Reading, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
Reading was chartered June 6, 1761 and the town organized on March 30, 1780.

The Town of Reading includes Felchville, Hammondsville, and South Reading. Felchville is usually called Reading and is the location of the Town Hall/Post Office, the Reading Elementary School and the Reading Public Library.

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


 * Amsden Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Baileys Mills Cemetery (aka Hapgood Cemetery) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Buck Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sawyer-Weld Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Reading - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Spear Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wardner Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.


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

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 Reading, 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 Reading:

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

Libraries and Historical Societies
Reading Historical Society PO Box 252 Reading, VT 05062 Phone: (802) 484-5738 Reading Public Library 717 VT Route 106 Reading, VT 05062 Phone: (802) 484-5588 Email: reading.public.library@comcast.net Website: http://www.readinglibrary.org/

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

Map of modern Reading.

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 Reading:

The probate district for Reading is Windsor. Windsor Probate Court PO Box 402 (Cota Fuel Bdg) N. Springfield, VT 05150 Phone: (802) 886-2284

Town Histories
History of Reading, Windsor County, Vermont. Vol. II (1903), by Gilbert Asa Davis - Read this book free of charge online.

Centennial celebration, together with an historical sketch of Reading, Windsor County, Vermont : and its inhabitants from the first settlement of the town to 1874, by Gilbert A. Davis - view a digital version of this book at FamilySearch.

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 Reading town records available online:

Digital images of Reading Town records 1785-1988 are available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Reading Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records, 1760-1911; general index to land records, 1760-1886, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1857-1997; index to births, marriages, deaths, 1770-1997, and Town and vital records, 1785-1858; miscellaneous records, 1781-1919.

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

Reading Town Clerk 799 Vermont Route 106 Reading, VT 05062 Phone: (802) 484-7250 Email: readingvermont@comcast.net Website: http://www.readingvt.govoffice.com/

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