Strafford County, New Hampshire
Towns include:  Barrington, Cocheco, Davis, Dover, Durham, Farmington, Gonic, Lee, Madbury, Middleton, Milton, Milton Mills, New Durham, Rochester, Rollinsford, Salmon Falls, Somersworth and Strafford. Scroll down the page to find the town(s) of interest in alphabetical order.

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• U. of NH, Cooperative:  Strafford County information and links.
• Interactive Census Bureau New Hampshire Profiles & Maps:
• National Image and Mapping (NIMA)
• 1895 Map of Strafford County, New Hampshire, by Pam Rietsch at: prietsch@ismi.net
• USGS: Maps of Strafford County New Hampshire features - including cemeteries, churches, populated places and more.  Please note that the map town listed with a feature may be used as a map reference for the site, and may not be the town where the feature is actually located...Select a map to see the location of the actual feature.  This database may not be complete, and, as with any database, there may be errors.
• The Political Graveyard -  Strafford County
• NHGenWeb for Strafford County Genealogy host:  Don Davis.
• Quad-Cities ( Dover, Portsmouth, Rochester, Somersworth ) and Pease

International Tradeport, situated in one of New Hampshire's most attractive regions - the Seacoast! - regional facts.

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Barrington

• Barrington, NH - very basic information page
• Barrington Chamber of Commerce Community Page
• Barrington Public Library -

   Province Lane - Barrington, NH 03825
   Phone: (603) 664-9715 E-mail: bpl@nh.ultranet.com

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Cocheco

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Davis

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Dover

• Cochecho Massacre, Dover, NH (1689)
• DoverNet the official web site of Dover, NH
• ALHN for Dover, NH History, by C. Parziale.
• Dover New Hampshire Chamber of Commerce
• Historic Dover, NH
• Historic Photo Tour of Dover, New Hampshire
• Foster's Daily Democrat - online news.
• Dover Public Library

   73 Locust Street - Dover, NH 03820-3785   Phone: (603) 743-6050.

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Durham

• Welcome to the Town of Durham, NH
• Shipbuilding in Durham, New Hampshire, 1756-1950
• Durham Public Library

    1 Mill Road Plaza - P.O. Box 954 - Durham, NH 03824   Phone: (603) 868-6699.

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Farmington

• Goodwin Library

   9 South Main Street - Farmington, NH 03835-1519   Phone: (603) 755-2944.

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Gonic

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Lee

• Oyster River On-Line: Lee, NH
• Lee Public Library

     7 Mast Road - Lee, NH 03824-6567    Phone: (603) 659-2626.

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Madbury

• About Madbury, NH

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Middleton

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Milton

• The Nute Public Library

    P.O. Box 697 - Elm Street - Milton, NH 03851-0697    Phone: (603) 652-7829

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Milton Mills

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New Durham

• New Durham Town Clerk

     4 Main Street - New Durham, NH  03855  PH:  (603) 859-0205.
• New Durham Public Library

   P.O. Box 400 - 2 Old Bay Road - New Durham, NH 03855   Phone: (603) 859-2201
• New Durham Community Profile

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Rochester

• Rochester, NH
• Rochester Public Library

    65 South Main Street - Rochester, NH   03867   PH: (603) 332-1428.

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Rollinsford

• The Town of Rollinsford, New Hampshire

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Salmon Falls

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Somersworth

• City of Somersworth, NH - includes City History and City Directory.
• City of Somersworth Library

      25 Main Street - Somersworth, NH 03878
      Phone: (603) 692-4587   E-mail: library@Somersworth.com

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Strafford

• Strafford New Hampshire Genealogy, by Pamela Anne Souza McCauley!
• Hill Library

   P.O. Box 130 - Route 126 - Center Strafford, NH   03815-0130  Phone: (603) 664-2800

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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 Newspapers
• New Hampshire Society of Genealogists
• NH.com:  Online news and information.
• New Hampshire Old Graveyard Association (NHOGA)
• Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy Research Guide & Worldwide Directory+ for New Hampshire
• NARA: National Archives and Records Administration
• The Genealogy Page.
• 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.
•   Local Directory and Maps - type in city, state to go to maps and directories for that area.
• Yahoo Get Local Directory for New Hampshire Counties and Regions.
• 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 onsight, 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 by Ann Mensch.  All Rights Reserved.

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