Dates of first issue of early newspapers
- Bennington 1783
- Brattleboro 1797
- Burlington 1796
- Middlebury 1801
- Montpelier 1806
- Newbury 1796
- Peacham 1798
- Putney 1797
- Randolph 1800
- Rutland 1792
- St. Albans 1802
- Vergennes 1798
- Westminster 1730
- Windsor 1783
- Woodstock 1805
Starr Library has microfilm copies of more than 20 early Vermont newspapers and both the Sheldon Museum and Ilsley Library in Middlebury have runs of additional newspapers on microfilm. Details of these holdings are given on our collection guide: