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Genealogy Research Using Local Resources

Genealogy Research Using Local Resources. Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library 286-7422 / spl@metrocast.net. Outline. I. Local resources in Sanbornton II. In-state resources III. Out-of-state resources IV. Sanbornton Public Library databases

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Genealogy Research Using Local Resources

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  1. Genealogy Research Using Local Resources Cab Vinton, Director Sanbornton Public Library 286-7422 / spl@metrocast.net

  2. Outline • I. Local resources in Sanbornton • II. In-state resources • III. Out-of-state resources • IV. Sanbornton Public Library databases • V. Free, high quality internet resources

  3. Types of Primary Sources / Records • Census materials • Vital records • Parish and other local registers • Cemeteries / Graveyards • Court records • Immigration records • Land records • Military records • Historical maps • Newspapers • City, Telephone, Post Office directories • Colonial and State records • Town and County records • School, Business, Professional, Organization records & directories

  4. I. Local Resources 1. Sanbornton Public Library a.) Guides to Genealogical Research (929’s) • The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy. 3d rev. ed. Szucs, Loretto Dennis & Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006. • Complete Idiot’s Guide to Genealogy. 2nd ed. Rose, Christine, & Kay Germain Ingalls. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2005. • They Came In Ships: A Guide To Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record. 3rd ed. Colletta, John Philip. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 2002. • Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures. Rose, Christine. San Jose, Calif.: CR Publications, 2004. • Identifying Tartans: The New Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Urquhart, Blair. London: Apple, 1994.

  5. I. Local Resources 1. Sanbornton Public Library b.) New Hampshire Collection • Over 400 items: • Published Family Genealogies • Unpublished Family Genealogies • Cemeteries / Gravestones • Town Reports • Town & County Histories • Family papers, including Diaries and Letters • Genealogical periodicals • County atlases and land ownership maps • Reference works, such as biographical dictionaries & bibliographies

  6. I. Local Resources 1. Sanbornton Public Library c.) Books We Don’t Own For example: • Taylor, Maureen A. Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs. 2d ed. Family Tree Books. 2005. 138p. • Neagles, James C. U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources, Colonial America to the Present. Ancestry. 1994. 441p.

  7. I. Local Resources 1. Sanbornton Public Library d.) Books We Don’t Own / Publishers • Higginson Books http://www.higginsonbooks.com • Ancestry http://shops.ancestry.com • Genealogical Publishing Company http://www.genealogical.com • Heritage Books http://www.heritagebooks.com

  8. I. Local Resources 1. Sanbornton Public Library e.) Books We Don’t Own / Interlibrary Loan • As long as an item is held by a NH library, there’s a good chance we can get a hold of it for you • Cooperative service run by the State Library • Van comes once a week (Fridays), so try to submit your request early in the week

  9. I. Local Resources 2. Sanbornton Historical Society • http://lanetavern.org/ • Sanbornton burial ground information: http://lanetavern.org/shs-burial-ground.htm • Town Historians/ Locals with Deep Knowledge: • Milly Shaw • Evelyn Auger

  10. I. Local Resources 3. Town Clerk’s Office / 286-4034 • Several different inventories of available records over the years: • N.H. Historical Records Survey, 1941 • Sanbornton town records and maps located at the Town Clerk's office and the Town Hall / compiled by Jean Nudd, 1978 • Sanbornton Historical Documents Foundation inventory, 2006

  11. I. Local Resources 4. Sanbornton Historical Documents Foundation • http://sanbornton.org/ • Membership, $35 annually; $25 for SHS members • Records available for all: • Land Use Map for Sanbornton, October 2003 • Sanbornton Tax Maps, current as of April 1, 2007 • Town Hall Restoration Report, June 2003 • Town Reports, 2004, 2005

  12. I. Local Resources 4. Historical Documents Foundation, cont’d • Restricted access documents: • A History of Sanbornton, Moses T. Runnels Text is not transcribed or searchable • Early Settler Meetings, 1750, 1752 & 1753 Handwritten records of the meetings after the purchase of the land for the Town • Town Reports, 1822-1827, 1887, 1997-2002 • Vital Statistics - Marriages, Births & Deaths Ledger (labeled 1824-1845) w/ Index Family Pages, 1755-1844

  13. I. Local Resources 5. Other Local Resources • Other public libraries • Laconia, Franklin, New Hampton, etc. • Laconia Courthouse Registry of Deeds and Registry of Probate • Wills, deeds, probate information

  14. II. In-State Resources 1. New Hampshire State Library http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/ Genealogy Section – Zelda Moore 20 Park Street Concord, NH 03301 271-6823 zmoore@library.state.nh.us Online catalog: holdings from libraries around NH: http://www.nhu-pac.library.state.nh.us/

  15. II. In-State Resources 1. New Hampshire State Library, cont’d • Town, county & family histories • Town reports • City & County directories • NH newspapers on microfilm • Genealogical journals, including columns from the "Boston Transcript" • American Genealogical Index • U.S. Census reports, 1790 to present

  16. II. In-State Resources 1. New Hampshire State Library, cont’d • Early New Hampshire Town Records, 1640-1840 on microfilm, w/ surname index, including tax assessments • 18 towns excluded for reasons unknown: see Catalog of Ancient Towns, Parishes, and Other Divisions of the State as Recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State • Minorities under-represented • Index to vital records

  17. II. In-State Resources 2. NH Division of Archives and Records Management 71 South Fruit Street Concord, N.H. 03301 271-2236 http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/genealogy.html

  18. II. In-State Resources 3. NH Division of Vital Records Administration 71 South Fruit Street (note new location!) Concord, NH 03301 271-4650 http://www.sos.nh.gov/vitalrecords/

  19. II. In-State Resources 3. NH Division of Vital Records Administration, cont’d • State records dating back to 1640, as well as state archival records • Local genealogists volunteer their time to assist you in locating your family histories • Photo ID required to obtain certified copies of vital records ($12) • Unrestricted access to: • Birth records, 1640 - 1901 • Death records, 1640 - 1948 • Marriage & divorce records, 1808 – 1948 • Records for Sanbornton are incomplete

  20. II. In-State Resources 4. New Hampshire Historical Society • http://www.nhhistory.org/ • 30 Park Street Concord, NH 03301 225-3381 • Always call for hours & to lay the groundwork for your visit • Free parking at the Museum of New Hampshire History three blocks away

  21. II. In-State Resources 4. New Hampshire Historical Society a.) Print Collection • About 50,000 items: • Over 5,000 genealogies, many unpublished, of New England families • Over 4,000 biographical works • About 3,000 volumes of periodicals on New England history and genealogy • Over 200 volumes of manuscript church records • Compilations, mostly unpublished, of cemetery records from over 100 New Hampshire towns • Extracts from DAR wills (also at Laconia Public Library) • Largest existing collection of New Hampshire newspapers from 1756 to 1900 (about 800,000 pages) • Card index of about 30,000 "New Hampshire notables," gathered from biographical dictionaries, local histories, & obituaries

  22. II. In-State Resources 4. New Hampshire Historical Society b.) Print Collection • Special Collections • 3,000+ manuscripts • 200,000+ images (photographs, stereographs, postcards, slides) • 1,000+ maps • Thousands of printed ephemera • Fees • $7 per day for nonmembers, plus photocopying charges • Free for members, full-time students, & volunteers • Research time billed at $30 per hour for members, $40 per hour for non-members • Memberships: Family $50 / Couple $40 / Individual $30

  23. II. In-State Resources 5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Center • 90 Clinton Street Concord, New Hampshire 225-2848 • Open to the public • Free to use beyond standard photocopying costs • Call for hours & available resources

  24. II. In-State Resources 6. Town Historical Societies • Association of Historical Societies of New Hampshire • http://www.historicalsocietiesnh.org/

  25. II. In-State Resources 7. Genealogical Societies • New Hampshire Society of Genealogists P.O. Box 2316 Concord, NH 03302 http://www.nhsog.org/ • New book: New Hampshire Families in 1790: a project to document all of the families living in New Hampshire at the time of the 1790 census ($48) • New Hampshire Genealogical Record (quarterly) • New Hampshire Society of Genealogists Newsletter (biannually) • Family Register database: $2 per search for members • Guide to member research & surname interests

  26. II. In-State Resources 7. Genealogical Societies, cont’d • American-Canadian Genealogical Society P.O. Box 6478 Manchester, NH 03108 http://www.acgs.org/ • Merrimack Society of Genealogists P.O. Box 1035 Concord, NH 03302 • Rockingham County Society of Genealogists 28 Prentiss Way Exeter, NH 03833 • Strafford County Society of Genealogists P.O. Box 322 Dover, NH 03821

  27. II. In-State Resources 8. Hereditary Societies • N.H. Sons of American Revolution http://www.nhssar.org/ • New Hampshire Society of Mayflower Descendants http://www.nhmayflower.org/ • New Hampshire Society Children of the American Revolution http://www.nhscar.com/nhscar/ • N.H. Founders & Patriots • N.H. Society of Colonial Wars • Piscataqua Pioneers

  28. III. Out-of-State Resources 1. New England Historic Genealogical Society • http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ • 99 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116 617-536-5740 info@nehgs.org • Oldest genealogical society in the country – founded 1845

  29. III. Out-of-State Resources 1. New England Historic Genealogical Society, cont’d • Individual Membership: $75 • Access to all areas of NewEnglandAncestors.org website • Unlimited use of Research Library, including rare books and manuscripts, in Boston • Access to premium databases like the Early American Newspapers • Subscriptions to New England Ancestors and The New England Historical and Genealogical Register • Discounts on research services and sales

  30. III. Out-of-State Resources 2. American-French Genealogical Society • Genealogical & historical organization for French-Canadian research • http://www.afgs.org/ • 78 Earle Street Woonsocket, RI 02895

  31. III. Out-of-State Resources 3. National Archives • http://archives.gov/genealogy/ • Branches in Waltham & Pittsfield, MA • Military service records, pension indexes • Bounty land warrant application files for Revolutionary War • Naturalization petitions • Passenger arrival lists • Native American records • Postmasters and post office reports, 1830s-1950 • Genealogy workshops

  32. IV. Sanbornton Public Library Databases 1. Ancestry Library Edition • In-library use only • Over 4,000 databases and two billion names, 1300 to present • Includes coverage of United Kingdom, Canada and other areas • Census, vital, church, court, and immigration records • U.S. Federal Census images, 1790 - 1930, w/ full name indexes • More than 1,000 historical maps • American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes) • Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes) • Social Security Death Index (updated monthly) • WWI & WWII Draft Registration Cards

  33. IV. Sanbornton Public Library Databases 2. HeritageQuest Online • http://www.heritagequestonline.com • Accessfrom Library or home. Call for username & password. • Over 20,000 book titles, including: • nearly 8,000 family histories & compiled genealogies • more than 12,000 local histories • more than 250 primary source documents such as tax lists, city directories, church and probate records • Periodical Source Index (PERSI), a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,300 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800 • Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, identifying more than 80,000 Americans who served in the war

  34. IV. Sanbornton Public Library Databases 3. Other NHewLINK Databases • http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/nhewlink/libraries/databases.html • Full-text of magazine and newspaper articles online • Most databases available from home

  35. V. Free, High Quality Internet Resources, pt. 1 • 1. Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites • http://www.cyndislist.com/ • 263,000 total links (!), organized into categories for easy reference • 2. FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service • http://www.familysearch.org/ • From Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

  36. V. Free, High Quality Internet Resources, pt. 2 • 3. RootsWeb • http://www.rootsweb.com/ • Free, volunteer-run • Hosts thousands of surname discussion lists • Primary documents that have been transcribed / scanned by volunteers: obituaries, county histories, tax lists, cemetery lists, etc. • 4. GenForum • http://genforum.genealogy.com • Over 14,000 online forums devoted to general topics & specific surnames, US states, countries, etc.

  37. V. Free, High Quality Internet Resources, pt. 3 • 5. Google for Genealogy! • Google Books • http://books.google.com/ • Genealogy Search on Google • http://www.genealogy-search-help.com/index.html • Easy Google Genealogy Searcher • http://www.searchforancestors.com/google/searcher.html

  38. V. Free, High Quality Internet Resources, pt. 4 • 6. WorldCat Database • http://www.worldcat.org/ • Holdings of 41,000 libraries in 82 countries and territories • > 88 million individual items in all formats • Town & County histories • Family histories & genealogies • Person as subject • Examples: • [Town] – history – sources • Historic buildings – [state] – [town]

  39. V. Free, High Quality Internet Resources, pt. 5 • 7. State and Provincial Papers of New Hampshire • 40 volume set, w/ broad range of records from the earliest days of New Hampshire (1623 - 1800) • Revolutionary Rolls, Town Papers, Town Charters, Probate Records, Court Records, etc. • Full-text is available and searchable online: • http://www.library.unh.edu/diglib/bookshelf/NHPapers/ • http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/nhstatepapers.html • also at New Hampton by request

  40. V. Free, High Quality Internet Resources, pt. 6 • 8. U.S. Genealogy Web Project • http://www.usgenweb.com/ • 9. About.com Guide to Genealogy • http://genealogy.about.com/ • 10. Genealogical Research on the Web • http://www.kovacs.com/genweb.html • Free online genealogy class

  41. Where Do We Go From Here? • Formation of a genealogy/ local history interest group? • Local oral history project? • More classes/ presentations/ speakers? • Thank you and please share your thoughts with the Library & Historical Society! 286-8288 / spl@metrocast.net

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