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Stories of Yesteryear, October 14, 2017
Click on the button above to link to Green Mountain Access TV's recording of the Lanpher Memorial Library Stories of Yesteryear, and the Annual Library Awards. 
INFORMATION FOR LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH
The Lanpher Library is home to some historical documents that may help genealogists
in their research.  We are always willing to help in any way we can.  Please stop by, or give us a call 802-888-4628.  Among other resources, we have:
  •     Lamoille County Newspapers 1860-1930 (informally indexed)
    • Access to Census Records, Books, PERSI Archives, Revolutionary War Records, Freedman's Bank & U.S. Serial Set through Heritage Quest online.
    • Abby Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazeteers
      • Beer's Atlas of Lamoille County
        • Access to the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Online
          • Copies of Vermont Rosters


            Other Local Resources:

            The Hyde Park Town Clerk's Office has vital records from 1800's to current time.  They also have cemetery maps.
            802-888-2300  located at 344 RT 15 W, Hyde Park
            hydeparkvt.com
            Open M-F 8:00-4:00

            The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA)
            has most Vermont Newspapers on Microfilm.  You can view them at their location at 1078 Route 2, Middlesex, VT.  (I-89 Exit 9, Behind Police Barracks.)                                                                      The Reference Room Hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  802-828-3700      
            https://www.sec.state.vt.us/archives-records/about-us.aspx

            Ancestry.com:  FOR VERMONT RESIDENTS ONLY
            Records from the Vermont State Archives on Ancestry.com are available to Vermont residents through https://secure.vermont.gov/myvermont/  The records are available through a partnership between Ancestry.com and the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration. 
            For help getting started, go to their FAQ page: 
            https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/51380/AncestryVermontFAQ.pdf

            Other Resources:
            Other websites of interest:

            Vermont Civil War Researchers go to Vermont Civil War website.  It's a site dedicated to commemorating Vermont's participation in the War of Rebellion.  You can find a soldier, search by town, learn about regiments, read letters, articles...and more!
            vermontcivilwar.org

            The Library of Congress Chronicling America, is a website providing access to some of America's historic newspapers from 1836-1922.  http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
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