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Welcome to the Bradford, Vermont web site. Please note that this site is designed primarily for use by genealogists and is not intended to be the official town site.
Links to external web sites are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or approval of any of the products, services or opinions contained in any external web site.
Town Government
Villages and hamlets in Bradford include: Bradford, Bradford Center, Goshen Lower Plain.
It should be noted that Town Clerks as a rule no longer will perform research but will assist researchers when they visit the town offices.
For current information for Bradford, visit their website at: Town of Bradford
Orange County Probate Court
For current information for the court, visit their website at: Orange County Probate Court
Bradford Libraries
Bradford History
Excerpt from Child's 1887 GazetteerBradford Historical Society
Email: Lawrence Coffin, PresidentHours and Admission: March - December: Friday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, or by appointment. The museum is handicapped accessible by elevator.
There is a museum of local interest in the old Academy Building (1893), now used as the town hall and other offices. Collections include costumes, documents, photographs, schoolbooks, farm tools, and souvenirs of local businesses.
Mr. Coffin also does a monthly local history column entitled "In Times Past" in the Journal-Opinion that covers Thetford, W. Fairlee,
Fairlee, Corinth, Topsham, Bradford, Newbury, Groton and Ryegate as well as the neighboring towns in Grafton, Co.
He has also posted 40 plus articles on his blog at larrycoffin@blogspot.com.
Bradford Vital Statistics
Census reporting ends with the 1820 census. There were over 50 separate items of data gathered in the 1830 census. That fact and that names are not in alphabetical order make it impractical to report later years.
Bradford Schools
Town of Bradford - Community/Schools Option
Bradford Churches
Town of Bradford - Community/Church Option
Cemetery Information
Digging Deep Unearthing the Mysteries of Burial and Cemetery Laws
Cemetery Listings
Goshen
Sawyer
Upper Plain
West Bradford
Wrights Mountain
Other Bradford Links
Northeastern US Waterfalls -- A list of waterfalls in the Northeastern US among which some may be located in Bradford.Some Old Photos of Bradford -- Select Map/Keyword Search and select the town.
Vermont Historical Gazetteer - Courtesy: Rod Skinner Local History for Vermont towns. HomePage for Upper Connecticut River Valley Lots of other genealogical information.
Other Listings of Interest, Courtesy - Janice Boyko
Bibliography
Orange County Bibliography
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