Public Records (WPA files):
Church records, marriages, census, and cemetery listings, etc.

Family history collection
Poultney Family genealogies

Maps showing businesses and houses in the mid to late 1800's
Rosters of Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers

BOOKS:
History of Poultney, Joslin & Frisbee 1875, reprinted 1990 - Local history, biography and family history.
Cemetery Inscriptions of Rutland Co Poultney, Margaret Jenks 1996. - Lists names, dates and location of all stones in each cemetery
The Historic Architecture of Rutland Co Poultney, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
New Lives in the Valley, Gwilym R Roberts 1998 - Slate Quarries and Quarry Villages in North Wales, New York, and Vermont. 1850-1920
Poultney: A Chronicle of Yesterday, Alison Rees Latham, 1961
The Women and Children of Poultney, Rutland Co. Vermont Fleeing Burgoyne's Forces 6 July 1777, Margaret Jenks 2005 - History biography of the women known to have lived in Poultney at this time
Matters Historical: A collection of Area History, CL Parker as Published in The Area News. Vol. 1 1986
Reflections of Poultney's Past Vol. 2 C L Parker
Area history
Rutland Co. Probate Extracts 1781-1814, Vol. 1 Margaret Jenks and Danielle Roberts 2005
Historic Houses of East Poultney - History and photos of homes of early families

PERIODICALS:
The Poultney Journal: - Town newspaper. Issues from 18?? Through 19??
"Days of Long Ago" - Newspaper articles by Charles Ripley

PHOTOTGRAPHS:
A large collection of photographs includes Poultney residents, businesses, and landscapes. You may view a selection of these photos at www.poultneyhistoricalsociety.org under "Collections."

We invite you to donate your family history to us. Please mail to:

The Poultney Historical Society
PO Box 605
East Poultney VT 05741