Genealogy & Local History
Ilsley holds a wealth of local history information that is available for researching. This collection includes: circulating and reference books, atlases, family histories, genealogies, periodicals, government imprints, and pamphlets.
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Newspapers
The library also holds a collection of newspapers on microfilm covering Middlebury and Addison County during the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Newspaper microfilm and our microfilm reader are located in the Reference Room. Ask us if you need assistance.
The Vermont Newspaper Project provides a detailed listing of historic Vermont newspapers and what locations own them.
You'll find the index to Vermont Newspapers organized by town from Genealogy Vermont at the link below.
Early editions of the Burlington Free Press, the Rutland Herald, and many other newspapers have been digitized.
Other Resources
Following are some additional genealogy resources that can be accessed on the World Wide Web:
- Cyndi's List.com: Links to 181,400 genealogy related pages.
- Death Indexes: Organized by state; most links require fees for all or most records.
- Ellis Island: Passenger lists, multiple searching options. Requires free registration.
- Family Search: Mormons' genealogy web site.
- RootsWeb.com: Commercial and related to Ancestry.com, but links users to message boards, volunteer projects and genealogy information submitted by other researchers. The USGENWEB project is part of this site. Queries can be posted and “look-ups” requested.
- Genealogy: Allen County Public Library (Indiana) internationally known Genealogy Collection.
- National Archives: National Archives – Resources for Genealogists
- Vermont Genealogy: Genealogical research at the Vermont Historical Society
- Vermont Northeast Kingdom Genealogy--Cemeteries of Addison County.