GETTING STARTED (from Family Search.org.)

1. What do you already know? Talk to other family members. Use a form to start filling in the information.

2. Start a research log. What else do you want to know? Usually, pick one person to research.

3. Where to look? Decide where this answer is likely to be found. Try published family histories, census, local histories, vital records.

4. Contact the library, government office or internet site that may give you this information. Make notes of who you contacted, when and what information you found.

5. Add the new information to your pedigree chart, family group record and personal and family history notes.

Share your information. The Kellogg Hubbard library would like to have a copy of any local family histories. Call the library at 802-223-3338

SELECTED GUIDES
The best place to start:
Collecting Vermont Ancestors by Alice Eichholz.

Basic Guide to Genealogy by Emily Anne Croom.

Also check under “genealogy” then click on subject for more items listed in the Library’s on-line catalog.

For genealogy forms:
1.family record sheet.
2.Pedigree chart.
3.Pedigree fan chart.
4.Timeline forms.
5.Cemetary records form.
6.Research log sheet.
7.Correspondence log sheet.

Go to:
www.cs.williams.edu/~bailey/genealogy/
www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/charts/

There are also several good software products to use if you prefer to keep track on your computer.

OUR COLLECTION
The genealogy collection is part of the Vermont collection. The collections consists of Vermont county histories, local city directories, rosters of Vermonters who served in wars, town histories, high school year books, census indexes, some local cemetery inscriptions, some local published marriage lists plus reference books on Vermont history. This is an ever growing list with new titles added all the time. The collection is available for use during library hours. Most items do not circulate.

COMPUTER SEARCHES (some suggestions)--
Family History Center (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) www.familysearch.org/

Cyndi’s list www.cyndislist.com

Vermont Historical Society Web page www.vermonthistory.org/ (under Genealogy)

Yahoo genealogy

Google genealogy www.google.com

United States Resources: Vermont www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/vt.html

Vermont Cooperative Catalog: www.arccat.uvm.edu/

1880 Census Index on line:www.familysearch.org

Heritage Quest available on line through the library’s web page www.kellogghubbardlib.vt.us/

---These sites will lead to many more sites.---

CENTRAL VERMONT--The following organizations are located in Central Vermont and are important to know about. Please check the web site or call to be sure times or days open have not changed.

Vital Records Route 2, Middlesex, Vt. Monday –Friday 8:00-4:00 802-828-3286. http://bgs.state.vt.us/gsc/pubrec/referen/index.html

Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Barre, Vermont, 802-479-8500 Tuesday – Friday, 9-4:30 and the second Saturday of every month. Must be a member or pay $5.00 per day. www.vermonthistory.org

Department of Libraries 109 State Street, Montpelier, Vt. 802-828-3261, Monday – Friday, 7:45 to 4:30. http://web2.dol.state.vt.us/

Vermont State Archives 26 Terrace St. (physical location) 109 State St. (mailing address), Montpelier, VT 05609-1103, (802- 828-2397), 7:45-4:30. http://vermont-archives.org

Family History Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Hersey Road, Montpelier, Vt. . (Located up the hill from the Wayside Restaurant off 302) (802-229-0482) Wed. 10-4, Thurs.10-4 plus 6:30-9:30 and the third Saturday of the month, 10-3. www.familysearch.org

ArcCat arccat.uvm.edu/ Catalog of unpublished material found at various Vermont locations

Vermont Division for Historic Preservation National Life Building, Montpelier, Vt., 05602, (802-828-3211). 7:45-4:30 www.historicvermont.org

Veterans Affairs Office, 118 State St., Montpelier, Vt. 05602-4401, (888-666-9844) www.va.state.vt.us