Welcome to the Vermont - Reference Books

Ethan Allen and the Green-Mountain Heroes of '76, with a Sketch of the Early History of Vermont - Henry W. DePuy. The life of Ethan Allen, "Hero of Ticonderoga", is detailed. Exciting narratives describe his leadership of the "Green- Mountain Boys" and his plans for attacks, exploits, and battles. He became an author and an "agent" from Vermont to Congress. Vermont declared independence as a state, and formed their own constitution after Congress refused to receive them. Eventually, Vermont was admitted as an "Independent State" in 1789. This book is important for historians and those who yearn to understand the chronological history of early Vermont and America's fight for independence. (1861) reprint, c433 pp., illus., map, new index, paper, $32.00 #D168

History of the Town of Springfield, Vermont, 1752-1895, with a Genealogical Record - C. Horace Hubbard abd Justus Dartt. The history of the town from before its first settlement in 1752 up to 1895. The book contains 319 pages of genealogical information and many lists of names, plus more than 150 illustrations, chiefly portraits. Subject headings include: First Settlement, Proprietors' Records, Organization of the Town, Settlements, Roads, Staging and Freight Business, Post Offices, Hotels, Growth in population, Churches, Schools, Springfield Wesleyan Seminary, Libraries, Societies, Manufacturers and Business, Merchants, Physicians, Dentists, Lawyers, Newspapers, Banks, Fire Dept.and Fires, Agriculture, Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion, Grand Army of the Republic, Women's relief Corps, Sons of Veterans, Cemeteries, Genealogical Records, Town Officers 1764-1894, Early Lists of Freemen and Marriages. (1895) reprint, 618 pp., illus., maps, append., fullname index, paper, $48.50 #ZH803

The Knowledge of Mankind: The Vermont Journal and the Universal Advertiser, 1783-1786 - Milli S. Kenney. "From Realms far distant, and from Climes unknown, / We make the Knowledge of Mankind your own." So it says under the masthead of the Vermont Journal and the Universal Advertiser, first published by Hough & Spooner in August 1763. This volume is intended to be another source of information for historians and genealogists after the town histories and vital records have been searched. It contains lists of hundreds of delinquent taxpayers in addition to numerous fascinating articles. The Vermont Journal included news from those who chose to have their names in print, but more often the news published was of people who had no say in the matter, i.e., jail breaks, accident victims and obituaries.