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".
American Canadian Genealogical Society |
It is helpful to make an appointment ahead of time with the staff, and they will arrange to have a research assistant available to help. They will also pull all relevant material and have it waiting for you when you visit. There is a lunch room with snacks and drinks available, and a waiting area for friends and family members who accompany you to the ACGS. Very thoughtful! See the link below for more information.
The Manchester Historic Association Research Facility |
The Manchester Historic Association Research Center is located diagonally across the street from the Manchester Public Library. You can park once, and spend hours doing your family research in both facilities. The Manchester Historic Association is a private organization, so it's members are welcome free, but there is an admission fee for non-members. If you are unable to visit in person, there is a research service for fee, too (see the website for details). The card catalog is online, as well as a photo database of over 900 images of Manchester.
The collections include the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Records including employee cards from 1911 to the 1930s, Manchester school registers, a large library of books, business and family papers, photographs, oral histories, the Dignam Music Collection, biographies of notable residents, and more. See the finding aids online at the website. The Manchester Historic Association also operates the Millyard Museum at 200 Bedford Street.
The Manchester Public Library |
Manchester City Hall |
Places to visit:
American Canadian Genealogical Society, recently moved to 1 Sundial Avenue, Suite 317N, Manchester, New Hampshire
(603) 622-1554 https://acgs.org/ Members free, $10 day fee for non-members
Open Wednesdays 9am - 4pm, Fridays and Saturdays 9am - 4pm, Sundays 1pm - 4pm
Manchester Historic Association Research Center, 29 Amherst Street, Manchester, New Hampshire
(603) 622-7531 https://www.manchesterhistoric.org/
Open
Saturdays 10am – 4pm, Wednesday 10am – 3pm, and by appointment (send a detailed
email to library@manchesterhistoric.org
) Free to members, $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $4 children 12 - 18, and free to children under 12.
The Manchester
Municipal Archives and Records Center, in City Hall basement, One City Hall
Plaza, Manchester, New Hampshire
(603) 624-6455 Open Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm by appointment only
Manchester
Public Library, at 405 Pine Street, Manchester, New Hampshire
(603) 624-6550 http://www.manchester.lib.nh.us/
Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9:30am - 8:30pm. Wednesday and Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm, Saturdays 9:30am - 2:30pm
The History of Manchester, Formerly Derryfield, in New Hampshire, by Chandler Eastman Potter, 1856 (online at Archive.org )
Manchester on the Merrimack, by Grace Holbrook Blood, 1975
Willey's Semi-centennial Book of Manchester, by George Franklyn Willey, 1896
Manchester Historic Association Collections (published 1899 – 1914 in 12 volumes)
Blogs:
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 Manchester, New Hampshire", Nutfield Genealogy, posted May 9, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2019/05/researching-your-ancestors-in.html: accessed [access date]).
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