Vermont Vital Records
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Remarks: Check or money order should be made payable to Vermont Department of Health. Personal checks are accepted. Call or visit the Web site to verify current fees. The Vermont Department of Health only provides vital records for the most recent 5 years. All older records are maintained by the Public Records Division in Middlesex (see below).Web site: Vermont Department of Vital Records
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Remarks: Check or money order should be made payable to Buildings and General Services. Personal checks are accepted. Call or visit the Web site to verify current fees. The Division of Public Records maintains all birth, death, marriage, and divorce records (as early as 1760) for the state of Vermont, except for the most recent 5 years which are available from the Vermont Department of Health (see above).Web site: Vermont Division of Public Records
Event: Birt hDates: Fro m 1857Cost of copy: $7.00Comments: Birth certificates are available from the Department of Health only for births within the past five years. After five years, the records are transferred to the Public Records Division. With your request include as much as you can of the following: the name on the birth record being requested, date of birth, place of birth (city or town), father's full name, (last, first, middle), mothers full name, including her maiden name, your relationship to the individual named on the certificate, the reason for your request, your daytime telephone number with area code, your mailing address and your signature.Application for Birth Record from last five years Application for Birth Records older than five years * Vital records in Vermont are maintained by the Town Clerk and these records are also available from them. The fee for a certified copy is $7, but some town clerks may be willing to provide you with a "records copy" for the cost of photocopying. Event: Death Dates: Fro m 1857Cost of copy: $7.00Comments: Birth certificates are available from the Department of Health only for births within the past five years. After five years, the records are transferred to the Public Records Division. With your request include as much as you can of the following: the name on the death record being requested, date of death, place of death (city or county), your relationship to the individual named on the certificate, the reason for your request, your daytime telephone number with area code, your mailing address and your signature. Statewide registration began in 1857, but records for some towns may be available back into the 1700s.Application for Death Record from last five years Application for Death Records older than five years * Vital records in Vermont are maintained by the Town Clerk and these records are also available from them. The fee for a certified copy is $7, but some town clerks may be willing to provide you with a "records copy" for the cost of photocopying. Event: Marriage Dates: Fro m 1857Cost of copy: $7.00Comments: Marriage certificates are available from the Department of Health only for marriages within the past five years. After five years, the records are transferred to the Public Records Division. With your request, include as much as you know of the following: full names of bride and groom (including bride's maiden name), the date of marriage, the place (city, county) of marriage, your relationship to the people named on the certificate, the reason for your request, your daytime telephone number with area code, your mailing address and your signature. Statewide registration began in 1857, but records for some towns may be available back into the 1700s.Application for Marriage Record from last five years Application for Marriage Records older than five years * Vital records in Vermont are maintained by the Town Clerk and these records are also available from them. The fee for a certified copy is $7, but some town clerks may be willing to provide you with a "records copy" for the cost of photocopying. Event: Divor ceDates: VariesCost of copy: $7.00Comments: Divorce certificates are available from the Department of Health only for divorces within the past five years. After five years, the records are transferred to the Public Records Division. With your request, include as much as you know of the following: full names of husband and wife, the date of divorce, the place (city, county) of divorce, your relationship to the people named on the certificate, the reason for your request, your daytime telephone number with area code, your mailing address and your signature.Application for Divorce Record from last five years Application for Divorce Records older than five years * Vital records in Vermont are maintained by the Town Clerk and these records are also available from them. The fee for a certified copy is $7, but some town clerks may be willing to provide you with a "records copy" for the cost of photocopying. Event: Adoption Vermont Adoption Search & Support Resources
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