Vermont Genealogy Resources -- Books on Vermont
 Books on Vermont
January 2003

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Vermont & Vermonters
Vermont in the Civil War
Vital Records
Town Histories
Maps & Atlases
BookSellers
Vermont & Vermonters 
Bennington and the Green Mountain Boys: The Emergence of Liberal Democracy in Vermont, 1760-1850
by Robert E. Shalhope
Hardcover (November 1996)

Bibliography for Vermont Genealogy
by John A. Leppman
Available from:
Genealogical Society of Vermont (GSV)
P. O. Box 1553
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-1006
also at Vermont Historical Society
$7.50

Collecting Vermont Ancestors
by Alice Eichholz, Ph. D.
Available from:
New Trails!
Box 766
Montpelier, VT 05602
also at Vermont Historical Society
$14.95

French-Canadian Names: Vermont Variants
by Veronique Gassette
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$3.95

Gazette of Vermont Heritage
by he National Survey
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$6.95

Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research
by Marcia Wisdall Lindberg
Available from:
New England Historical Genealogical Society, Boston
also Vermont Historical Society
$19.95

More Perfect Union: Vermont Becomes a State, 1777-1816
by Michael Sherman
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$14.95

Republic of Vermont 1777-1791: A Short History
by Michael Badamo
Available from:
Woodchuck Press
81 East State Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
$2.95

Reshaping of Everyday Life, 1790-1840
by Jack Larkin
(customs & lifestyles of early Vermonters)
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$14.50

Vermont by Choice: The Earliest Years
by Bertha S. Dodge
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$9.95

Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories
by Robert. M. Murphy
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$5.95

Vermont Families in 1791 (volume 1)
by Scott A. Bartley
Available from:
Genealogical Society of Vermont (GSV)
P. O. Box 1553
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-1006
also at Vermont Historical Society
$30.00

Vermont Families in 1791 (volume 2)
by Scott A. Bartley
Available from:
Genealogical Society of Vermont (GSV)
P. O. Box 1553
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-1006
also at Vermont Historical Society
$30.00

Vermont History Timeline
by the Vermont Historical Society
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
book & timeline: $29.95
book only: $12.95
timeline only: $19.95

Vermont Place-Names: Footprints of History
by Esther M. Smith
(the best source on place-names with lots of information on early settlers)
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$45.00

Vermont Warnings Out Volume 2: Southern Vermont
by Alden M. Rollins
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$49.50

Vermont in the Civil War 
The following books are reprints that can be purchased from Vermont Civil War Enterprises:
Tony & Rob O'Connor
93 Leo Lane
Newport, VT 05855
(802) 766 - 4747
E-mail: [email protected]
(Prices include postage and handling)
New books are always been reprinted, so contact VCWE for a complete list for all their titles.
Abraham Lincoln and the Sleeping Sentinel of Vermont
by Waldo F. Glover. 1936.
hardcover: $20.00.
paperback: $10.00.

Camp Life, or the History of the Second Brigade of Vermont Vols
by E. F. Palmer. 1864.
224 pages. $25.00.

History of the Eighth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, l86l-l865
by George N. Carpenter. 1886.
335 pages. $33.00.

A history of the Tenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, with biographical sketches of the officers who fell in battle. And a complete roster of all the officers and men connected with it -- showing all casualties by promotion, death or resignation, during the military existence of the regiment
by Edwin Mortimer Haynes. 1870.
249 pages. $29.50.

Life In Camp
by J. C. Williams, Corporal, Co. B, 14th Vermont Regiment, 1864.
A history of the nine months' service of the Fourteenth Vermont Regiment, from October 21, 1862,
when it was mustered into the U.S. Service, to July 21, 1863, including the Battle of Gettysburg. 1864.
167 pages. $32.50.

A Narrative of the Services of the Officers and Enlisted Men of the 7th Regiment of Vermont Volunteers (Veterans) from 1862 to 1866
by William C. Holbrook. 1882.
213 pages. $29.50.

Over the Dead Line: Or, Tracked by Blood-Hounds; Giving the Author's  Personal Experience During Eleven Months That he was Confined in Pemberton, Libby, Belle Island, Andersonville, Ga., and Florence, S.C., as a Prisoner of War. Describing plans of escape, arrival of prisoners, his escape and recapture
by Simon Dufur. 1902.
283 pages. $35.00.

Pictorial History: Thirteenth Vermont Volunteers, War of 1861-1865
by Ralph Orson Sturtevant. c1910.
863 pages. $65.00.

Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers and Lists of Vermonters Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of The Rebellion, 1861-66
by authority of the General Assembly under the direction of Theodore S. Peck, Adjutant General, 1892.
863 pages. $100.00.

Soldiers' record of the town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the war of the rebellion, 1861-5
by Albert G. Chadwick. 1883.
hardcover: $20.00.
paperback: $10.00.

The Vermont Brigade in the Shenandoah Valley
by Lieutenant Colonel Aldace F. Walker. 1869.
191 pages. $30.00.

Vermont in the Civil War: A History of the part taken by the Vermont Soldiers and Sailors in the War for the Union
by George G. Benedict. 1886.
2 Volumes. 1,428 pages. $130.00.

Vermont in the Great Rebellion: Containing Historical and biographical Sketches, Etc.
by Major Otis F. R. Waite. 1869.
The information is very different from G. G. Benedict's. 288 pages. $37.00.

Vital Records 
Georgia, Vermont Vital Records
by Peter S. Mallett
Available from:
Genealogical Society of Vermont (GSV)
P. O. Box 1553
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-1006
$30.00

Vital Records of Putney, Vermont, to the Year 1900
by Ken Stevens
Available from:
Genealogical Society of Vermont (GSV)
P. O. Box 1553
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-1006
$30.00

Vital Records of Rockingham, Vermont and Records of the First Church of Rockingham
by Christopher T. Norris and Scott A. Bartley
Available from:
Genealogical Society of Vermont (GSV)
P. O. Box 1553
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-1006
$30.00

Vital Statistics from The St. Johnsbury Caledonian 1870-1874.
by Anne Kendall Smith and Stuart E. Smith. February 2001.
Available from:
Anne K. and Stuart E. Smith
3033 VT Route 15
West Danville, VT 05873

Vital Statistics from The St. Johnsbury Caledonian 1875-1879.
by Anne Kendall Smith and Stuart E. Smith. August 2000.
Available from:
Anne K. and Stuart E. Smith
3033 VT Route 15
West Danville, VT 05873

Vital Statistics from The St. Johnsbury Caledonian 1880-1884.
by Anne Kendall Smith and Stuart E. Smith. June 2000.
Available from:
Anne K. and Stuart E. Smith
3033 VT Route 15
West Danville, VT 05873

Vital Statistics from The St. Johnsbury Caledonian 1885-1889.
Compiled by Anne Kendall Smith and Stuart E. Smith. June 2000.
Available from:
Anne K. and Stuart E. Smith
3033 VT Route 15
West Danville, VT 05873

Vital Statistics from The St. Johnsbury Caledonian 1890-1874.
by Anne Kendall Smith and Stuart E. Smith. November 2000.
Available from:
Anne K. and Stuart E. Smith
3033 VT Route 15
West Danville, VT 05873

Vital Statistics from The St. Johnsbury Caledonian 1895-1899.
by Anne Kendall Smith and Stuart E. Smith. March 2001.
Available from:
Anne K. and Stuart E. Smith
3033 VT Route 15
West Danville, VT 05873

Sudbury, Vermont: Transcription of Vital Records and Genealogies of Residents
by Mary Anne Z. Wheeler
Available from:
Genealogical Society of Vermont (GSV)
P. O. Box 1553
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-1006
$49.50

Windsor County Vermont Probate Index, 1778-1899
by Scott Andrew Bartley and Marjorie J. Bartley
Available from:
Genealogical Society of Vermont (GSV)
P. O. Box 1553
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-1006
$50.00

Town Histories (sorted by Place Name) 
History of Alburgh, Vermont, Volume 2
by Allen Stratton
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$18.00

The 1927 Flood (Barre, VT)
by Luther B. Johnson
(this is a reprint of a 1927 book, not Patricia W. Belding's 1977 book)
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$11.95

Through Hell & High Water in Barre, Vermont: 26 Eyewitness Accounts of the Flood of 1927
by Patricia W. Belding
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$11.95

History of Barton, Vermont
by Dalene Young
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$27.95

Forever Calais: a History of Calais, Vermont
by Weston A. Cate Jr.
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$35.00

Village in the Hills: a History of Danville, Vermont, 1786-1995
by susannah Clifford
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$35.00

Five Dollars and a Jug of Rum: the History of Grafton, Vermont 1754-2000
by Grafton Historical Society
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$14.95

History of the Town of Johnson, VT
by Mattie C. Whiting Baker

Lyndon
by Harriet Fletcher Fisher
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$25.00

Marshfield, Vermont: a Photographic Album, 1860-1930
by Caleb Pitkin
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$25.00

History of the Town of Montpelier, Vermont
by D. P. Thompson
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$25.00

Three Walking Tours of Montpelier
by Montpelier Heritage Group
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
.50 cents

Newport and the Northeast Kingdom
by Barbara Kaiser Malloy
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$18.99

History of Norwich, Vermont
by M. E. Goddard and Henry V. Partridge
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$35.00

Norwich
by Margaret Cleney and Frances I. Nikes
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$16.99

Glimpse of the Past: Pittsfield, Vermont
by Catherine S. Davis and Dawn D. Hance
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$17.50

Saint Johnsbury
by Claire Dunne Johnson
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$16.99

History of Salisbury Vermont
by John M. Weeks
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$44.50

Shelburne: Pieces of History
by Truman M. Webster
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$8.00

18th Century Springfield, from Wilderness to Vermont Statehood 1751-1791
by Frederick W. Robinson
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$22.00

19th Century Springfield
by Frederick W. Richardson
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$29.00

Touch of History (about Springfield, VT)
by E. W. Richardson and Goldie May
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$19.00

Guide to Vosburgh Church Records on Microfilm
by Robert M. Murphy
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$5.95

Wheelock, Vermont Cemetery Readings
by Rosalie Wolfe
Available from:
Rosalie Sherburne Wolfe
22325 Wolf Creek Drive
Foley, AL  36535
$20.00 (includes shipping fee)
Rosalie maintains the Wheelock, Vermont usgenweb site.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8672/wheelock.htm

Thomas Chittenden's Town: a Story of Williston, Vermont
by Willard Sterne Randall and Nancy Nahra
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$25.00

Maps & Atlases 
Atlas of Lake Champlain 1779-1780
by Capt. William Chambers
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$49.50

Bird's-Eye View Maps (Barre, VT 1891 and Montpelier, VT 1884)
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
Barre: $2.50
Montpelier: $6.00

Chorographical Map of the Northern Dept. of North America
by Bernard Romans
(the first printed map of Vermont after Statehood, includes New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and part of Canada)
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$7.00

Early Map of Vermont, 1796
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$11.95

Lake Champlain Dive & Historical Sites Map
by Dive Research
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$9.95

McClellan's Map of Windham County, Vermont, 1856
Available from:
Vermont Historical Society
$15.95

Booksellers 
Tuttle Antiquarian Books, Inc.
28 South Main Street Rutland, VT 05701
Telephone: (802) 773-8229
Fax: (802) 773-1493
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.tuttlebooks.com/
"We are full-time professional booksellers, and as members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, we are pledged to the highest standards of conduct. We are members of IOBA, Independent Online Booksellers Association. We have been in business in Rutland, Vermont, U.S.A. since 1832. We are a mail-order and walk-in bookshop located along US Routes 4 & 7 in a pleasant residential area in the city of Rutland, in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont. We sell by mail, and we welcome visitors to our well-lighted shop featuring over 40,000 books on many dozens of subjects Our mail-order catalogs feature genealogies, regional Americana (which includes town histories, census and cemetery records, etc.) and catalogs of our stock of miniature books. Our walk-in shop features thousands of books, on three clean, well-lighted floors; books are displayed by subject in over one hundred different areas. We are open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are closed on Sunday and on major holidays. For information or directions call us at (802) 773-8229. Catalog #22, "Genealogy and Family History". Over 4,500 new and used titles. 200 page catalog priced $7.50 Postpaid; catalog price refundable with any order you send us by mail. Catalog #20: Regional Americana  A list of 4,387 books a vailable from our stock (subject to prior sale). 175 pages of listings. $6.00 postpaid. You will receive a coupon with which you may deduct the price of the catalog from any order sent to us by mail. Catalog #20 lists thousands of town histories and other material relating to nearly all 50 states.  Listings also include census and cemetery records, church histories, vital records, and more. Be sure to include your postal mailing address. We have one of the largest stocks of new and used genealogies, town and county histories and related material in the United States."  You can search through a partial on-line catalog at:
Partial list of family history books: http://www.tuttlebooks.com/prodandserv.htm
Partial list of town history books & atlases:http://www.tuttlebooks.com/misc.htm



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