Newmarket Historical Society - This site offers extensive local history information including photos, military information, vital statistics, biographies, newspapers, genealogies, and more!
New Hampshire State Library History Collection- The New Hampshire State Library houses approximately 2400 titles of published family histories for New Hampshire and New England. This collection is enhanced by the unique name index to early town records on microfilm. The town records, ranging in years for each town but falling roughly between the years 1640 to 1830/40, can provide birth and marriage dates, as well as listings of such items as tax inventories. Other major resources available include town and county histories, annual town reports, federal census records for NH, NH newspapers on microfilm, genealogical columns of the "Boston Transcript", city and county directories, and military indexes. They also offer limited research assistance. Click here for the NH State Library's tips and resources for researching your family history online!
University of New Hampshire Digital Collections: Contains photos, maps, info about NH cities and towns, and local history and genealogy. Digital Collections contains digital versions of books, letters, photographs, and other items from the collections of the University of New Hampshire Library. The focus of Digital Collections is the history of New Hampshire, its people, places, events, governance, and industries, including the history of UNH.
Veterans History Project- A collection of historic U.S. military documents aimed to document U.S. military veterans.
Library of Congress - The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.
Preservation Tools and Resources
Saving Your Stuff-Tips for preserving audio, books, data, documents and papers, film and home movies, photos, scrapbooks, slides, and textiles.
Get Advice- Learn how to care for your items from preservation specialist Donia Conn and her advice column on preservation.
Get Started with Preservation- Excellent starting point for beginners from the American Library Association. Topics include disaster recovery, how to take care of a variety of collections, and tips for getting started with your project.
