Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Woodstock is the shire town (county seat) of Windsor County and was charteredon July 10, 1761. Woodstock, Vermont is famous for the architecture of many of its houses, churches and businesses. It is the only town in America with four Paul Revere church bells.

Woodstock was also the site of the first ski-tow in the United States which was invented and built in 1934.

In addition to the Village, the Town has four hamlets - South Woodstock, West Woodstock, Taftsville and Prosper - each with its own institutions and character. The balance of the town is essentially rural; its southwest corner is largely undeveloped.

Woodstock, Vermont at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Woodstock Town Clerk
Woodstock Town Clerk's Office 31 The Green Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: (802) 457-3611 Website: http://www.townofwoodstock.org/

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Biographies

 * Biographical Encyclopædia of Vermont of the Nineteenth Century. By H Clay Williams. Boston, Massachusetts: Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, 1885. Salt Lake City, Utah : Family Search International, 2018. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Biographical Sketches of Vermonters. By Vermont Historical Society. Montpelier, Vermont : Vermont Historical Society, c1947. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation. By Hiram Carleton. New York, New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1903. Online at:.
 * Some Vermont Ancestors: The Bicentennial Project of the Genealogical Society of Vermont. Compiled and ed. by Joann H. Nichols. [S.l.]: Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1976. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: a Magazine Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. By ed. by Abby Maria Hemenway. Burlington, Vermont: A.M. Hemenway, 1868-1923. Online at:.
 * The Vermont of Today: With its Historic Background, Attractions and People. By Arthur F. Stone. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1929. Online at:.
 * Vermonters. By Dorman B.E. Kent. Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Vermont Biography at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Cemeteries

 * Woodstock Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Woodstock. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.

Woodstock

 * Cushing Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Long Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Prosper Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * River Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Shaw Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Smith Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Taftsville Cemetery (aka Taftsville Burying Ground) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

South Woodstock

 * Fullerton Cemetery - insriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Morgan Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Ransom-Kendall Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Woodstock Methodist Burying Ground - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Walker - Jaquith Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

West Woodstock

 * Hendee Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Highland Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Randall Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Woodstock Cemetery Index, includes Curtis, Cushing, Fullerton, Handy, Highland, Methodist, Randall, Ransom, Smith, Shaw, Taftsville and Walker Cemeteries.

The Family History Library has microfilm of Woodstock Cemetery Records, 1793-1947.

Census

 * Vermont Census at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Church Records
Historically, the largest religious groups in Vermont were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about Vermont denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.


 * 1700s-1800s (*) Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Vermont Church Records

To see the churches in Woodstock, visit.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Woodstock: 1. First Congregational Church   36 Elm St    Woodstock, VT 05091    Phone: (802) 457-9818

2. Our Lady of the Snows Roman Catholic Church   7 South Street    Woodstock, VT 05091    Phone: (802) 457-2322

3. St. James Episcopal Church   On The Green    Woodstock, VT 05091    Phone: (802) 457-1727

City Directories

 * 1916 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Woodstock at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of the Woodstock Town Directories
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing
 * Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories

Court Records

 * Judiciary of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Judiciary, Resources for Media at vermont.gov, ($) - click on Records Request
 * United States District Court for the District of Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Vermont Court Records at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Land Records

 * 1600s-1900s at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; ''Also at: Ancestry ($),
 * Vermont Land and Property

Local Histories

 * The Family History Library has microfilm of the book History of Woodstock, Vermont by Henry Swan Dana.
 * The history of Woodstock, Vermont, 1890-1983, by Peter S. Jennison. Find this book in a library.
 * "My grandmothers" and other tales of old Woodstock, by Margaret L. Johnson. Find this book in a library.
 * Times gone by : Woodstock, views of an early Vermont village, with antique photographs from 1854 to 1934, by Will &amp; Jane Curtis, and Frank Lieberman. Find this book in a library.
 * Arthur Wood's recollections of South Woodstock, 1905-1940, by Arthur Wood. Find this book in a library.
 * The Vermont Historical Gazetteer is a 5 volume set of historical information by Abby Maria Hemenway with Volume I published in 1867 and Volume V completed in 1891 after her death. Also available online in PDF format at this link.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Boundary Map of Woodstock at HomeTownLocator
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Town of Woodstock at Vermont.org
 * Woodstock at FamilySearch Places
 * Woodstock at Google Maps
 * Woodstock at Mapcarta
 * Vermont Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865

 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918

 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * Free Online Newspapers for Research at libraries.vermont.gov
 * List of Newspapers in Vermont at Wikipedia
 * Newspapers of Record at Vermont State Archives & Records Administration
 * Vermont Newspapers at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Obituaries

 * 1800s-current U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1980-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 2003-2014 (*) NewsBank (Naples, Florida) at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Obituaries at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Other Town Records
Digital images of Woodstock Town records 1732-2005 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Woodstock Town Clerks Office. These include Records of births, marriages, deaths, and burial permits, 1725-1997, Land records, 1779-1903; general indexes to land records, 1779-1893, and Town proceedings, 1773-1904. In Vermont, most records are kept at the town level and generally began being kept at the founding of the town. These records may include the following:

Probate Records
The Family History Library has microfilm of Woodstorck Probate Record indexes, 1778-2004, 1851-1918.

The probate district for Woodstock is Hartford. Hartford Probate Court 62 Pleasant Street Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: (802) 457-1503
 * 1749-1999 Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1800-1921 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Vermont Probate Records

Tax Records

 * 1861-1866 (*) United States. Department of the Treasury. Internal Revenue Service at FamilySearch Catalog - images only
 * Vermont Taxation at FamilySearch Research Wiki

Libraries
Woodstock History Center 26 Elm Street Woodstock, VT 05091 Phone: (802) 457-1822 Email: Info@woodstockhistorical.org Website: http://woodstockhistorical.org/

Norman Williams Public Library 10 South Park St. Woodstock VT 057 Phone: (802) 457-2295 Website: http://normanwilliams.org/

Family History Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Concord New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Lebanon New Hampshire Family History Center
 * Rutland Vermont Family History Center
 * South Royalton Vermont Family History Center
 * Bath Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Crandall Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library