Thanks.... I was hoping they were online...... They are getting more and more things all the time. mas -----Original Message----- From: vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joann H. Nichols Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 7:18 AM To: vermont@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VERMONT] Vermont Vital Records They are not online. If you live near an LDS library the microfilms may be borrowed (for a small fee) from Salt Lake City, and used at the library that gets them. Joann Nichols MASmith wrote: > Are these cards ONLINE? Or are they only available in the libraries, > records at certain buildings, etc.?? > > If they are online, can you tell me how to access them??? > > Thanks so much, > > mas > > -----Original Message----- > From: vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Phillipp Steffon > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 1:18 PM > To: vermont@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VERMONT] Vermont Vital Records > > Hello Emily , Thank You for this Answer !!, It tells me WHAT i wanted to > know ! > I can now explore those records , Which btw : Is the FIRST i have heard of > them > I have been monitering the Vermont list for 15 years , This is first time > the index cards were mentioned !! ,, Phil > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rich & Emily Johnson" <reeljohnson@gmavt.net> > To: <vermont@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 7:40 PM > Subject: Re: [VERMONT] Vermont Vital Records > > > >> Technically, yes, the microfilms at the Middlesex office of Reference and >> Research do cover all the towns in Vermont. Town clerks copied town >> records >> onto birth, death, and marriage cards and sent the cards in. The cards >> were >> then grouped by years (early records to 1870, 1871-1907, 1908-1942, >> 1942-1954, 1955-1979), alphabetized by surname within those year >> groupings, >> then alphabetized by first name within the surname groupings. They are not >> grouped by town. >> >> As Joann stated, not all early vital records were recorded by towns. If a >> birth, death, or marriage was not recorded in the town, it will not be on >> the microfilm. Also, as previously stated, the cards are copies of town >> records, so if the original handwritten record was difficult to read, the >> copied cards may not be totally accurate. Name spellings vary greatly >> (Wheeler, Wheler, Whelen, Whalen, etc), depending on what the original >> record looked like. One card for a death record I found simply said "Old >> Mrs >> Wheeler" and gave the date of her death and the name of the town. >> >> So, to answer your question...if you know the surname, and can determine >> which year range you wish to search, you can scroll through the film and >> view all the cards for that surname for that time frame. You would be able >> to look at the film containing the Potter name for the early years (up to >> 1870), and see what is on the film. If it is a common name, there might be >> > > >> a >> lot of cards to view. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Emily >> >> >> >> >> ************************************************* >> List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html >> Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ************************************************* List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VermontWelcome.html Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message