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United States Vermont  Lamoille   Stowe 

Brief History
Stowe was charatered on June 8, 1763. Maria Von Trapp came here after escaping from the Nazis ("The Sound of Music") because it reminded her of her native Austria. Lying in the shadow of Mount Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak, Stowe is known as "the Ski Capital of the East". The population was 4,314 at the 2010 census.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 8, Lamoille County, vol. VII, towns of Morristown and Sterling, village of Morrisville - view a digital version of this document.

Town Histories
History of Morristown, Vermont, by Anna L. Mower (1935) - view a digital copy of this book online.

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

Probate Records
The probate district for stowe is Lamoille. Lamoille Probate Court 154 Main St. PO Box 570 Hyde Park, VT 05655 Phone: (802) 888-3306

Maps
1878 map of Stowe

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


 * Lakeview Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * LaPorte Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mountain View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Randolph Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Riverside Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Wheeler Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Record of deaths prior to 1870, Morristown, Vermont : taken from gravestones in the cemeteries of Morristown are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Town Records

 * Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1903 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).
 * The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Morristown Town Clerk's Office. These include Records of births and deaths, 1793-1864, Records of births, marriages, and deaths of Stowe, Vermont, 1857-Feb. 2000, Records of marriages and births, 1800-1856Town records, 1808-1858, and Deeds, 1795-1850.

Stowe Town Clerk 67 Main Street PO Box 248 Stowe, VT 05672 Phone: (802)253-6133 Website: http://www.townofstowevt.org/townclerk/index.html

Newspapers
Stowe Reporter

The Barre Montpelier Times-Argus

New and Citizen

Libraries and Historical Societies
Stowe Free Library 90 Pond Street Stowe, VT 05672 Phone: (802) 253-6145 Website: http://www.stowelibrary.org/

Stowe Historical Society PO Box 730 Stowe, VT 05672 Phone: (802) 253-1518 Website: http://www.stowehistoricalsociety.org/