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. '''


 * 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 September 20, 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:


 * December 6 - Staff Christmas Party
 * February 14

Privacy curtain
One of the problems we saw with the new setup in the Family History Center was the difficulty of having lights on in the center when patrons are trying to use the microfilm readers. Our facilities management group has installed a curtain that can be drawn across the reader area to make it darker than the rest of the room. We hope that this will be useful to patrons using the microfilm readers.

New books!
Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, Third Edition


 * by Elizabeth Shown Mills
 * Published by Genealogical Publishing Company: Baltimore, Maryland, 2015

This book will help you in citing your sources no matter what they are. Excellent reference book for footnotes or just to see what types of records are out there. It will be at the front counter for a while so you can take a look when you come in.

Indexes of films and fiches
There are two binders indexing all the permanent film/fiche holdings in the center. You'll find the binders near the microfilm/fiche readers. The binders are as follows:


 * 1) The first binder is a strict numerical listing of all the film/fiche holdings. It is incomplete at this time.
 * 2) The second binder is an index to the first binder listing places, surnames, subjects, etc., in alphabetical order. It is also incomplete at this time.

This is a continuing work-in-progress and will be added to as the films are indexed. Please take a look at the binders if you are searching for a particular topic; we may have what you need!

Collections
This center receives PATRON-ORDERED films and fiche available through the FamilySearch Catalog. Choose the Nashua Family History Center as the center to which you would like films sent.


 * 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. These include:


 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Alexander Street Press including
 * The American Civil War Research Database
 * The American Civil War Letters and Diaries
 * The American Civil War Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera
 * Social and Cultural History
 * Women and Social Movements in the United States
 * Ancestry.com - Institution version
 * Create Your Who Do You Think You Are? Story, for free
 * Findmypast - Institution version
 * Fold3.com - Institution verson - allows printing of documents found without a subscription
 * Kinpoint
 * MyHeritage - Library Edition
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Paper Trail
 * ProQuest Obituary Listings
 * Puzilla.org - Premium Services
 * World Vital Records

In addition, access to the following from all computers:


 * ArkivDigital Online
 * LegacyStories

TreeConnect is also available on all computers.

Please ask any of our staff for access to these portals and tools.

Hardware and Equipment

 * 3 computers for patrons with access to premium websites as noted above
 * 1 microfiche reader
 * 2 microfilm readers
 * 2 high-magnification 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. They can be reached via email at nashuafhc@gmail.com.

New Hampshire research:

 * New Hampshire Online Records


 * 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


 * [www.byub.org/ancestors/charts Free Charts and Records] - free fillable pdf charts and records for those who would like hard copies typewritten of their family information.