Orleans County History Resources and Links
Local Historical Resources:
List of Periodicals Owned by the O.C.H.S. – A list of in-house periodicals
Northeast Kingdom Vermont Genealogy
Orleans County History – Information from Child’s Gazetteer, 1887
VTGenWeb - Many useful links to Orleans County history
A Coventry History Timeline – Coventry, Vermont
History of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church – Newport, Vermont
Cyndi’s List – A vast list of genealogy websites for Vermont
VTGenWeb/Vermont History and Genealogy
Vermont
French-Canadian
Genealogical Society
Eastern Townships and Quebec Genealogy – Includes a page on Vermont records
New England Historical Genealogical Society
Vermont Supreme & Circuit Court Judges – 1778 – 1904
Vermont in the Civil War: a Vermont Military Site
UVM’s Landscape Change Program - Photographs of VT from 200 years ago to today
Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
Vermont Women’s History Project
Vermont Historic Photos – Vermont Historical Society’s Photographs on Flickr
Valley Quest – the non-profit organization that inspired our quests
Maps
Vermont Agency of Transportation – “AOT Maps”
Lotting Plans at Vermont Archives
Historic USGS Maps of Vermont – Topographical maps from the 1900s
Sets of old town maps at low resolution
Early Vermont Maps and Atlases
Vermont Maps at Harvard University
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps – Requires Vermont Historical Society membership
Writings
“Planning for Ancient Highways” and other articles
“The History and Law of Vermont Town Roads” (scroll to bottom of the screen)
“How Tos”
Local Attractions & Accommodations
VT North Country Chamber of Commerce, Newport
Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce, St Johnsbury
