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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
The following handbooks will give you more detailed information about New Hampshire research and records:
Carpenter, Randall C. Descriptive Inventory of the New Hampshire Collection. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1983. (FHL book 974.2 A3c; fiche 6075931; computer number 255320.) This book provides the microfilm numbers of the New Hampshire records at the Family History Library as of 1983. It has information about the creation of each town and contains maps of the townships in each county. It includes an index to town, church, cemetery, and various other types of records.
Genealogical Research in New England. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1984. (FHL book 974 D27gr; computer number 254124.) This is a “how to” book with information on each of the New England states. The sources available for each state are explained with suggestions for research methodology in New England.
Melnyk, Marcia D. A Genealogist’s Handbook for New England Research. 4th ed. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. (FHL book 974 D27g 1999.) This source provides detailed information on each of the New England states. The towns are listed along with the dates of origin. Information and addresses are provided for sections on vital records, probate records, societies, periodicals, church records, and land records.
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