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United States Vermont  Essex   Lunenburg 

Brief History
Lunenburg was chartered on July 5, 1763. Lunenburg contains the villages of West Lunenburg, South Lunenburg and Gilman.

The village of Gilman records an American success story that is somewhat unusual in Vermont. Isaac Gilman was born to poverty in a Russian village, came to New York City in the 1880's, and later founded the Gilman Paper Company. Making a success of the new venture, Gilman settled down in the village and became a favorite son. It is said that he, in turn, became so fond of the people in his adopted community that he built two churches, one for the Roman Catholics and one for the Protestants, but no synagogue, since he was the only Jew in town. In 1921 the village changed its name from Fitzdale to Gilman in his honor.

Town Histories
The town of Lunenburg, Vermont, 1763-1976, by Nellie M Streeter (1977) - find this book in a library.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for Lunenburg is Essex. Essex Probate Court Main St. Box 426 Island Pond, VT 05846 Phone: (802) 723-4770

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Lunenburg. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Essex County, website at this link.


 * Baptist Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Clark-Eaton Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Lunenburg Corner Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Powers Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1803 -1951, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Lunenburg Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Lunenburg, Vermont, 1857-June 2001; indexes, 1782-1991, and Land records, 1781-1914.

Lunenburg Town Clerk 9 West Main Stree P.O. Box 54 Lunenburg, VT 05906 Phone: (802) 892-5959 Email: lunenburg01@live.com

Libraries and Historical Societies
Alden Balch Memorial Libray 24 E. Main St. Box 6 Lunenburg, VT Phone: (802) 892-5365 Email: Aldenbalchlibrary@hotmail.com Website: http://aldenbalchlibrary.wordpress.com/

Lunenburg Historical Society P.O Box 195 Lunenburg, VT 05906 Email: questions@lunenburghistoricalsociety.org Website: http://www.lunenburghistoricalsociety.org/