Nashua New Hampshire Family History Center

'''We serve southern New Hampshire and parts of Massachusetts. Anyone is welcome to visit; we have a wide variety of books, microfilms, and microfiche available for patrons to use. '''

'''***Renovations to the center are complete and we are up and running; if you need internet access, please bring your computer - we hope to have the internet working again soon, but it is not working right now on our computers. Thanks for your patience and understanding.***'''

Location Map:

 * Nashua Family History Center

Address:


 * 110 Concord St Nashua NH 03064 United States

Phone: 


 * 1 603-594-8888

E-mail:


 * NH_Nashua@ldsmail.net
 * nashuafhc@gmail.com

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday: 10:00am - 2:00pm, 6:30 - 9:00pm
 * Wednesday: 10:00am - 2:00pm, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
 * Thursday: 10:00am - 2:00pm, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
 * Saturday: 10:00am - 3:00pm

Staff Training Meetings

 * Next training meeting will be held on March 15, 2015, at 4:30pm at the Stake Center. Please check in the Family History Center for location when you arrive.


 * Future training meetings are scheduled as follows at 4:30pm in the Stake Center:


 * April 26
 * June 21
 * August 16
 * October 18
 * December 20

New look for the Family History Center
Major renovations at the center are complete! Everything is in place and ready to go. We are still waiting for patron computers to be hooked up to the internet, but the front desk computer has internet access and patrons are free to use that until the other computers are back online. Come in and see the "new and improved" family history center! Check out the photos on our facebook page! (posted March 21, 2015)

New books!
We have some new books at the center that are wonderful aids to research. If you're stuck and don't know where to look next, come take a look at these reference books. They will be displayed until the end of April on the microfilm/fiche cabinets and then put on the bookshelves after that. The books are:


 * The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy 3rd edition by Val D. Greenwood; Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc; Baltimore, Maryland, (c) 2000


 * Third Edition Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, ed. by Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., C.G.; Ancestry Publishing, a division of The Generations Network, (c) 2004


 * The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy, 3rd edition, ed. by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking; Ancestry, a division of MyFamily.com, Inc.; (c) 2006

Expertise available on various topics

 * Expertise on specific topic are listed below. When possible, dates that a librarian with particular skills is working will be listed.

Indexes of films and fiches

 * We are currently developing indexes for our films and fiches. This is a work-in-progress. You'll find the binders on top of the microfilm/fiche cabinets in the center. There will be a numerical listing with indexes by subject and title. Please feel free to use these if you are looking for something in particular. They will list all permanent film/fiche holdings in the center.

Collections

 * This center able to receive any of the films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. Patrons should order the films indicating the Nashua Family History Center as their center.
 * Corbin Collection on microfilm
 * 1881 Census of England and Wales on microfiche
 * 1881 Census of Scotland on microfiche
 * British Civil Registry including births, deaths, and marriages
 * Miscellaneous films in our permanent collection for the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and some other European countries

Databases and Software

 * This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
 * ArkivDigital Software recently installed for use by patrons.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 3 computers for patrons with access to premium websites as noted above
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 5 microfilm readers
 * Printer
 * Flatbed Scanner
 * Digital camera, card reader, and monopod

Resources in the Local Area

 * Nashua Historical Society
 * Hunt Room at the Nashua Public Library - has an extensive collection of local genealogical resources.

Volunteer at the Center
We are always happy to have volunteers. A love of genealogy is the primary qualification. You must be comfortable with computers and be available at least twice a month during our regularly scheduled hours of operation. Please contact the Family History Center directors if you are interested in helping to staff the center.

New Hampshire research:

 * Hillsborough County, New Hampshire


 * New Hampshire Search Strategies


 * New Hampshire Directories


 * Nashua Family History Center Facebook page

General research

 * Genealogy Gophers - a website with over 40,000 searchable genealogy books