Further Reading: All of the following can be found in the Middlebury College library.
 
History of the town of Cornwall, Vermont 1801-1866 by Lyman Matthews
  A good background on Cornwall history, focusing on residents during the first half of the nineteenth century.
  Available on the Web at http://maozi.middlebury.edu/SharingVTHistory/BooksPamphlets/HTC/DirectoryHTC.html

History of the town of Cornwall, chapter from Smith's History of Addison County
  Available on the Web at http://maozi.middlebury.edu/SharingVTHistory/BooksPamphlets/HAC/chap19HAC.html

Two Centuries of Cornwall Life by Beulah Sanford
  An excellent starting point for Cornwall history. Great overview of the first two centuries of Cornwall, starting in 1761.
  An online index is available at http://maozi.middlebury.edu/cornwall/SanfordIndex.html

A history of Cornwall Houses and Their Inhabitants by Stuart Witherell
  A follow up on the Matthews text, documenting those who lived in Cornwall up to 1984.
  An online index is available at http://maozi.middlebury.edu/cornwall/WitherellIndex.html

Cornwall People and Their Times by Mary Peet Green
  Many interesting specific stories from years past. This book gives a first hand account of life in Cornwall from the earliest days up to the present.

Catalog of Witherell Papers belonging to the Cornwall Historical Society, compiled by Deborah Clifford
  Available online at http://maozi.middlebury.edu/cornwall/WitherellPapersCatalogCHS.htm

Social Capital
 
Adam Taylor's profile of John Roberts

Useful Links

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History
     The Museum has manuscripts, photographs and other documents on the history of Cornwall.
     http://henrysheldonmuseum.org