Researching Nutfield Ancestors in Derry, New Hampshire

This blog post is part of the lecture I presented at the Founders Day event held in East Derry, New Hampshire on April 12 - 14.  I'll be covering the resources available for genealogical research in Derry, Londonderry, Manchester, Concord and Windham, New Hampshire.  All the links will be posted above under "Nutfield FAQ's".

The Derry Public Library has many resources to help you with your genealogical research. The computers in the reading room have access to American Ancestors (The New England Historic Genealogical Society, only accessible at the library), Ancestry Plus (only accessible at the library),  and Heritage Quest (may be used at home, and this includes digitized books such as Willey's Book of Manchester, immigration records, census information, etc.).  There are how-to books on genealogy, and some general genealogy resources in the reference section. You can access the card catalog online at home to plan your visit.

The New Hampshire Room at the Derry Public Library holds all the historical resources. These include Derry town history, New Hampshire state history, notable Derry residents and local genealogical research.  Some of these are available online such as the Derry News Archives, The Derry Obituary Index (this index points to obituaries from the Derry News, which are on microfilm in the New Hampshire Room, the Historic House Survey, The Derry Public Library Scrapbook 1926 - 1943, Derry Town Reports 1858 - 2008, and the Forest Hill Cemetery Plot Finder, and a database of Historic Postcards of Derry.

The MacGregor coat of arms stained glass window was installed
in the old part of the library.  In 1926 Henry F. MacGregor's will
left money to buy land and build a new library, which was dedicated in 1927

If you visit the New Hampshire Room in person you will find lots of town histories, yearbooks, maps, folders of newsclippings, interviews, and more to assist you with your research. There is a microfilm reader and files of microfilm of Derry News (1880 - 2017), Nutfield News (2005 - 2017), Derry Enterprise (1905 - 1919), and Derry Times (1903 - 1908).  The more you poke around in this room, the more you will find!

Derry History Museum

The Derry History Museum is also a valuable resource.  The staff is knowledgeable of Derry History and can answer your questions.


Places to visit:

Derry Public Library, 64 East Broadway, Derry, New Hampshire  https://derrypl.org/

The webpage for the “New Hampshire” room at Derry Public Library

 https://derrypl.org/services/new-hampshire-room/

Derry History Museum, 29 West Broadway #6, Derry, New Hampshire

(603), 434-1247   Open Sundays 1-5pm and by appointment
www.derryhistorymuseum.org 
Facebook page    https://www.facebook.com/DerryHistoryMuseum/ 


For the truly curious:

The History of Londonderry, comprising the towns of Derry and Londonderry, N. H, by Rev. Edward L. Parker, 1851

Willey’s Book of Nutfield, by George Frankyn Willey, 1895

Index to Genealogies in New Hampshire Town Histories, by William Copely, New Hampshire Historical Society

Manchester Historic Association Collections (published 1899 – 1914 in 12 volumes)

New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers (40 volumes)

Blogs:

Nutfield Genealogy  https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/ 

Nutfield History  https://www.nutfieldhistory.org/ 

Cow Hampshire   http://www.cowhampshireblog.com/ 

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To Cite/Link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Researching Nutfield Ancestors in Derry, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted May 2, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/05/researching-nutfield-ancestors-in-derry.html: accessed [access date]).