Regarding the General Index to Vital Records of Vermont 1871-1908- I have used the list with earlier dates than this through the LDS library. I found the following at familysearch.com GENERAL INDEX TO VITAL RECORDS OF VERMONT, EARLY TO 1870 http://www.familysearch.com/fhlc/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=279437&disp=General_index_to_vital_records_of_Vermon&columns=*,180,0 GENERAL INDEX TO VITAL RECORDS OF VERMONT 1871-1908 http://www.familysearch.com/fhlc/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=313352&disp=General_index_to_vital_records_of_Vermon&columns=*,180,0 Hope this helps Gail > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Vital records film > Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 17:04:36 -0500 > From: "jp55" <jp55@wt.net> > To: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com > > I have been informed by a fellow lister that there are a series of microfilm > available at some historical and genealogical societies in Vermont entitled > "General Index to Vital Records of Vermont 1871-1908" and that a researcher > can look for a surname using this to see if a record is even available > before ordering from Montpelier. > > Is there any researcher on this list who would be able to look up a couple > of names for me? If so, please email me privately. > > Jackie > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Vital records film > Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 20:12:12 -0500 (CDT) > From: nrvogt@webtv.net (Nancy Vogt) > To: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com > > --WebTV-Mail-26393-202 > Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit > > Jackie: This brings up a good point. I have been on a few lists that > have been very active. Queries are actually responded to by others. > There has been a list "person" who has some knowledge of available > records and is willing to answer queries and post information from > published sources. Apparently we don't have this on the VTCHITTE list. > I believe the list person for Chittenden County is Mel Blevins. I don't > recall his responding to any inquiries or posting any information to the > list. > > Is there anyone available in Chittenden County willing to take on this > task? If not, I fear that we are all just wasting our time. > I have written to several people who have been willing to do "lookup's" > and only one person bothered to respond (and I wrote her a thank you, > even though she found nothing). > > If you find out who or where this general index is, please let us know. > > Nancy Vogt > > > ______________________________ > >