New Hampshire Archives and Libraries

United States New Hampshire  Archives and Libraries

In addition to the Family History Library, other record repositories with major collections and services for genealogists are described below. The Family History Library has copies of many of the records at these archives, but most repositories will have additional sources. They often have compiled biographies and family and local histories. Some have maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids. When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in this outline, return to this section for the address or web site.


 * New Hampshire Department of State Division of Records Management and Archives 71 South Fruit Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Telephone: 603-271-2236 Fax: 603-271-2272 Internet: http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/genealogy.html


 * An alphabetical Guide to Archives is available, by subject matter in the collections and publications.

A 1981 inventory for this repository is:

New Hampshire. Department of State. ''Division of Records Management and Archives. Guide to Early Documents (c. 1680–c. 1900)'' at the New Hampshire Records Management and Archives Center. Concord, N.H.: Division of Records Management, 1981. (

National Archives Northeast Region (Boston) 380 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02452-6399 Telephone: 781-663-0130 Fax: 781-663-0154 Internet: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield

National Archives—Northeast Region (Pittsfield) 10 Conte Drive Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230 Telephone: 413-236-3600 Fax: 413-236-3609 Internet: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/pittsfield/

New Hampshire State Library 20 Park Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Telephone: 603-271-6823 or 2144 Fax: 603-271-2205 Internet: http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/

You can see their Genealogy and NH History page at their internet site:

The University of New Hampshire Library Dimond Library Special Collections 18 Library Way Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Telephone: 603-862-2714 Internet

New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Telephone: 617-536-5740 Internet: www.nehgs.org

Massachusetts State Archives Columbia Point 220 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts 02125 Telephone: 617-727-2816 Internet address

Web Sites
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from New Hampshire in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly, and most of the information is available at no cost. The following sites are gateways linking you to more sites (addresses are subject to change):

FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service. [Salt Lake City]: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 22 March 1999 [cited 6 August 1999]. Available at www.familysearch.org. At this site you can access the Family History Library Catalog, Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, SourceGuide, lists of Family History Centers, web sites related to family history, and lists of researchers interested in similar genealogical topics. You can also learn about and order Family History Library publications.

Howells, Cyndi. "U.S.- New Hampshire- NH." In Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet. Puyallup, Washington: Cyndi Howells, 14 December 1999 [cited 14 December 1999]. Available at www.cyndislist.com/nh.htm. This list has more links to other New Hampshire genealogical sites and describes more resources than any other site on the Internet.

"New Hampshire USGenWeb." In The USGenWeb Project. N.p., 10 November 1999 [cited 14 December 1999]. Available at www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/nh. This is a cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

"United States Resources: New Hampshire." In RootsWeb. N.p., 12 December 1999 [cited 14 December 1999]. Available at www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/nh.html. This list of sites and resources includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.

Guant, Christine. "New Hampshire Resources." In Genealogy Resources on the Internet. N.p., 6 December 1999 [cited 14 December 1999]. Available at www.personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/newhamp.html. This site provides links to vital record offices, genealogical and historical societies, queries, mailing lists, county-by-county Internet sites, and gopher sites.

"NHGenExchange." In Genealogical Exchange &amp; Surname Registry. N.p., 1996-1999 [cited 14 December 1999]. Available at  This site brings searchable data to genealogists, including databases (church, cemetery, census, land, immigration, naturalization, and vital records), directories, historical accounts, mailing lists, queries, local surname researchers, and look-up volunteers. (This page may have been discontinued)

Cleaveland, Richard. "BBSes for New Hampshire." In Richard Cleaveland’s Genealogical Bulletin Board Systems World-wide (GBBS). [Washington, D.C.]: National Genealogical Society, 4 May 1998 [cited 14 December 1999]. Available at www.genealogy.org. Look for answers and post queries on the genealogical electronic bulletin boards of this list.

Further inventories and other information about New Hampshire archives and libraries can be found in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under:

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