Vermont daily and weekly newspapers are valuable sources for researching the eugenics movement in Vermont. Many Vermont papers are available online.
Chronicling America
Selection of Vermont daily and weekly newspapers published through 1922
Burlington Free Press 1848-2007 Online Remote access-UVM affiliates only
Daily newspaper with statewide circulation
Newspapers.com
The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA) in partnership with Newspapers.com provides access to many historical and contemporary Vermont newspapers. Vermont titles are freely available to Vermonters. You can find instructions to access Vermont newspapers in Newspapers.com here (scroll down to the bottom of the page).
Search by topic
Eugenics, feebleminded, Eugenics Survey of Vermont, sterilization, rural betterment, hereditary factor, mental deficiency, Commission on Country Life
Search by name
Eugenics Survey staff: Henry F. Perkins, Harriett E. Abbot, Francis E. Conklin, Martha M Wadman, Elin L. Anderson, Marjorie Choate, Anna Rome
Eugenics Survey funders: Emily Proctor Eggleston, Shirley Farr
Search by date or date range
1912 (first sterilization law), 1925-1936 (Eugenics Survey of Vermont), 1931 (sterilzation law, Rural Vermont report), 1980 (court overturns sterilization law), 1990-2021 (scholarly investigations, apologies)
See Eugenics in Vermont: A Chronology for more dates