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Bibliographic Resources

The LCP bibliography is intended to cover a broad span of disciplines that link communities with their landscapes. It includes a special section for teachers as well as sections on Ecology, Geology, Mapping, Natural History, Non-print Media, Shelburne Farms, and Cultural History. Web resources can be found on our Links page.

Our cultural history section includes these subheadings: General Vermont History, Archaeology & Reference, Books for Children and Young Adults, Film and Video, Selected Topics and Sources, Maps

Geology

• Allaby, A., & Allaby, M. 1999. Oxford Dictionary of Earth Science. Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
• Cvancara, Alan M. 1995. A Field Manual for the Amateur Geologist. John Wiley & Sons New York, NY.
• Dixon, D., & Bernor, R. 1992. The Practical Geologist. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.
• Gilleson, David. 1996. Caves: Processes, Development, Management. Blackwell Pub., Cambridge MA.
• VanDiver BB. 1987. Roadside geology of Vermont and New Hampshire. Mountain Press Pub., Missoula, MT.
• Wycoff, Jerome. 1999. Reading the Earth. Adastra West Inc. Mahwah, NJ.

Mapping and Map Making

• National Geographic Society. 1999. The National Geographic Desk Reference. Stonesong Press, Washington, D.C.
• Ward L., & Wood, Denis. 2001. Seeing Through Maps Kaiser, ODT, Inc, Amherst, MA

Ecology

• Albers J. 1999. Hands on the land : a history of the Vermont landscape. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
• Borman, F.H., & Likens, G.E. 1994. Pattern and Process in a Forested Ecosystem. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY.
• Caduto, Michael. 1990. Pond and Brook, University Press of New England, Hanover, NH.
• Carroll, David A. 1999. Swampwalker's Journal: A Wetlands Year. Houghton Mifflin CO., Boston, MA .
• DeGraaf, R.M., & Yamasaki, M. 2001. New England Wildlife. University Press of New England, Hanover, NH
• Hammit, W.E., & Cole, D.N. 1987. Wildland Recreation. John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY.
• Hampton, B., & Cole, David. 1988. Soft Paths. Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA.
• Harlow, W.M. 1946. Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs. Dover Pub., New York, NY.
• Hawken, Paul. 1994. The Ecology of Commerce. HarperCollins, New York, NY
• Heinrich, Bernd. 2003. Winter World. Harper Collins, New York, NY.
• Johnson CW., & Worley IA. 1985. Bogs of the Northeast. University Press of New England, Hanover, N.H.
• Larson DW., Matthes U., & Kelly PE. 2000. Cliff ecology : pattern and process in cliff ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
• Kohnke, Helmut., & Franzmeier. 1995. Soil Science Simplified Fourth Edition. Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, IL
• Marchand, Peter. 1987. The North Woods. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA.
• Miller, G. Tyler. 1994. Living in the Environment Eight Edition. Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.
• Mollison, Bill. 1991. Introduction to Permaculture. Australian Print Group,Maryborough, Victoria.
• Niering, William A. 1985. Wetlands. Alfred Knopf, New York, NY.
• Rezendes, Paul. 1999. Tracking and the Art of Seeing. HarperCollins, New York, NY.
• Smith, A., & SEAC 1993. Campus Ecology. Living Planet Press. Los Angeles, CA
• Wessels T. 2001. The granite landscape : a natural history of America's mountain domes, from Acadia to Yosemite. Countryman Press, Woodstock, Vt.

Favorite Field Guides

• Ludlum, David. 1995. Audubon Field Guide to Weather. Alfred Knopf, New York, NY.
• Newcomb, Lawrence. 1977. Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Little Brown and Company, Boston, MA.
• Sibley, D.A. 2001. The Sibley Guide to Birds. Alfred Knopf, New York, NY.
• Slack, N.G., & Bell, A.W. 1995. Field Guide to the New England Alpine Summits. Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA.
• Symonds, Georg W.D. 1963. The Shrub Identification Guide. William Morrow Co., New York, NY
• Symonds, Georg W.D. 1958. The Tree Identification Guide. William Morrow Co., New York, NY

Landscape Natural History

• Albers, 2000. Hands on the Land. Co-published by MIT Press and The Orton Family Foundation.
• Cronon, William. 1983. Changes in the Land. Hill and Wang.
• Elder, John. 1998. Reading the Mountains of Home. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Foster, David R., & John F. O'Keefe. 2000. New England Forests Through Time: Insights from the Harvard Forest Dioramas, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
• Hastings, Scott E., Jr., & Geraldine Ames. 1983. The Vermont Farm Year in 1890. Woodstock, Vermont: Billings Farm and Museum.
• Johnson, Charles. 1998. The Nature of Vermont. Hanover: NH: The University Press of New England.
• Johnson, Curtis B. 1988. "A Guide to Vermont Architecture." Montpelier: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. (A pamphlet excerpted from The Historic Architecture of Rutland County by the same author.)
• Kemmis, Daniel. 1990. Community and the Politics of Place. University of Oklahoma Press.
• Klyza, Christopher, & Stephen Trombulak. 1994. The Story of Vermont: A Natural and Cultural History. Hanover: NH: The University Press of New England.
• Klyza, Christopher. 2003. Wilderness Comes Home: Rewilding the Northeast. Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College Press.
• Lappe, F.M., & P.M Dubois. 1994. The Quickening of America: Rebuilding Our Nation, Remaking Our Lives. Jossey-Bass.
• Lipke William C., & Philip N. Grime. 1976. Vermont Landscape Images 1776-1976. Burlington: Robert Hull Fleming Museum.
• Meeks, Harold A. 1986. Time and Change in Vermont: A Human Geography. Chester, CT: Globe Pequot Press.
• Meinig, D.W. 1979. The Interpretation of Ordinary Landscapes, New York: Oxford University Press. Orr, David W. 1994. Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment and the Human Prospect. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
• Sanford, Robert, Huffer,Don, & Huffer, Nina. 1995. Stonewalls and Cellarholes: A Guide for Landowners on Historic Features and Landscapes in Vermont's Forests. Waterbury: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.
• Sauer, P. 1995. Finding Home: Writing on Nature and Culture from Orion Magazine. Beacon Press.
• Sloane, Eric. 1974.Our Vanishing Landscape, New York: Ballantine Books. (There may be a more recent edition.)
• Stories in the Land: A Place-Based Environmental Education Anthology.1998. Great Barrington, MA: Orion Society.
• Thomashow, Mitchell. 1995. Ecological Identity: Becoming a Reflective Environmentalist. MIT Press.
• Thompson, Liz, & Eric Sorenson.2000. Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont. Hanover, NH.: University Press of New England.
• Visser, Tom. 1997. Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England.
• Watts, May Theilgaard. 1999. Reading the Landscape. New York: The MacMillan Co. (Reprint of the 1975 second edition by Nature Study Guild Publishers.)
• Wessels,Tom. 1997. Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England. The Countryman Press. Woodstock, VT.
• Windham Foundation. "Vermont Citizens and Civic Participation in a Changing World: Report of the Twenty-Fifth Grafton Conference."
• Yale, Allen R. Jr. 1991. While the Sun Shines: Making Hay in Vermont 1789-1990. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. (Distributed by the University Press of New England, Hanover, NH.)

Non-print Media:

• Orton Family Foundation video collection:
  • "Change and Challenge: Vermonters at work"
  • "Vermont's Working Landscape"
  • "Vermont's Settlement Patterns"
  • "Industrious Vermont" Walton, Richard K., ed.
• Robert W. Lawson. Peterson Field Guides Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central

Teaching References

• Bourne, B. Taking Inquiry Outdoors. Stenhouse, 2000.
• Brooks, J.G., & Brooks, M.G. The Case for Constructivist Classrooms (1993). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Chancer, J., & Rester-Zodrow, M.G. Moon Journals: Writing, Art and Inquiry though focused Nature Study (1997). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
• Demarest, A. This Lake Alive! An Interdisciplinary Handbook for Teaching and Learning about Lake Champlain. (1997) Shelburne, VT: Shelburne Farms.
• Demarest, A., Rathbone, A., & Romond, B. Standards in the Basin: A K-12 Standards-based Addendum to This Lake Alive! (2000) Shelburne, VT: Shelburne Farms.
• Geography For Life: National Geography Standards (1994). Washington, DC: National Geographic Society et al.
• Nabhan, Gary.P., & Trimble, S. 1994. The Geography of Childhood. Boston: Beacon Press.
• Sobel, D. 1993. Children's Special Places: Exploring the Role of Forts, Dens, and Bush Houses in Middle Childhood. Zephyr Press.
• Sobel, David. 1998. Mapmaking With Children : Sense of Place Education for the Elementary Years. ISBN: 0325000425
• Into the Field: A Guide to Locally Focused Teaching (1999) Great Barrington, MA.; Orion Society.
• Wiggins, G., & McTighe J. Understanding By Design (1998). Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Cultural History References (General Vermont History, Archaeology & Reference)

• This bibliography is from Sanford, Robert. 1994. Stonewalls & Cellarholes: A Guide for Landowners on Historic Features and Landscapes.Vermont Agency of natural Resources.
• Allen, Ira. The Natural and Political History of the State of Vermont. Originally published in London in 1798 by J. W. Myers; reprinted in 1969 by Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., Rutland, Vermont. This book is of unique interest because it consists of a first-hand account of historical events in which the author, youngest brother of Ethan Allen, played a prominent role.
• Bassett, T. D. Seymour (ed.), Outsiders Inside Vermont: Travelers' Tales Over 358 Years. An anthology compiled and edited by T. D. Seymour Bassett. The Stephen Greene Press, Brattleboro, VT, 1967. Includes observations of such travelers as Champlain, Ira and Ethan Allen, Luigi Castiglioni, Horace Greeley, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Thoreau, Henry James, Kipling, and Allistair Cooke, among others.
• Bogart, Walter Thompson. The Vermont Lease Lands. Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, Vermont, 1950. This authoritative study is concerned with land grants in the State of Vermont, popularly known as the "lease lands." These grants are for "public, pious and charitable use." There are few towns in the state which do not contain some of the lands and in each instance, present some special historical peculiarity. Includes definition of glebe lands and gores, historical background, jurisdiction, legislation, and administration of lease lands.
• Child, Hamilton. County Gazetteer and Directory of Windham County 1724-1884. Compiled and published by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY, Journal Office, July, 1884. Available at the Town Clerk's Office in South Londonderry, and many other libraries.
• Crockett, Walter Hill. History qfVermont. The Century History Co., Inc., NY., 1921. A comprehensive study of Vermont from geologic times through World War I in four volumes.
• Dexter, Warren W. and Barbara C. Hanson. Vermont: Wilderness to Statehood 1748-1791. Published by Academy Books, Rutland, VT, 1989. Primarily a photographic essay of information gleaned from gravestones, meeting houses, churches, and markers still in existence.
• Duffy, John. Vermont: An Illustrated History. Picture research by Faith Learned Pepe, 1985, Windsor Publications, Inc. Contains chapters on The Abenakis - "People of the Dawn" or "the Ordinary People", New France to New England, Revolution, Republic and Statehood, Boom Times, Fifty Years of Social Dynamism, and the Shaping of Modern Vermont..
• Haviland, William A. and Marjory W. Power. The Original Vermonters: Native Inhabitants Past and Present. University Press of New England, 1981. This is the most comprehensive book written to date about the native inhabitants in Vermont.
• Huden, John C. Archaeology in Vermont. Compiled by John C. Huden, Monograph Three, August 1960, University of Vermont, Burlington. This monograph is a compilation of many authors which includes the study of native inhabitants and relics in Vermont.
• Johnson, Charles W. The Nature of Vermont: Introduction and Guide to a New England Environment. The University Press of New England, 1980,Hanover, NH. This book is illustrated with photographs, pen and ink drawings and maps and is set in the context of Vermont's geologic and human pasts. Discusses human impact on landscape, birds, wildlife, and plants as well as the development of forestry and wildlife management and Vermont's agricultural tradition. Also lists 80 areas that readers may visit to see examples of Vermont's beautiful and diverse environments.
• Merrill, Perry H. Vermont Under Four Flags: A History of the Green Mountain State 1635-1975. Written and published by Perry H. Merrill, designed and printed by Northlight Studio Press, Inc., Barre, VT, 1975. This book is a composite history of little-known facts about Vermont's past, including a Dutch Colony, immigration and emigration, women's suffrage, and the history of skiing.
• Morrill, Philip and Robert G. Chaffee. Vermont Mines and Minerals Localities. Published by the Montshire Museum, Hanover, NH, 1964. Reprinted by Dondero's Rock & Mineral Shop, N. Conway, NH.
• Mussey, Barrows. Vermont Heritage: A Picture Story. Published by A. A. Wyn, Inc., New York, 1947; composition by E. L. Hildreth & Co., Brattleboro, VT. This book is illustrated with over 170 old engravings from The Museum Society, Brattleboro. It includes stories of the Green Mountain Boys, travel from Vernon to St. Albans and of work and play - indoors and out, in early Vermont.
• Neudorfer, Giovanna (Peebles). Vermont's Stone Chambers: An Inquiry into Their Past. Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier. This book is a rational examination of the pseudo-scientific belief that ancient Celts and other European peoples constructed stone chambers in Vermont thousands of years ago. Her study is a valuable example of the use of scholarly inquiry to deal with popular culture issues and myths.
• Orton, Vrest (ed.). And So Goes Vermont: A Picture Book of Vermont As It Is. 200 Photographs of the People, The Life and The Scenery. Foreword by Charles Beecher Hogan, The Countryman Press, Weston, VT and Farrar & Rinehart, NY, 1937.
• Peebles, Giovanna. A Rich and Ancient Heritage: Vermont's Archaeological Sites. Division for Historic Preservation, Montpelier, VT. 1989. A nine page response to common questions about archaeology in Vermont
• Peebles, Giovanna. Archaeology Projects Idea List. Division for Historic Preservation, Montpelier, VT 1989. A six page handout on fun ideas for learning about archaeology.
• Rolando, Victor R. 200 Years of Soot and Sweat: The History and Archeology of Vermont's Iron, Charcoal, and Lime Industries. Vermont Archaeological Society, Manchester, VT. 1992.

  This book is the definitive reference for anyone interested in the history of these industries. It is also a recommended source for all who are interested in Vermont archaeology.

• Starbuck, David (Ed.). The Journal of Vermont Archeology. Vermont Archaeological Society.
• Burlington, VT, 1994. This volume was published in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Vermont Archaeological Society. Articles range from prehistoric land use to lime kilns.
• Stilwell, Lewis D. Migration From Vermont. Vermont Historical Society, 1948. Primarily a composite biography of 8,000 people who left Vermont in the early years. Includes life in Vermont between 1760 and 1860 and the Great Migration of 1830-1840.
• Thomas, Peter A. and Lauren A. Kelley. The Preservation of Vermont's Archaeological Resources. Division of Historic Preservation, Montpelier, VT, 1980. Addresses preservation, federal and state legislation, the planning process for protecting archaeological resources, and suggestions for citizen participation. Available in some libraries, but may be hard to find.
• Thomas, Peter A. and Lauren A. Kelley. An Archaeological View of Vermont's Past. Division for Historic Preservation, Montpelier, VT, 1980. This document includes an outline of . Vermont's Prehistory, studying ways oflife of the native inhabitants, understanding cultural processes and an archaeological view of the last 250 years in Vermont.
• Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. Vermont Historic Preservation Plan. Division for Historic Preservation, Agency of Development and Community Affairs. April, 1993. The plan is being developed as a management tool for preserving and promoting Vermont's cultural heritage.
• Wilgus, William J. The Role of Transportation in the Development of Vermont. Maps by Earle Williams Newton and the author, Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, 1945. The effects of primitive transport, railroads, steamboats and 20th century transportation on the economic, social, political, and cultural development of Vermont.
• Wilson, Harold Fisher. The Hill Country of Northern New England: Its Social and Economic History 1790-1930. Columbia University Press, 1936. This book includes chapters on the coming of the railroad, the sheep industry, the rise of the dairy industry, forest products, and summer recreation, as well as population, production, and farm statistics.

Cultural History Resources (Books for Children and Young Adults)

• This bibliography is from Sanford, Robert. 1994. Stonewalls & Cellarholes: A Guide for Landowners on Historic Features and Landscapes.Vermont Agency of natural Resources.
• Bailey, Bernadine. Vermont. Albert Whitman & Co., Chicago, 1961. Short history of interesting facts about Vermont.
• Bishop, Alicia R. My Little Vermont Book. Maps by The National Survey, Chester, VT, 1966. 73 page book about the geography, government, history, resources, and industry of Vermont.
• Blake, Noah. Diary of An Early American Boy. Wilfred Funk, Inc., NY, 1962. Written by Noah Blake at age 15 in 1805. Put together by Eric Sloane, with over 90 illustrations by him. This book gives a real flavor for pioneer life.
• Brown, Slater. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys. Random House, NY, 1956. An account of Ethan Allen's life.
• Bruchac, Joseph. The Wind Eagle. Bowman Books (The Greenfield Review Press), Greenfield Center, NY. 1985.
• Calloway, Colin G. The Abenaki. Chelsea House Publishers, New York. 1989. Informative general description of the Abenaki in New England. Valuable for adults as well as children.
• Carpenter, Allan. Vermont: From its Glorious Past to the Present. Illustrations by Phil Austin, Children's Press, Chicago, 1967. Includes a true story of Captive Johnson, ancient geologic times, the French and English, the Revolutionary War, statehood, natural resources, and a reference section on facts, dates, and governors of Vermont.
• Cheney, Cora. Vermont: The State with a Storybook Past. The New England Press, Shelburne, VT. 1986.
• Collins, Edward Day. A History of Vermont. The Athenaeum Press, 1903. A comprehensive study of the history of Vermont with geological and geographical notes, bibliography, chronology, maps, and illustrations.
• Fradin, Dennis B. Vermont in Words and Pictures. Illustrations by Richard Wahl, maps by Len W. Meents. Children's Press, Chicago, 1980. A brief introduction to the land, histories, cities, industries, and famous sites of the Green Mountain State.
• Greene, Grace W. Green Mountain Sampler. Vermont Department of Libraries, 1990. An annotated bibliography of books about Vermont, Vermonters, Vermont-related subjects, or with Vermont settings. All books listed are owned by the Vermont Department of Libraries (28 pages of listings).
• Guyette, Elise A. Vermont: A Cultural Patchwork. Cobblestone Publishing, Inc., Peterborough, NH, 1968.
• Kelley, Shirley W. Little Settlers of Vermont. Equity Publishing Co., Oxford, NH, 1963. A story of the journey of a pioneer family through New England.
• Long, Laura. George Dewey: Vermont Boy. 1952. Bobbs-Merrill, Co., Inc., NY. Fictional account of Commodore Dewey's life.
• Mellen, Jeanne. The Morgan Horse. With illustrations, The Stephen Greene Press, Brattleboro, VT, 1961. The history and descendants of the Morgan horse. .
• Myron, Robert. Mounds, Towns and Totems: Indians of North America. World Publishing, Co., Cleveland, 1966. "When we neglect the heroic past of the American Indian, we thereby weaken our own heritage" - John F. Kennedy.
• O'Neil, Mary J. Growing Up in Vermont. Illustrated by Lucy H. Doane; 2nd edition, Charles E. Tuttle, Co., Rutland, VT, 1960. How it Happened - Vermont's state bird, flag, flower, seal, ,and tree. Also includes Furry Friends, Merry Music, and Vermont leaders.
• Slocum, Harold W. The Story of Vermont. Scribner's Sons, NY, 1926. An overview of the early history of Vermont.

Cultural History Resources (Film and Video)

• This bibliography is from Sanford, Robert. 1994. Stonewalls & Cellarholes: A Guide for Landowners on Historic Features and Landscapes.Vermont Agency of natural Resources.
• It's a Love of the Land. 16 mm. 29 min. Milk Production Serv., Inc. 1977. Portrait of early Vermont settlers.
• A Rich and Ancient Heritage, Vermont's Archaeological Sites. Video recording, 27 min. VT Division for Historic Preservation, Vermont heritage series. 1991. This video examines Vermont's archeological history beginning with the arrival of the Paleo-indians around 12,000 AD. It documents the importance of archeological sites and artifacts found in Vermont. There are also other videos in the series that also pertain to cultural resources and Vermont history.
• Further Information: Vermont Department of Libraries, 828-3261 or 828-3268

Cultural History Resource (Selected Topics and Sources)

• This bibliography is from Sanford, Robert. 1994. Stonewalls & Cellarholes: A Guide for Landowners on Historic Features and Landscapes.Vermont Agency of natural Resources.
• Burns, G. P. and C. H. Otis. The Trees of Vermont. University of Vermont, Free Press Printing, Co., Burlington, 1916. Identifies history, habitat, leaves, bark, buds, distribution, and uses of trees at the early part of this century.
• Calloway, Colin, G. The Western Abenakis of Vermont 1600-1800. University of Oklahoma Press:
• Norman and London. 1990. This book helps dethrone the myth of Vermont being empty prior to White settlement. A useful and highly readable summary of this period of history.
• Cronan, William. Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England.
• Hill & Wang, NY, 1983. This book has become standard reading for people interested in New England landscape history.
• Curtis, Jane & Will, and Frank Lieberman. Green Mountain Adventure - Vermont's Long Trail:
• An Illustrated History. Green Mountain Club, Montpelier, VT, 1985. Contains old and previously unpublished photos and three maps. The Club was founded in 1910 and undertook cutting a trail 265 miles long from Massachusetts to the Canadian border.
• McHargue, Georgess and Michael Roberts. A Field Guide to Conservation Archaeology in North America. J. B. Lippincott; Philadelphia. 1977. A useful guide to American Archaeology, this book is geared toward amateurs interested in a conservation approach.
• Newton, C. M., D. J. Brynn, D. E. Capen, J. C. Clausen, 1. R. Donnelly, J. B. Shane, Jr., P. A.
• Thomas, T. L. Turner, and J. E. Vissering. Impact Assessment of Timber Harvesting in Vermont. 1990. School of Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington. 144 pp.
• Sloane, Eric. Our Vanishing Landscape. Ballantine Books, NY, 1955. Classic collection of drawings and descriptions of trees, farms, roads, tools, and other features and artifacts of the 18th and 19th century New England landscape. Eric Sloane's other books on barns, tools, and history are also good references and fun reading.
• U.S. Corps of Engineers. Water Resources Development in Vermont. U.S. Corps of Engineers, New England Division, 1989. Includes flooding in New England, natural resources management, dams & reservoirs, local protection projects, and navigation.
• Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (ed.). The Vermont Woodland Owner's Manual. VT Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation, Montpelier, VT. 1992. A 32 page collection of short articles on issues that affect forest landowners.
• Vermont Land Trust. Quarterly Reports of the Vermont Land Trust. Contains timely articles on conservation, forest lands and stewardship. Available from the Vermont Land Trust.
• Vermont Natural Resources Council. Liability and the Landowner in Vermont. Agency of Environmental Conservation, Waterbury. 1977. A ten page booklet that nicely describes general principles of liability.

Cultural History Resources (Maps)

• This bibliography is from Sanford, Robert. 1994. Stonewalls & Cellarholes: A Guide for Landowners on Historic Features and Landscapes.Vermont Agency of natural Resources.
• The following are some examples and types of maps that are commonly used in archaeology and the study of cultural resources:
• Beers Maps: F. W. Beers and his associates published county atlases in the mid 19th Century. These often provide the location of specific houses and commercial structures, with associated owners' names. For example, in Windsor County, the reference is:
• Beers, F. W., A. D. Ellis, and G. G. Soul. 1969. Atlas of Windsor County, Reprinted by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont.
• Most town libraries have one or more of these atlases; they are invaluable references.
• Bird's Eye Maps: In the late 19th Century itinerant artists created and sold "bird's eye views" of towns. If they exist for your town, they are most likely to be found in the library, museum, or town offices.
• County Maps: Walling, Shields, and other cartographers published county maps in the mid to late 19th Century. Many towns such as Springfield and Newbury have framed originals of these maps posted in their town offices. These maps can be used to match names with structure locations. Tracings and photographs can be taken, but the condition of these maps usually prohibits individual handling.
• Geological Survey Maps: The Vermont Geological survey periodically publishes maps and associated texts. These are useful in the study of cultural resources. One commonly cited reference is:
• Doll, C. G., D. P. Stewart, and P. MaClintock (eds). 1970. Surficial Geology Map of Vermont. Vermont Geological Survey, Montpelier.
• Specialty Maps: Natural resources, soils, railroad, and other specialty maps may exist for your area. Historical maps often are referenced in local histories. Modem specialty maps are available through the regional planning commissions.
• U.S.G.S. Maps: The United States Geological Survey has published quadrangle maps (7 minute and 15 minute scales). These can be used to compare locations of roads and houses between successive editions. These maps can be found at libraries and local, state, and federal government offices.

Shelburne Farms Resources

• Donnis, Erica. The Conception Of A Country Residence: Shelburne House, 1887-1900. Master's Thesis, Winterthur Program in Early American Culture. 1998.
• Emmet, Alan. The Power Landscape: Dr. William Seward Webb's Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont. In So Fine A Prospect: Historic New England Gardens. Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1996.
• Foreman, John and Robbe Stimson. Shelburne Farms. In The Vanderbilts and the Gilded Age: Architectural Aspirations, 1879-1901. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991.
• Hazelton, Henry I. Shelburne Farms. New England Magazine 25 (November 1901): 267-277.
• King, Robert, with Charles O. McLean. Shelburne Farms. In The Vanderbilt Homes. New York: Rizzoli, 1989.
• Lipke, William C., ed. Shelburne Farms: The History Of An Agricultural Estate. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont, 1979.
• Manson, George J. An American Gentleman's Estate. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly 34 (September 1892): 257-263.
• Powell, Edwin C. Shelburne Farms: An Ideal Country Place. Country Life in America 3 (February 1903): 152-156.
• Sherman, Joe. The House At Shelburne Farms: The Story Of One Of America's Great Country Estates. Middlebury, VT: Paul Eriksson, 1992.
• Shelburne Farms Tour Guide Manual. In-house publication, 1999.
• Webb, William Seward. Shelburne Farms Stud of English Hackneys, Harness and Saddle Horses, Ponies and Trotters. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1893.