Every month on the 10th day I post a “Top Ten” list for my readers. Here is another one featuring books about Nutfield, New Hampshire, in no particular order…
1. History of
Londonderry, By Rev. E. L. Parker, 1851.
This book is out of print, but widely available in used book stores and
online book shops. It is also available
to read online at archive.org but there is nothing like having this good
reference book right at your elbow. The back of the book is full of genealogies of early Londonderry families.
2. Early Londonderry, a five volume set of
books by the Londonderry Historical Society. Each book covers a specific
section of town. Contact the Londonderry
Historical Society to purchase one or the entire set http://www.londonderryhistory.org/shop/
3. Nutfield Rambles,
by Richard Holmes, Peter Randall Publisher, 2007. This book, and the one below, are written by
the Derry, New Hampshire town historian, Rick Holmes. Both feature chapter length sketches from
Nutfield and Derry town history.
4. The Road to
Derry: A Brief History, by Richard
Holmes, History Press, 2009.
5. Willey’s Book of
Nutfield: A History of That Part of New Hampshire Comprised Within the Limits
of the Old Township of Londonderry, From Its Settlement in 1719 to the Present
Time, by George Franklyn, Willey, 1895, available online at Internet Archive
and on Ancestry.com
6. History of Windham, in New Hampshire 1719 –
1883: A Scotch Settlement (commonly called Scotch-Irish), embracing nearly one
third of the ancient settlement and historic township of Londonderry, NH,
By Leonard Allison Morrison, 1883, available online at Internet Archive. There was also a supplement to this book
written by Morrison in 1892 which includes marriages, births and deaths 1882 –
1892 and some obituaries.
7. Vital Records of Londonderry, by Daniel
Annis Gage, 1914 (covers 1719 – 1910) available online at the Internet Archive
and the Hathi Trust websites for free.
There is also a PDF at the Pelham Library website http://www.pelhamnhhistory.org/library/pdffiles/neighbors/vitalrecords/LondonderryVitalRecords.pdf
This book is also searchable at
Ancestry.com (check their card catalog).
8. Willey’s Semi-Centennial Book of Manchester:
Historic Sketches of that Part of New Hampshire Comprised Within the Limints of
the Old Tyng Township, Nutfield, Harrytown, Derryfield, and Manchester, From
the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time, by George Franklin Willey,
1896 available to read or download online at Google Book Search.
9. Index to
Genealogies in New Hampshire Town Histories, by William Copely, New
Hampshire Historical Society, 2000. This is my favorite place to look up
surnames from New Hampshire. Many New
Hampshire town history books have genealogy sections in the back, for the early
settlers.
10. Scotch Irish Pioneers in Ulster and America,
by Charles Knowles Boston, 1910.
Available to read online at Google Book Search.
If you know of any other great books that should be on this
list, leave a comment below!
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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Top Ten Books about Nutfield History and Genealogy", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 10, 2016, (http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/12/top-ten-books-about-nutfield-history.html: accessed [access date]).
Thanks so much
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