Carroll County, New Hampshire
Communities in Carroll County include:
Albany, Bartlett, Brookfield, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, Effingham, Freedom, Hart's Location, Jackson, Madison, Moultonborough, Ossipee, Sandwich, Tamworth, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, Wolfeboro

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• The Political Graveyard of Carroll County
• USGenWeb for Carroll County Genealogy - hosted by "Birde"Rediger!
• The Mount Washington Valley:  Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau.
• The Pequawket Historical League - "...an association of historical societies and museums along the Maine and  New Hampshire border..."
• Directory of New Hampshire Libraries - by city and town
• Rural Country Living in New England: All About Carroll County, NH - This is a new site, and the authors inform me of plans to add as much information as they can, so check back to see the progress.  Webmaster Contact: Margaret Castine
• Carroll County Probate Court -

    Administration Building - Ossipee, NH 03864  Phone: (603) 539-4123.

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ALBANY

• Albany Town Clerk

   Conway, NH 03818  Phone: (603) 447-2877.

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BARTLETT

• Bartlett Town Clerk

   Intervale, NH 03845   Phone: (603) 356-2300.

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BROOKFIELD

• Brookfield, NH local government information
• The Political Graveyard: for Carroll County, New Hampshire, created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum - a web site about U.S. political history, politicians and cemeteries, reports information about 2 politicians who once lived in Brookfield: Dudley C. Coleman & George H. Rockwell.
• Town of Brookfield

   P.O. Box 800 - Brookfield, NH 03872.

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CHATHAM

• Chatham Board of Selectmen

   HCR 68, Box 204 - Center Conway, NH 03813.
• NHGenWeb for Chatham Genealogy, by David A. Crouse, Robert Hanscom and David Emerson.
• History of Chatham, N. H, From The Town Register, 1907, Mitchell, Davis and Daggett.

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CONWAY

• The Conway Daily Sun - online news
• Conway Town Clerk -

     1634 Main St. - P.O. Box 70 - Center Conway, NH 03813-4117
     Phone: (603) 447-3822   Email: conway@landmarknet.net
• Conway Public Library

     15 Main Street - P. O. Box 2100 - Conway, NH 03818
     Phone: (603) 447-5552   E-mail: conwaypl@ncia.net
• Conway, N.H. History, Genealogy and Biography!
• USGenWeb - Conway, New Hampshire Cemeteries!
  • Conway, New Hampshire Genealogy!
• Conway Historical Society

    100 Main Street - P.O. Box 1949 - Conway, NH 03818  E-mail: conhist@yahoo.com
• Town of Conway, NH
• Net Travel for North Conway and the Mt. Washington Valley Site - travel tips, things to do, lodging in North Conway and surrounding towns of the Mt. Washington Valley.



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EATON

• Eaton Board of Selectmen

        Town Hall - Eaton, NH 03832 - Phone: (603) 447-2840.

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EFFINGHAM

• Effingham Town Clerk

      Townhouse Road - Center Ossipee, NH 03814   Phone: (603) 539-7551.

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FREEDOM

• Freedom Historical Society

   Old Portland Road - P.O. Box 326 - Freedom, NH  03836
Member of the Pequawket Historical League - "...an association of historical societies and museums along the Maine and  New Hampshire border..."
• Freedom Town Clerk

       Old Portland Rd. - Freedom, NH 03836  Phone: (603) 539-8269.

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HART'S LOCATION

• History of Hart's Location in Crawford Notch - New Hampshire's Smallest Town.
• Town Clerk

     Hart's Location - Bartlett, NH 03812  E-mail: mlvarney@empire.net
• Hart's Location Board of Selectmen

  Route 302 - Selectman Residence - Hart's Location, NH 03812  Phone:  (603) 374-2436.

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JACKSON

• Jackson Town Clerk

   Route 16b - Jackson, NH 03846  Phone: (603) 383-6248.

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MADISON

• Madison Historical Society

   P.O. Box 505 - Madison, NH  03849  E-mail: figureouter@landmarknet.net
• Madison Vital Records
• Death Records 1887 - 1937:
• Birth Records 1887 - 1901:
• Bride's Index 1887-1937:
• Groom's Index 1887-1937:
• Madison Cemetery Records:
• Madison Town Clerk

   Route 113 - Madison, NH 03849 Phone: (603) 367-9931.

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MOULTONBOROUGH

• Moultonborough Board of Selectmen

     P.O. Box 139 - Moultonborough, NH 03254 Email: mborota@lr.net
• The Ossipee Mt. News Homepage - by David S. Severance of Moultonborough, New Hampshire.
• The Lake Winnipesaukee Home Page has links to the community:
• Moultonborough

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OSSIPEE - Ossipee, the county seat, was incorporated in 1785.

• All About Ossipee, NH !!! - This site voted as the Official Town Website by the Board of Selectmen!  This is a new site, and the authors inform me of plans to add as much information abut the town as they can, so check back to see the progress.

Webmaster Contact: Margaret Castine.
• Ossipee, New Hampshire History & Folklore, by Peg and Jim.
• Ossipee Public Library

   P.O. Box 638 - 74 Main Street - Center Ossipee, NH  03814-0638
   Phone: (603) 539-6390.
• Ossipee Historical Society

    P.O. Box 245 - Ossipee, NH 03864.
• Ossipee Town Offices
• Ossipee Town Clerk -

   55 Main St. - Center Ossipee, NH 03814    Phone: (603) 539-2008.
• Ossippe Genealogy - by David C. Young.
• Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery - Some transcriptions, by Leigh S. Woodward

   Granite Road, Ossipee, NH.


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SANDWICH

• Sandwich, New Hampshire Genealogy and History - by "Birde"Rediger!
• The founding of Sandwich:  Sandwich, N. H., settled in Nov. 1767.
• Sandwich Town Clerk

   8 Maple Street - Center Sandwich, NH 03227-3440    Phone:  (603) 284-7113.

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TAMWORTH

• Tamworth Town Clerk

   Main Street - Tamworth, NH 03886  Phone: (603) 323-7971.

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TUFTONBORO

• Tuftonboro Town Clerk

   Town Hall - P.O. Box 98 - Tuftonboro , NH 03465   Phone: (603) 569-4539.
• Mt. Flagg, Tuftonboro, NH - "...Descriptions Are of Hiking Trails that Are Not Listed In the AMC White Mountain Guide..."



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WAKEFIELD Town Clerk -

• Gowdy Family Cemetery - Some transcriptions by James Scott

  off Pick Pocket Road in Wakefield, NH  (near Ossipee)

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WOLFEBORO

• Wolfeboro Town Clerk -

   88 S. Main Street - Wolfeboro, NH 03894-4309    Phone: (603) 569-5328.
• Wolfeboro Historical Society
  • 233 South Main Street - Wolfeboro, NH
  • Mailing address: P. O. Box 1066 - Wolfeboro, NH  03984
• Wolfeboro, New Hampshire  with a biography of namesake: General James Wolfe.
• E. Stanley Wright Museum - World War II era collection preserved.

   77 Center Street (Route 28) - Wolfeboro, NH 03894 (603) 569-1212.
• Lake Wentworth Association - "...established for the protection and preservation of Lake Wentworth and Crescent Lake as well as the wildlife and habitat associated with them. Promotion of knowledge about the lakes and their history is also part of the association's mission..."
• Wolfeboro Public Library

  P.O. Box 710 - 259 South Main St. - Wolfeboro, NH 03894  Phone: (603)-569-2428.
• The Granite State News - OnLine Edition.
• The Lake Winnipesaukee Home Page has links to the community:
• Wolfeboro
• The Stanley Wright Museum  - "...displays artifacts and

memorabilia from all branches of service in World War II..."
• Cotton Mountain Cemetery - Some transcriptions, by James Scott

  near the intersection of Stoneham Road and Cotton Mountain Road, Wolfeboro, NH.

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Additional Research Resources:

• New Hampshire Historical Society and Library
• Library's Online Catalog Search
• The State of New Hampshire.
• New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources.

   20 Park Street - Concord, NH 03301  Phone: (603) 271-2540.
• New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources.

   19 Pillsbury Street - Box 2043, Concord, NH 03301-2043
    Phone: (603) 271-3483   E-mail: preservation@nhdhr.state.nh.us
• American Canadian French Cultural Exchange Commission.
• New Hampshire State Data Center.
• New Hampshire Courts
• New Hampshire Probate Court
• New Hampshire State Library

   20 Park Street - Concord, NH 03301   Phone: (603) 271-2144.
• History & Genealogy Section
• Directory of New Hampshire Libraries - by city and town.
• New Hampshire Division of Records Management and Archives Home Page!

   71 South Fruit Street - Concord, NH 03301
   Phone: (603) 271-2236  Fax: (603) 271-2272.
• Bureau of Vital Records - a resource for Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Records

     6 Hazen Drive - Concord, NH  03301-6527   Phone: (603) 271-4654
(Note:  Though Birth, Marriage and Death records may be available from 1640, Divorce Records, from the Bureau of Vital Records begin in 1880.)
Vital Records may also be obtained from the town clerk, in the town where the event occurred.
• New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records
• New Hampshire Newspapers
• New Hampshire Society of Genealogists
• USGenWeb for New Hampshire Genealogy
• New Hampshire Old Graveyard Association (NHOGA)
• Cemetery Junction for New Hampshire
• Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory+ for New Hampshire
• NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
• The Genealogy Page.
• About Census Records
• 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses Catalog of NARA Microfilm
• 1930 Census Microfilm Locator
• The Soundex Indexing System
• Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840
• Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930
• Indian Census Rolls
• Nonpopulation Census Records
• Prologue, Spring 1996, Vol. 28, No. 1, "First in the Path of the Firemen" The Fate of the 1890 Population Census, by Kellee Blake.
• Library of Congress: American Memory All Collections Search - enter topic or Indiana town and/or county location to find available online photos, maps, and more!
• USA Veterans' Administration
• Request Deceased USA Veterans' Records? Phone: 1-800-827-1000.
• U.S. Census Bureau Interactive County Maps for New Hampshire.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORICAL GENEALOGY RESEARCH
Ann McRoden Mensch, Professional Historical Genealogist Researching onsite, and with the vast resources of The Allen County Public Library, holding one of the largest genealogical collections in North America.  Search the Library's online catalogue to see some of the printed resources available for a location or topic.

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Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001-2004 by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

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