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How to find an obituary in Vermont
For a recent death, start with the funeral home's website and the local paper's obituary page. For an older obituary, Vermonters can search more than a million pages of Vermont newspapers on Newspapers.com at no cost through the state. Burlington's public library keeps the Burlington daily on microfilm from 1848.
What to have ready
- Full name, including a maiden name or nickname
- Approximate date and place of death (town and county)
- Age at death or birth year
- Names of close relatives (spouse, children, parents)
Tip: Knowing the town and county narrows the search more than anything else, because many Vermont towns were covered only by a weekly paper.
Where to look, by when the person died
| When the person died | Where to look |
|---|---|
| Last few years | Funeral home websites; newspaper obituary pages (listed below); Legacy.com's Vermont page |
| 1990s to recent decades | Vermont newspapers on Newspapers.com, open to Vermont residents through VSARA's newspapers of record page; UVM Libraries' guide to the Burlington daily (online from 1999) |
| Older or historic | Microfilm at Burlington's public library (from 1848); the Vermont Digital Newspaper Project and Chronicling America (1836–1922); VSARA newspapers of record; the Vermont Historical Society |
| Official death record | Search the state's index of births and deaths from 1909 to the present, updated weekly. See how to order a Vermont death record. |
Major newspapers' obituary pages
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Libraries and archives
- Vermont Department of Libraries: with VSARA, it offers Vermonters Newspapers.com access after a quick zip code and location check
- Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA): vital records
- Burlington's public library: genealogy and local history: staff can help you find obituaries from the local daily
- Vermont Historical Society, Leahy Library
Timeline expectations
- Recent obituaries appear when the family or funeral home publishes them, so timing varies.
- The state index covers deaths from 1909 on and is updated every week.
- Copies of vital records from 1760 to 2008 are online through FamilySearch and Ancestry.
Tips
- Vermont places no restrictions on public access to vital records, so a death record is an easy way to get the exact date.
- Burlington's library gives access to the index and citations for the daily on Newspapers.com. Staff can get the full text for you.
- Vermont residents can use Ancestry's Vermont vital records at no cost after a short verification.
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Note: Coverage years, fees and web addresses are set by the libraries, archives and newspapers listed and can change. PublicLibraries.com is not affiliated with them.