Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont Genealogy

Description
Ludlow, Vermont at Wikipedia


 * The town of Ludlow was chartered by New Hampshire on September 16, 1761. Settlement of the town did not begin until 1783-84.
 * Ludlow Woolen Mills is a prominent feature of the Ludlow and its history. The mill was first built for woolen manufacture in 1834. By 1885 it was known as the "Ludlow Woolen Company" and included sections for spinning, carding, weaving, dressing, finishing and dyeing wool.
 * Black River Academy was chartered in Ludlow in 1835 and operated as a school, serving as the Town of Ludlow's public high school until 1938, when a new school was built. It now houses the Black River Academy Museum and Historical Society, a museum of local history.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Ludlow Town Clerk

 * Town Village of Ludlow PO Box 359 Ludlow, VT 05149 Phone: (802) 228-2841 Email: village@tds.net Website: http://www.ludlow.vt.us/

Vital Records

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

Deaths

 * Record of Deaths in the Town of Ludlow, Vermont from 1790 to 1901. 1902. By Rufus S. Warner. Ludlow, VT: R.S. Warner, Job Printer. On line at: Internet Archive

Town Reports
The town of Ludlow kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Ludlow kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Ludlow. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windsor County, website at this link.
 * Ludlow Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Windsor County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places


 * Gill IOOF Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site
 * Pleasant View - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site

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 Ludlow, 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 Ludlow:


 * Church of the Annunciation 7 Depot St. Ludlow, VT 05149 Phone: (802) 228-3451
 * Ludlow Baptist Church 99 Main Street Ludlow, VT 05149 Phone: (802) 228-7600
 * Tyson Congregational Church 39 Dublin Rd. Ludlow, VT 05149 Phone: (802) 228-5114
 * United Church of Ludlow 48 Pleasant St. Ludlow, VT 05149 Phone: (802) 228-4211

City Directories

 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Local Histories

 * Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town.
 * History of Ludlow, Vermont (1949), by Joseph N. Harris - Find this book in a library.

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Ludlow at Mapcarta
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Vermont at Old-Maps.com
 * Vermont Maps State Page


 * 1869 map of Ludlow area
 * 1869 map of the Town of Ludlow

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Vermont Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945

Newspapers

 * Rutland Herald Newspaper

Other 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 Ludlow town records available online:
 * Land records, 1792-1851; index to deeds, 1792-1903, *Proprietors records, 1761-1809, and Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1754-1995.

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

Libraries

 * Fletcher Memorial Library 88 Main St Ludlow, VT 05149 Phone:(802) 228-8921 Website: http://www.fmlnews.org/