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Accessing Records Of The Family History Library
Familysearch™
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Bible Records
Biography
Major Biographical Collections
Biographical Encyclopedias
Cemeteries
Internet Tombstone Transcripts And Index
Census
Federal Censuses
Colonial Censuses
Church Records
Baptist
Congregational
Episcopal
Methodist
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic
Society Of Friends (quakers)
Court Records
Colonial Court Records
Directories
Divorce Records
Emigration And Immigration
People
Records
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Nationwide Indexes
Web Sites About Your Family
Statewide And Regional Collections
History
State Histories
Local Histories
Land And Property
Land Jurisdictional Periods
Registration Of Deeds
Maps
Military Records
Colonial Military Records (1600s–1775)
Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
War Of 1812 (1812–1815)
Civil War (1861–1865)
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Inventory On The Internet
Published Indexes
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Piscataqua Pioneers
Taxation
Town Records
Warnings Out
Town Historians
Vital Records
Records Of Births And Deaths
Marriage Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
This outline describes major sources of information about families from New Hampshire, including census, vital, cemetery, probate, land, tax, town, church, and military records for most of the towns and family and local histories. As you read this outline, study the United States Research Outline (30972), which will help you understand terminology and the contents and uses of genealogical records.
The Family History Library has most of the records described in this outline. Some of the descriptions list the Family History Library’s book, microfilm, microfiche, compact disc, and computer numbers. These are preceded by FHL, the abbreviation for Family History Library. Use these numbers to locate materials in the library and to order microfilm and microfiche at Family History Centers.
The Computer Number Search is the fastest way to find a source in the catalog. You can use the computer number if you have access to the Family History Library Catalog on computer. Sources found on the Internet are cited in this outline with their Universal Resource Locator (URL) address.
FamilySearch at Family History Centers. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing millions of names and is a good place to begin your family history research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been extracted from original sources. The Family History Library and many Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch. A few FamilySearch resource files—for example, the U.S. Social Security Death Index, and the U.S. Military Index—are found on the Family History Library and Family History Center version of FamilySearch, but not on the FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service.
Family History Library and Family History Center computers with FamilySearch do not have access to the Internet, computer on-line services, networks, or bulletin boards. Those services are available at many public libraries, college libraries, and private locations. Limited access to the Internet is available on a few computers in the Automated Resource Center in the Family History Library.
FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service. The Internet site at www.familysearch.org allows you to preserve your genealogy, order Family History Library publications, learn research strategies, and look for information about your ancestors in the following resources:
The library’s records are listed in the Family History Library Catalog, which is available at the library, at each Family History Center, and on the Internet at:
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ACCESSING RECORDS OF THE FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY
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FAMILYSEARCH™
Ancestral File, a file of over 35 million names organized into families and pedigrees.
International Genealogical Index, an index of over 360 million names extracted out of vital records primarily from the British Isles, North America, and northern Europe.
Family History Library Catalog, a description and classification of over 2 million microfilm reels and hundreds of thousands of genealogical books. You can search the catalog by family name, locality, author, book, or film number.
SourceGuide, a resource that contains over 150 “how-to” research outlines for states, nations, or genealogy topics; an extensive glossary of word meanings; and a catalog helper.
Family History Centers, a list of locations where you can order the microfilms described in the Family History Library Catalog and SourceGuide.
Web Sites, a categorized list of thousands of links to Internet sites related to family history.
Collaboration Lists links you to user-created mailing lists of researchers interested in similar genealogical topics.
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FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY CATALOG
www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp.
To find a record in the Family History Library Catalog, look in the Locality Search for:
UNITED STATES- CENSUSNEW HAMPSHIRE- VITAL RECORDSNEW HAMPSHIRE, HILLSBOROUGH- PROBATE RECORDSNEW HAMPSHIRE, HILLSBOROUGH, NASHUA- TOWN RECORDS
UNITED STATES- CENSUSNEW HAMPSHIRE- VITAL RECORDSNEW HAMPSHIRE, HILLSBOROUGH- PROBATE RECORDSNEW HAMPSHIRE, HILLSBOROUGH, NASHUA- TOWN RECORDS
The section headings in this outline match the names of record types used in the Family History Library Catalog.
RECORD SELECTION TABLE: NEW HAMPSHIRE
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.
1. In column 1, select a research goal.2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.3. In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful.4. Look in the section of this outline that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the Library.5. If you do not find the desired information see the Records Selection Table in the United States Research Outline (30972) for more suggestions.
Note: Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.
1. If you need information about
2. Look first in
3. Then search
Adoptions
Probate Records, Town Records
Court Records, Census, Vital Records
Age
Census, Cemeteries, Vital Records
Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration
Birth date
Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records
Town Records, Military Records, Biography, Bible Records
Birthplace
Vital Records, Church Records
Census, Military Records, Town Records
Boundaries and origins
Maps, Gazetteers
History, Societies
Children
Census, Probate Records, Vital Records, Church Records
Town Records, Land and Property, Bible Records, Genealogy
City or parish of foreign birth
Vital Records, Biography
Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
Country of foreign birth
Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records
Biography, Military Records, Emigration and Immigration
1. If you need information about
2. Look first in
3. Then search
Death information
Vital Records, Cemeteries, Church Records, Town Records
Probate Records, Newspapers, Bible Records
Divorce
Town Records, Vital Records, Divorce
Court Records, Newspapers, Census
Emigration information
Emigration and Immigration, Census, Naturalization and Citizenship
Biography, History, Societies
Ethnic background
Emigration and Immigration, Census
Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records
Historical background
History, Periodicals, Gazetteers, Town Records
Maps, Land and Property, Church Records
Immigration date
Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
Maps, Biography, Court Records
Living relatives
Directories, Census, Probate Records
Biography, Newspapers, Land and Property
Maiden name
Vital Records, Probate Records, Church Records
Town Records, Military Records, Bible Records
Marriage information
Vital Records, Census, Church Records, Town Records
Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Bible Records, Newspapers
Naturalization
Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records
Land and Property, Biography, Military Records
Occupations
Census, Directories, Town Records
Biography, History
Other family members
Census, Probate Records, Town Records
Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records
Parents
Vital Records, Census, Church Records, Town Records
Probate Records, Biography, Genealogy, Bible Records
Physical description
Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
Biography, Town Records
Place-finding aids
Maps, Gazetteers, History
Archives and Libraries, Societies
Places of residence
Census, Military Records, Town Records, Taxation
Directories, Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship
Places of residence when you know only the state
Census, Vital Records, Military Records, Taxation
Naturalization and Citizenship, Bible Records, Directories
Previous research
Genealogy, Biography, Societies
Periodicals, History, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids
Archives and Libraries, Periodicals, Church Records
Societies, For Further Reading
Religion
Church Records, Vital Records, Bible Records
Biography, History, Cemeteries
Social activities
Societies, Biography
Cemeteries, Directories, Town Records
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Version of Data: 6/9/2001]