Updated August 2018
CHS
Genealogist: Linda Welch, genealogist and historian, has compiled four volumes
of Cavendish families. Families included are as follows:
• Volume I, 2nd Edition: Adams, Baldwin, Coffeen, Dutton, Fletcher, Gilbert, Lowell, Proctor, Russell, Spafford & Wheeler (Available)
• Volume II: Hall, Parker (Abraham,
James & Thomas), Pollard, Skinner & Spaulding (Available)
• Volume
III: Adams, Blood, Burbank, French, Gammon and Giddings (Available but limited)
• Volume
IV: Atherton, Bemis, Heald, and Ordway ((Available at the Museum and Cavendish
Library only. Information available in PDF format)
If you would like
information, or would like to exchange information you have already compiled on
your family, please contact Linda at:
Linda M. Welch.
Email: Lindamfw@charter.net
Home: 603-787-2208
Another resource of information is
the pamphlet “Cemeteries of Cavendish,
VT,” which covers 1776-1976. There is often a lot of useful information on old
gravestones. Also check
The CHS publications are
available for sale, and can also be used at the Society's Museum, open on
Sundays from 2-4 pm from Memorial to Columbus Weekend, other times by appointment. To make an appointment, call 802-226-7807
or e-mail margocaulfield@icloud.com
Materials are also available for use at the Cavendish
Fletcher Community Library in Proctorsville, during normal library hours. For
more information about the library’s schedule, call 802-226-7503 or go to their
website.
The cost of the
“Families of Cavendish” is $40 per volume, plus $5 for shipping and handling.
Cemeteries of Cavendish costs $4.00 with a $1 for shipping and handling. Checks
should be made payable to CHS and sent to PO Box 472, Cavendish, VT 05142.
PLEASE NOTE-The Church of Latter Day Saints has microfilmed all of the town records in the mid 1980s. We recommend checking Family History Centers (see link below) before coming to Cavendish seeking birth, marriage and death certificates.
PLEASE NOTE-The Church of Latter Day Saints has microfilmed all of the town records in the mid 1980s. We recommend checking Family History Centers (see link below) before coming to Cavendish seeking birth, marriage and death certificates.
VERMONT RESOURCES
• Genealogical Society of Vermont: P. O. Box 14 Randolph, VT 05060-0014 For Cavendish Genealogy
• Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA)
• University of Vermont Library Catalog: Includes Special
Collections of Vermont materials.
• Bennington Museum Library The
Library has an extensive genealogical collection for New England, included
vital records, rosters of Revolutionary War Veterans, and county and local
histories. There is a fee for genealogical queries. 802-447-1571
• Vermont Department of Public Records:
Includes births, deaths, marriage and divorce records as early as 1760.
802-828-3286, 1078 US Route 2, Montpelier, VT 05633-7601
• Welch American Genealogical Society (WAGS):
60 Norton Avenue, Poultney, VT 05764-1029
• New
England Historic Genealogical Society: Largest genealogical library in New England 101 Newbury Street,
Boston, MA 02116; 617-536-5740
FREE INTERNET SITES
• Family History Centers: The genealogy project of the Church of Later Day
Saints, relevant Cavendish Town Office files have
been microfilmed and are available through the Centers. In addition to the
Family History Center, there is a website Family Search
• Geneanet
• Heritage Quest You will need to obtain the password from the Cavendish Library staff.
Please
support the Cavendish Historical Society, so that we can continue to preserve
our history for future generations. Tax-deductible contributions can be made to
the address below.
PO Box 472 Cavendish, VT 05142 802-226-7807 margocaulfield@icloud.com
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