GENEALOGY
The following resources have been compiled by the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) to assist those looking for Cavendish, Proctorsville or Black River Valley region ancestors.
CHS Genealogist:
Linda Welch, genealogist and historian, has compiled three volumes of Cavendish families, and is working on a fourth. Families included are as follows:
- Volume I, 2nd Edition: Adams, Baldwin, Coffeen, Dutton, Fletcher, Gilbert, Lowell, Proctor, Russell, Spafford & Wheeler
- Volume II: Hall, Parker (Abraham, James & Thomas), Pollard, Skinner & Spaulding
- Volume III: Adams, Blood, Burbank, French, Gammon & Giddings
- Volume IV: Atherton, Bemis, Heald, Graves, Ordway, & Putnam
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
- 37 North Main Street
- Hanover, New Hampshire 03755.
- E mail: Linda.Welch@Dartmouth.edu
- 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.
The CHiS publications are available for purchase. They are also available for use at the Society's Museum, which is open on Sundays from 2-4 pm from late June -Mid October, other times by appointment. To make an appointment, call 802-226-7807 or e-mail. Materials are also available for use at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library in Proctorsville and are available during normal library hours. For more information about the library's schedule, call 802-226-7503.
The cost of the "Families of Cavendish" is $35 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.
On-line Information
- Cavendish Census from 1800-1880
- 1790 census (the year of the first US census)
- Vermont Historical Society's Genealogical website
- Vermont Gen Web for Vermont History & Genealogy
Vermont Genealogical Groups
- Genealogical Society of Vermont: P O Box 14 Randolph, VT 05060-0014
- Vermont Old Cemetery Association (VOCA): E-mail
- The Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical Society: P O Box 65128, Burlington, VT 05406-5128. E-mail
- 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, or E-mail.
- Vermont in the Civil War
- Vermont Department of Public Records: Includes births, deaths, marriage and divorce records as early as 1760. 1078 US Route 2, Montpelier, VT 05633-7601. 802-828-3286.
- Welch American Genealogical Society (WAGS) 60 Norton Avenue, Poultney, VT 05764-1029 or E-mail
- New England Historic Genealogical Society: The largest genealogical library in New England. 101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116. 617-536-5740
Family History Centers:
The genealogy project of the Mormon Church, 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 FamilySearch www.familysearch.org Files include: Family History Library Catalog; International Genealogical Index; Ancestral File; Social Security Death Index; Scottish Church Records; and United States Military Index. The Family History Center for Windsor County is:
- South Royalton Vermont
- 175 LDS Ln
- South Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States
- Phone: 802-763-7784
- Hours: W 6:30pm-8:30pm; other times by appointment
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 CHS, PO Box 472, Cavendish, VT 05142.