The New Hampshire State Library |
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"
In Concord there are four places to visit for genealogical information. The first two are The New Hampshire State Library and the New Hampshire Historical Society, and they are located side by side on Park Street across the street from the New Hampshire State Capitol Building. The first, the State Library is free to the public, and the NHHS is a private organization, with memberships, but open to the public for a $7 admission fee (the research library, too).
New Hampshire State Library Genealogy Research Room |
The New Hampshire Historical Society |
The NHHS also has a great website with many images online, an online card catalog, and much information about the collections and the research room. See the link below. There is also a link to the New Hampshire History Network, which includes collections from across the state.
The New Hampshire Vital Records and the New Hampshire State Archives |
Across town, less than ten minutes away, at 9 Ratification Drive, is the building that houses both the New Hampshire Vital Records and the Archives. They not only share the building, but they share the research room. On the left is the New Hampshire State Archives and Records Management, and on the right is the New Hampshire Vital Records Administration.
These cabinets hold the birth, marriage, divorce, and death records |
These boxes hold the cards with the records |
Deborah Moore, of the Vital Records staff, holds a birth record |
The New Hampshire State Archives side of the reading room |
The New Hampshire State Archives holds the documents and artifacts from the history of New Hampshire state government, and makes them available to the public. Some of the items of genealogical importance include probate records, land title deeds (1630s - 1959 for some counties), petitions to the governor and legislature, all 40 volumes of the New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers (and cumulative index), military indices, censuses, name changes, naturalizations, voter checklists, warnings out, town records, town inventories, maps, paupers indices, and court records.
Places to Visit:
The New Hampshire State Library at 20 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire
(603) 271-2616 https://www.nh.gov/nhsl/ Open Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm
The New Hampshire Historical Society Library at 30 Park Street, Concord, New Hampshire
(603) 228-6688 https://www.nhhistory.org/ Open Tuesday to Saturday 9:30am to 5pm
Members are admitted free, and admission is $7. All researchers must register at the library desk, all cameras must be registered and the librarian on duty must give approval.
The New Hampshire Vital Records Administration, at 9 Ratification Way (formerly 71 South Fruit Street), Concord, New Hampshire. (603) 271-4650 http://sos.nh.gov/vital_records.aspx
The Research Room is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm.
The New Hampshire State Archives and Records Management at 9 Ratification Way, Concord, New Hampshire. (603) 271-2236 http://sos.nh.gov/Arch_Rec_Mgmt.aspx The Research Room is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 3:30pm. The genealogy page is http://sos.nh.gov/Genealogy.aspx
If you have ancestors from Concord you might also want to visit the local library and historical society:
The Concord Public Library, Concord Room Collection
45 Green Street, Concord, New Hampshire
(603) 225-8670 http://www.onconcord.com/library
Open Monday - Wednesday 8:30 to 8:30, Thursday 11am - 5:30pm, Friday - Saturday 8:30 - 5:30, and Sundays (Sept to April) 1pm to 5:30pm
The Concord Historical Society, PO Box 1027, Concord, New Hampshire
http://concordhistoricalsociety.org/
and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Concord-NH-Historical-Society-123766490978765/
For the truly curious:
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)
New Hampshire Genealogy and History at SearchRoots http://www.nh.searchroots.com/
Blogs:New Hampshire Genealogy and History at SearchRoots http://www.nh.searchroots.com/
Cow Hampshire by Janice Webster Brown http://www.cowhampshireblog.com/
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To Cite/Link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Researching Your Ancestors in Concord, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted May 7, 2019, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/05/researching-your-ancestors-in-concord.html: accessed [access date]).
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