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Welcome to the Hardwick, 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. The volunteer maintaining these pages does not perform research. Please direct your research questions to the appropriate Town Offices as listed on the town pages. 

What's New?

12-5-2005    Addition of new town to site.
12-15-2005  Added links to Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War volunteers.
04-03-2006  Links to search Rootsweb databases have been removed. Homeland Security has made it a possible security violation to make this type of information available. Sorry, folks. It wasn't my idea.
06-17-2006  Added information about old schools in Hardwick.
08-17-2006  Added additional links.
09-09-2006  Search site for Vermont Historical Gazetteer added.
03-03-2008  Old Photograph Search Site updated. Town office information updated.
12-16-2008  Links to Topozone maps changed to TopoQuest.
01-14-2009  Historical Society information updated.
06-02-2009  Directions to the cemeteries is provided.
07-16-2009  Maps of old schools relinked to TopoQuest.

Guest Book

Your comments and suggestions will be most welcome and will help me improve the site. Please restrict your postings to topics relative to genealogy.

Requests for information regarding wills should be directed to the Caledonia County Court Clerk whose address is found below. Requests for information regarding vital records, land records, etc should be directed to the Town Clerk's Office as listed below.

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Town Government

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.

Alberta Miller, Clerk-Treasurer
20 Church Street                            P. O. Box 523
Hardwick, VT 05843                      Hardwick, VT  05843
Tel: 802-472-5971                          Fax: 802-472-3793
Website: Town of Hardwick Home Page
Email:   Town of Hardwick 
Hours:  M - Th 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, F 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 
Listers: same as Town Clerk   Zoning: Th 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Fees:  Certified Copies     -  
           Non-Certified Copies - 

Caledonia Probate Court

    P.O. Box 406, 27 Main Street - St. Johnsbury, VT 05819    Phone: (802) 748-6605.

Hardwick Library

Jeudevine Memorial, 23 N. Main Street, PO Box 536, Hardwick, VT  05843
Librarian: Lisa Sammet   Tel: 802-472-5948
Hours: M & W  1:00 - 7:00 PM, Tu & Th  1:00 - 5:00 PM, F  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sa 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Hardwick History

   Excerpt from Child's 1887 Gazetteer
   Mexican War
   Hardwick Landowners in 1858
   War of Rebellion
   Spanish-American War
   1887-1888 Business Directory

Hardwick Historical Society

Hardwick Historical Society, Depot Street (off Church Street behind Town House), Hardwick, VT
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 177, Hardwick, VT  05843
Phone: 802-472-8555
Email: Hardwick Historical Society
Contact Person: Mary Brochu, President, phone: 802-472-6836
or Lorraine Hussey, phone 802-472-5903

 The restored Hardwick Depot, home of the Hardwick Historical Society,
houses artifacts of Hardwick's past. Items relating to the granite industry,
the railroad, Hardwick Academy, and the Civil War are displayed.
Summer Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM or by appointment

Hardwick Vital Statistics

   1790 Census     1800 Census     1810 Census     1820 Census

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.

04-03-2006    Homeland Security has indicated that to prevent identity theft, vital record information younger than 70 years should not be accessible to the public. For this reason, I have removed the links to search vital record information.

Hardwick Schools

The names and locations of historic Hardwick schools was derived from old copies of topographical maps.

Hardwick, VT Schools of the Past

Hardwick Churches

Cemetery Information

Digging Deep Unearthing the Mysteries of Burial and Cemetery Laws

Caledonia County Cemeteries Courtesy of Paul DesTroismaisons

Following is a list of all cemeteries in Hardwick with directions as to how to reach each one. Photos of the cemeteries are also provided. Due to the number of headstones in the larger cemeteries, I have no plans to list each stone individually at this time. Please click on the image to see a full size view.

Topozone has been bought by Trails.com and no longer has the level of free map viewing you deserve. The links to the Topozone maps have been changed to TopoQuest to provide you with the capabilities you previously enjoyed.

Cemetery Listings

Center

                   

Fairview - St. Norberts

                           

Hazen Road

                         

Jacob Paine    Additional Info For Jacob Paine Cemetery

                 

Main Street

           

Maple Street

           

Norris (Family)    Map of Norris Family Cemetery

               

Sanborn (Oldest Burials)

                       

Sanborn (Newest Burials)

                       

West Hill Cemetery

                 

Other Hardwick Links

   Northeastern US Waterfalls -- A list of waterfalls in the Northeastern US among which some may be located in Hardwick.
   Some Old Photos of Hardwick --  Instructions will be shown on that site.
   Vermont Historical Gazetteer - Courtesy: Rod Skinner    Local History for Vermont towns.
   HomePage for Upper Connecticut River Valley    Lots of other genealogical information.
   1887-1888 Business Directory
   Other Listings of Interest, Courtesy - Janice Boyko

Bibliography

    Hardwick Bibliography

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