History & Genealogy

Groton Free Public Library Vermont & Local History Collection

Groton Historical Society

The Groton Historical Society has been preserving Groton, Vermont history since it was founded in the early 1930s.

Vermont History Museum

The Vermont History Museum in Montpelier is Central Vermont’s destination to learn about the history of the Green Mountain State. 

 Leahy Library

The Leahy Library of the Vermont Historical Society is a center for individualized research and discovery. Click here to browse the Leahy Library Online Catalog

Vermont Genealogy Library

The Vermont Genealogy Library (VTGENLIB) provides expert resources, classes, and assistance for individuals to uncover the stories behind their Vermont, French-Canadian, Scottish, English, Irish, or German ancestry.

Newspapers & Ancestry through MyVermont.Gov

VT residents can access Vermont newspaper articles and vital record information through Newspapers.com and Ancestry, by creating a MyVermont.Gov account through a partnership between the Vermont Department of Libraries and the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration. 

How to access Vermont titles on Newspapers.com:

To sign up for Newspapers.com access, you must create a free MyVermont.gov account.

  1. To do so, visit MyVermont.gov.
  2. Once there, create a new account:

3. After creating your account, you will need to add your personal profile and contact information by clicking through on the right of the page. This is how you are verified as being a Vermont resident. 

4. Once you have those updated, you will see in the center of the page a section called “Featured Item.” In that section you should see a link to Newspapers.com. Note that you will also have access to Vermont vital records, a very useful tool when doing research.

5. Click through to Newspapers.com to begin searching Vermont titles:

Vermont Digital Newspaper Project and Chronicling America

The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project is based at the University of Vermont, and is supported by the Vermont Department of Libraries and the Vermont Historical Society. The Project preserves Vermont’s historical newspapers while making them freely available online. 

Vermont newspapers published between 1836 and 1922 can be searched as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program organized by the Library of Congress.