Bill: oh we have a westerner on the list.......what state are you in Bill ? As for "Itsy bitsy".......it's sort of a slang for tiny,,,,,,,,,,very small........you could drive through the town and not even realize it ! <<G>> Gilman Vermont is a section of a town......in other words, the "town" of Gilman is part of another larger town........and by looking at my DeLorme atlas.......it is IN the town of Lunenburg Vermont . For those outside of New England........I will use my town of Monson as an example: Monson has 44 square miles......has several sections (think of the word "section" as "area") that are called East Hill, Ellis Mills, Granite Quarry, Lyons Village, North Monson, South Monson, and State Line. Every one of these "Sections" or "areas" are part of Monson but they are not incorporated as towns.....just an area of a town.........Monson is incoporated, has it's selectmen/women.....and the town clerk of Monson has all the records of "East Hill" "Ellis Mills" "Granite Quarry" "Lyons Village" etc Now the same goes for all of the New England states of Mass/ Conn/ NH/ RI / and Vermont included......Gilman is an "area" of Lunenburg,Vermont and it's records are held in the town clerk of Lunenburg. Jean asked about Concord, Vermont.......the sections of Concord, Vt are: Miles Pond, North Concord, Whites Corner, Concord Corner, and Texas.............all are areas of Concord, VT and the records are in the town clerks office of Concord,VT. One of her relatives recall Gilman and Concord...her memory serves her right BUT for research purposes, Gilman is part of Lunenburg and Concord is another town. (very close by). Getting those DeLORME and ARROW Atlases are worth the cost and effort..........when you get yours Bill......check out Gilman and you will see what I mean.....it's on page 49 DeLorme atlas (VT). I hope all of you now have a littler clearer understanding of the sections/villages of a town....... Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: William L. Harvey <wlh@foothill.net> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Hello All, > > As a westerner struggling to work with the New Englander's concept of Town - I question whether you meant an "itsy-bitsy" > hamlet/village/community/?? or a physical Town of Gilman? > > The text and context of your message seem to imply that Gilman is a village? OR do you mean to say that the the vital records > of the Town of Gilman are to be found in the town clerk's records of either Lunenburg or Concord? I was under the impression > that each town in Vermont has/had a town clerk's office of its own. > > Appreciate the DeLorme information - I have seen it referenced before but not with such specificity. > Believe I'll get one for VT, NH, MA etc. > Thanks for any enlightenment. > > Bill Harvey > wlh@foothill.net > > > > Cynthia wrote: > > > Jean and List: > > > > Yes there IS a Gilman Vermont........it is located OFF route 2 > > ......east of St.Johnsbury..then find Concord, then East Concord, and you > > will find Gilman just below East Concord bordering the Connecticut River > > (route 135 is on the OTHER side of the Conn RIver). > > Gilman is a itsy bitsy town.......and it's in Essex County.....directly > > across the Connecticut River from Cushman , NH > > Gilman appears to be part of the town of Lunenburg, Vt. As to > > your question of Concord, Vt and the connection with Gilman.....depending on > > the time frame you are working..., Gilman might have been part of the town > > of Concord which is just up the road. > > You will need to contact the town clerks of the towns to find which one > > has Gilman records......and the town clerks addresses are: > > > > Concord town clerk Lunenburg town > > clerk > > Main St P.O.Box 54 > > Concord,Vt 05824 Lunenburg, Vt > > 05906 > > tel: 802.695-2220 802-892-5959 > > > > Little more information: > > Depending on the time frame you are working on.......the information > > below may assist you with > > records Prior to 1781......... > > > > Lunenburg was part of N.H. and the town was granted it's charter in > > 7/5/1763 by NH and wasnt part of Vermont until it became a state which is > > 1791 > > > > Concord on the other hand was granted it's charter by Vermont in > > 9/15/1781......Prior to that it was part of New York in 1771.......to 1781. > > > > Hope this helps you and your mother in law find your missing ancestor. > > > > Anyone doing Vermont research should have an ...VERMONT ATLAS and > > Gazetteer.. put out by DeLorme......it's a big spiral back book with EVERY > > detail of EVERY town. It can be bought in office supply stores, book > > stores,etc. and the one I have cost 16.95 and well worth the price. > > > > Cynthia > > Moderator of : > > Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com > > VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com > > CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: Pauline Manosh > > <Pmanosh@pwshift.com> > > > Hi, > > > No ...Gilman, Vermont. We have a Guildhall, Vt. Essex County and a > > Guilford, > > > Vt. in Windham County. > > > Guildhall, Vermont 05905 Clerk, Albert H Tetreault phone 802-676-3797. > > > Guilford, Vermont 05301 Clerk, Barbara B Oles phone 802-254-6857 > > > Polly > > > Pmanosh@pwshift.com > > > > > Is there a Gilman, Vt ? I cannot find it on my atlas & my mother in law > > > > keeps mentioning it to me. If so, where is it in reference to Concord & > > also > > > what county? > > > > >Is there a town clerk's office there? > > > > > > > > > >Thanks in advance for the help, > > > > > > > > > >Jean Ahearn > > > > >Lakeland, FL. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > Conn.River Valley Genealogical Research Library: http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical library for Conn River area) > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L > > Listowner: Cynthia cyndylou3@earthlink.net > > > > ============================== > > Discover your ancestors and trace your family tree today at Ancestry.com. > > You are invited to search our massive collection containing over 500 million > > records, in over 1800 databases. 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