Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

United States Vermont  Bennington   Woodstock

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Vermont City Directories in Vermont Repositories

Maps
1869 map of Woodstrock Town

1869 map of Woodstock Area

Cemeteries
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
Long Hill, Prosper, River Street, Shaw, Smith, Taftville and Woodstock Cemeteries

South Woodstock
Curtis, Fullerton, Kendall, Methodist Church, Morgan-Farnsworth, Randall, and Walker-Jaquith Cemeteries.

West Woodstock
Hendee, Highland, Riverside, West Woodstock and Williams Cemeteries

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.

Churches
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

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.

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

Newspapers
The Vermont Standard

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/