Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
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.

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.

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. 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
The Family History Library has microfilm of the Woodstock Town Directories.

Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories

Historical Data
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.

Land Records
The following are online land records for the town of Woodstock:

Libraries and Historical Societies
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/

Maps
The following are online maps of the town of Woodstock:

1869 map of Woodstrock Town

1869 map of Woodstock Area

Newspapers
The Vermont Standard

Probate Records
In Vermont, most probate records are kept at the town level. The following are online probate records for the town of Woodstock:

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

Town 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.

Town Records
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: The following are Woodstock town records available online:

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.

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

Town Clerk
The town clerk is responsible for these records, and so most originals can be found at the town clerk's office.

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