Research

Learn more about researching at the New Hampshire State Archives

Archival Holdings

Architectural Drawings

Index to Dodge/Scan Microfilms (1987 - 1993)
Dodge Scans - Nashua Memorial Hospital (1993)

Court Records

Superior Court
Court of Common Pleas
County Court

Executive Records

Governors' messages and letters
Executive Council correspondence and minutes

Genealogy

General Court Records (1680-current)

Petitions Index (1680-1819)
Petitions Index (1820-1824)
Journals of House and Senate
Acts

Land Surveyors' Records

Land Title Research

Military Records

Revolutionary War Rolls
Civil War Papers
Militias

Provincial Land Records

Provincial Probate Records

Research Aids Include:

Guide to the New Hampshire State Archives
New Hampshire State Papers
Meshech Weare Personal Papers .pdf Icon
Inventories and Indexes to individual collections, available in the research area

Secretary of State Records

Corporations
Elections
Miscellaneous
Railroads

Secretary of State Treasury Records

Town Records

Municipal Records
Road and Highway Layout Records

Registration

Researchers are required to register at the front desk and follow the Research Room Rules and Handling Instructions. 

Research Room Rules and Handling Instructions

Copies

Copies are available for a nominal fee.