The Historical Society is dedicated to collecting and preserving significant records and materials related to the history of Windham County. The Research Center, located in the original 1936 County Museum building, houses primary resources including: journals, ledgers, letters, genealogical resources, maps, photographs, newspapers, town and county histories, church records, books and pamphlets, scrapbooks, posters, prints, and broadsides. The Center’s portrait gallery compliments a quiet library space for researchers. 

Location - 574 VT Route 30 , Newfane, VT 05345. The Research Center in Newfane Village is a short walk from the County History Museum in the 1825 Jail Building, as well as the West River Railroad Museum on Cemetery Hill Road.

Times of Year - Open by appointment from Memorial Day weekend in May through Indigenous People’s weekend in October. To make an appointment, contact the Historical Society by phone (802 365-0227) or preferably by email:  info@historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org

Costs - Admission is free to the Research Center. The Curator and volunteers are available to assist visitors with brief searches by providing available resource materials for study. More extensive research assistance may be possible for an agreed upon fee, based on $20 per hour plus $1.00 per page photocopies if applicable. 

• Genealogy requests may be submitted directly to us by using this form.
• Please note that while inquiries are fielded year-round, access to materials in the Research Center is unavailable during the ‘off-season.’
• Researchers may bring pencils, loose leaf paper, and laptops into the Research Center. Digital photography is prohibited without the consent of the Curator.