New Hampshire Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

:The '''National Archives at Boston''' has Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, '''New Hampshire''', Rhode Island, and Vermont documents, photos, and maps of 80 federal agencies, War of 1812, fortifications, coastal facilities, World War II research at Harvard and MIT, federal bankruptcy courts, First Circuit Court of Appeals, Navy, Coast Guard, westward expansion, ethnology, genealogy, Revolutionary War, Civil War, captured German records, territorial papers, censuses, passenger arrival records for Boston and New England, Canadian border crossings.<ref name="DB124">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 124. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>

:Best overall collection for New England vital records and probates, and excellent collection for Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, and Europe. The manuscript collection for members only has diaries, letters, account books, business papers, church and town records, sermons, maps, wills, deeds, unpublished town and family genealogies, photos, and papers of the region's best genealogists since 1850.<ref name="DB55759">Dollarhide and Bremer, 5, 57, and 59.</ref>  The '''New Hampshire''' collection has great detail on some early families, unpublished family histories, and many town and county histories.<ref name="DB53" /><br><br>

:They hold the original town and state records.<ref name="DB75" />

:*''[https://sos.nh.gov/archives-vital-records-records-management/archives/publications-collections/guide-to-archives/ Guide to Archives]'' is alphabetical by subject matter found in the collections and publications.

:*New Hampshire. Department of State. ''Division of Records Management and Archives. Guide to Early Documents (c. 1680–c. 1900)'' is an inventory of documents at the New Hampshire Records Management and Archives Center. (Concord, N.H.: Division of Records Management, 1981). ({{FSC|163759|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 974.2 A3n; film 1320570 item3; fiche 6332691.)}}<br><br>

:To obtain certified NH vital records, complete the required [http://sos.nh.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=8589947874 application form], and send it to the DVRA, or visit your local City or Town Clerk and pay a search fee.<ref>[http://sos.nh.gov/certcopies.aspx Obtaining Certified Copies of Vital Records] in ''New Hampshire Secretary of State'' (accessed 27 April 2017).</ref> New Hampshire has vital records since the early 1600s.

:Clearly the best genealogical collection in the state including town, county, and state histories, church records, deeds 1640-1770, maps, unpublished genealogies, newspapers, and a 30,000 card index of NH notables.<ref name="DB75" /><br>

:They have nearly all published histories and genealogies for New Hampshire.<ref name="DB75" /><br><br>

:They have the [[The Drouin Collection: Six Databases|Drouin Collection]] of Roman Catholic church records of Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick, a good collection of New Brunswick censuses, and limited material from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. They also have a good New Hampshire and New England marriage collection, [http://www.genealogy.umontreal.ca/en/home PRDH] vitial events to 1800, [[Loiselle Marriage Index|Loiselle]], [[Rivest Marriage Index|Rivest]], and [[Tanguay's Genealogical Dictionary|Tanguay]].<ref>[http://acgs.org/information/#holdings Holdings] in ''American-Canadian Genealogical Society'' (accessed 13 April 2016).</ref><br><br>

:Their excellent genealogical collection includes New Hampshire unpublished genealogies, printed books, indexes, cemetery transcripts, obituaries, and biographies.<ref name="DB75" /><br><br>

:Their nice genealogy collection is housed in one room. They have northern New England books, family folders, cemetery transcripts, obituaries, and manuscripts.<ref name="DB75" /><br><br>

:The Dimond Library is a federal and state depository, and houses special collections with genealogical and family papers sources.<ref>[http://www.library.unh.edu/find/special/subject/genealogy-%26-family-papers Genealogy and Family Papers] in ''University of New Hampshire Library'' (accessed 28 April 2016).</ref> The digital collection can be found on their [https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital website].<br><br>

:This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library Allen County Public Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche.<ref name="ACPLGC">[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ Genealogy Center] in ''Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> It has a premier genealogical periodical collection, local histories, genealogies, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic sources, and Canadians. They have a great eastern seaboard and '''New Hampshire''' collection.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> <br><br>

:Best known for its U.S. newspaper collection of over 18,000 bound volumes 1704-1820, history, genealogy, Bibles, maps, biography, directories, Native Americans, women, canals, railroads, photos, manuscripts.<ref name="DB59">Dollarhide and Bremer, 59.</ref>  They have '''New Hampshire''' vital records, newspapers, and town histories. One of the best genealogy centers in America.<ref name="DB53">Dollarhide and Bremer, 53.</ref><br><br>

:One of New England's largest collections of original manuscripts, books, genealogical periodicals, and surname folders, local history collection, genealogy databases, Massachusetts vital records to 1910, federal and state censuses, 9,000 New England town and family histories. Their collection of New England and '''New Hampshire''' sources is larger than most.<ref name="DB53" /> <ref>[http://www.haverhillpl.org/about/local-history/#genealogy-resources Genealogy Resources] in ''Haverhill Public Library'' (accessed 14 November 2013).</ref><br><br>

:The ''Massachusetts Archives Index'', aka "Colonial Index" lists nearly every New England immigrant including those who settled '''New Hampshire'''.<ref name="DB75" /><br><br>

:VHS is definitely the best research center for early Vermont residents, many of whom migrated from '''New Hampshire'''.<ref name="DB75">Dollarhide and Bremer, 75.</ref><br><br>

::[[Concord New Hampshire FamilySearch Center]]<br>90 Clinton St.<br>Concord NH 03301 USA<br>Telephone: 603-225-2848.

:::Each center is staffed by volunteers and has varying hours and services. Telephone in advance to verify their hours.