Vermont History
Abenaki Tribe
This is a great website that will introduce you to the Abenaki Tribe at Nulhegan-Memphremagog. Learn about their government, culture, history, education, and the Seven Harvest Relief Project.
Eugenics
This website provides information about how eugenics was practiced in Vermont during the first half of the twentieth century.
Fair Haven, VT Historical Society ~ According to the website "The purpose of the Society is to bring together people interested in the history of the Town of Fair Haven. Our extensive collection includes books, scrapbooks, magazines, photos, newspapers, town records, genealogical files, and artifacts.
State of Vermont ~ Vermont History This is a great website to start obtaining background information for your next school project.
Vermont ~ Becoming a State: How did Vermont become a state? What are some of the significant events in Vermont history? Learn the answer to these questions from the Vermont Historical Society.
Vermont - 1850 - County Boundaries Map
"This map by Lewis Robinson shows Vermont's county boundaries in 1850. The census records on this site list towns by current counties and current names. For example, the census numbers from Kellyvale are counted as the town of Lowell because the name was changed in 1831. Cabot is included in Washington County records, even though it was in Caledonia County through the 1850 census."
Vermont Historical Society - Online Resources
This includes "The Vermont History Explorer website, (which) is full of information about Vermont history. It has over 200 articles about Vermont history that can be read online, printed, or projected on a screen. It is also a great place to find primary sources like photographs and historic documents," and The Green Mountain Chronicles, which "is a series of 52 five-minute radio programs created by the Vermont Historical Society between 1987 and 1988. They were broadcast by commercial and public radio stations throughout the state in late 1988 and early 1989. The radio series tells the history of Vermont in the twentieth century using archival sound recordings and oral history interviews."
Abenaki Tribe
This is a great website that will introduce you to the Abenaki Tribe at Nulhegan-Memphremagog. Learn about their government, culture, history, education, and the Seven Harvest Relief Project.
Eugenics
This website provides information about how eugenics was practiced in Vermont during the first half of the twentieth century.
Fair Haven, VT Historical Society ~ According to the website "The purpose of the Society is to bring together people interested in the history of the Town of Fair Haven. Our extensive collection includes books, scrapbooks, magazines, photos, newspapers, town records, genealogical files, and artifacts.
State of Vermont ~ Vermont History This is a great website to start obtaining background information for your next school project.
Vermont ~ Becoming a State: How did Vermont become a state? What are some of the significant events in Vermont history? Learn the answer to these questions from the Vermont Historical Society.
Vermont - 1850 - County Boundaries Map
"This map by Lewis Robinson shows Vermont's county boundaries in 1850. The census records on this site list towns by current counties and current names. For example, the census numbers from Kellyvale are counted as the town of Lowell because the name was changed in 1831. Cabot is included in Washington County records, even though it was in Caledonia County through the 1850 census."
Vermont Historical Society - Online Resources
This includes "The Vermont History Explorer website, (which) is full of information about Vermont history. It has over 200 articles about Vermont history that can be read online, printed, or projected on a screen. It is also a great place to find primary sources like photographs and historic documents," and The Green Mountain Chronicles, which "is a series of 52 five-minute radio programs created by the Vermont Historical Society between 1987 and 1988. They were broadcast by commercial and public radio stations throughout the state in late 1988 and early 1989. The radio series tells the history of Vermont in the twentieth century using archival sound recordings and oral history interviews."