1749-1764. Containing the petitions to King George The Third in 1766, by the proprietors and settlers under the New Hampshire Grants, and lists of the subscribers; also historical and bibliographical notes relative to the towns of Vermont, by Hiram A. Huse, State Librarian.
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"History of Hartford, Vermont 1761-1889" by William Howard Tucker, 1889. A very interesting and informative, 487 indexed page book. Excerpt from the Preface reads "The author of this history has attempted to collect and prepare for publication, in a permanent form, a large amount of valuable and interesting matter, comprising not only nearly all the important facts found in the public records of the town, but also incidents and events of unwritten history gathered from the lips of the oldest surviving inhabitants, and inforrmation found in authentic memoirs, ancient manuscripts and autograph letters; all of which he has endeavored to weave together in an instructive and entertaining style for the old and the young alike."
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"Folklore of Springfield, Vermont," by M. Eva Baker, 1922. A great resource for genealogist/historians. This 177 indexed book is an interesting and informative read of historic events of Springfield. An excerpt from the Foreword, "It is with keen regret my pen is laid down and the pages of this book are closed. Collecting its material has been a labor of love that has spanned more than 20 years, and the book is a tribute of esteem and deep regard to those who toiled so faithfully to do their part in making this beautiful spot we love so well a township."
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"History of Vermont," by Edward Day Collins, PH.D., Instructor in History In Yale University, 1809-1901, Principal, State Normal School, Johnson, Vt., 1904-1909, Professor of Pedagogy, Middlebury College, 1909- . This is a revised edition, copyrights, 1903 and 1916. This is a great little, 351 indexed page book on the history of Vermont. Appears this was also used as a teaching tool for teachers to.
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"History of Vermont, Natural, Civil and Statistical, In Three Parts," by Zadock Thompson, 1842. Part One is 224 pages, Part Second is 224 pages, and Part Third is 200 pages. A very informative read for the historian and/or genealogist. The map is missing.
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"Gathered Sketches from the Early History of New Hampshire and Vermont, " containing vivid and interesting accounts of a variety of the adventures and of other incidents of olden times, original and selected, and edited by Francis Chase, 1856.
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"Centennial Celebration Together with An Historical Sketch of Reading, Windsor County, Vermont, and its Inhabitants From The First Settlement of the Town to 1874," by Gilbert A. Davis, 1874.
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"The Ancient and Allied Families of Nathan Blake 3rd and Susan (Torrey) Blake" Early Residents of East Corinth, Vermont, by Almira Torrey Blake Fenno-Gendrot, 1916. Some names associated with these families are Gates, Woodward, Benjamin, Tracy, Partridge, Rose, Haviland, Green, Symmes, Gould and many, many more.
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Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor County, Vt., for 1883-1884," compiled and published by Hamilton Child, 1884. An interesting read with much info in regards to the towns and people of Windsor County, Vt.
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"Journals of the General Assembly of the State of Vermont," 1813 (219 pages) printed by Fay & Davidson, 1814 (196 pages) and 1815 (228 pages) printed by A. Spooner. Not just the "yeas and nays" of the General Assembly but many names and interesting info pertaining to persons of Vermont in respect to trials, petitions, acts and bills.
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"The State of Vermont, Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783," published by authority of the legislature, compiled and edited by John E. Goodrich, A member of the Vermont Historical Society, 1904. The rolls are mostly copied from a manuscript volume in the office of the Adjutant-General, into which the original rolls were transcribed by order of the General Assembly in 1843. These are supplemented by material found in two publications of the State of New York: "New York in the Revolution as Colony and State; " 1897; and "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York," Vol. XV, being "State Archives, " Vol. I, 1887; and elsewhere.
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"Gazetteer Of Caledonia and Essex Counties, Vt. 1764-1887," Compiled & Published by Hamilton Child 1887. Part First is a history of each town in the counties of Caledonia and Essex. Part 2 is a register of the persons in each town of the counties.
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"Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, Vt., 1883-84," Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child, 1883. Part First is a history of each town in the counties of Lamoille and Orleans. Part 2 is a register of the persons in each town of the counties.
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