Exeter New Hampshire FamilySearch Center

Welcome to the Exeter New Hampshire Family History Center.  Our library is OPEN again by appointment only. Sign up below.  ' You must sign up no later that 7PM on the day before you are coming so our staff can be available. ' If you cannot keep an appointment PLEASE remove your name from the sign up. 

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map: Location Map

Address: 55 Hampton Falls Rd, Exeter, NH 03833-4700  Please note that this is not a mailing address.


 * Enter at the rear of building through the door on the left.

Language:  English

Phone: 1-603-778-2509

E-mail: [mailto:NH_Exeter@familyhistorymail.org NH_Exeter@familyhistorymail.org]

Hours of Operation: Open by Appointment Only
Wednesday from 10:00 am-2:00 pm   To schedule an appointment  Click Here

Thursday from 6:30 pm-9:00 pm        To schedule an appointment  Click Here

Saturday from 9:00 am -1:00 pm       To schedule an appointment  Click Here


 * Please wear a mask when coming to the center.
 * Bring a USB flash drive to download documents or take home everything thing that you digitize.
 * If you need an appointment on another day, Special Appointment Times can be arranged by emailing our center.
 * If outside door is locked, please ring the bell to alert the consultants that you are here.

Inclement Weather Closings: We are closed on school snow days. If roads are cleared during the day we may be open in the evening. Before you come please call 603-778-2509 during our scheduled hours to see if we have re-opened.

2021 Holiday Closings:  May 29, July 3, September 4, November 24 - 27, December 22 - January 1

FHC Portal - Free subscription websites available at our center.

 * The 19th Century British Library Newspapers - Fully searchable - Forty-eight 19th century national and regional newspapers
 * Alexander Street Press, American Civil War - data on soldiers, letters and diaries, images, photographs, ephemera
 * Ancestry.com - World Edition - Immigration, census, voter, vital records, stories, memories & histories, photos & images, newspapers & periodicals; Court records: land, wills, guardianship; Family trees
 * ArkivDigital Online - Largest private provider of Swedish church records and other historical records such as estate inventories, court records, tax & census records, historical books; 15 Tutorials
 * Fam.net - New Zealand family history - user submitted trees, stories and other digital content so you can collaborate with others
 * Find My Past - primarily British records, some start in 1538; United Kingdom, Ireland, Australian, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, US as a British colony, many parish records, digitizing all PERSI articles
 * Fold3 - records from every major US war, complete pensions files for the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, Civil War pensions are in progress, international records, newspapers, Native American collection
 * Geneanet - genealogy in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany - books, magazines, newspapers, military, obituaries, photos, vital records, land, court, wills, immigration, member trees
 * Kinpoint - shows problems for your ancestors in the FamilySearch tree, missing information with possible record matches, duplicate people
 * My Heritage - Ten billion+ US & international records from 32 countries, family trees; Exclusive record collections; Photos: Enhance, animate, colorize black & white or faded color photos
 * Newspapers.com - historical newspapers, U.S. & international; 20,700+ newspapers from the 1700s–2000’s
 * Paper Trail - 19th-century westward American migration documents to the far West, a searchable index with names, places and a survey of the text, shows where the original documents can be found
 * Puzzilla Premium Services - reveals new areas for research in descendants of ancestors in the FamilyTree database, shows possible duplicates

Software installed on our computers

 * Snagit – screen capture software
 * GIMP – Photo restoration / Image editing software
 * Paint.net - Photo restoration / Image editing software

Hardware and Equipment

 * Lexmark multi-function printer / scanner - Scan larger documents, Scan pictures directly to FamilySearch or to a thumbdrive or external drive, Prints legal size.
 * 6 computers with dual screens
 * 4 Microfilm readers
 * 1 Microfilm/Micro Fiche scanner - images can be printed or scanned to a thumbdrive
 * 1 Micro Fiche reader
 * 2 Wolverine Reels to Digital Movie Maker - Converts 8 mm and Super 8 movies to a digital format
 * Wolverine Film to Digital Converter - Converts negative and slides for film sizes 126, 127 and 135 mm, Converts 110 negatives, Converts 110 slides, Stores Digital conversions to SD card, 20 megapixel  digital resolution
 * Epson FastFoto FF-640 - Scans as fast as 1 photo per second, Adjusts to different photo sizes, Scans the image and handwritten notes on the back in a single scan, Restores faded photos, Organizing software
 * Epson V800 - Large Format Flat Bed Scanner - For negatives and photos, Adjusts to different sizes, Scans the image, Restores faded photos, Organizing software
 * Honestech VHS to DVD Converter - Captures video from VHS, cameras and optical discs or audio from cassettes, micro cassettes or record players to the computer in digital form that can then be edited with software
 * Vivitar Card Reader - Transfer photos or documents stored on: SD cards, Micro SD cards, XD cards, Memory sticks, Micro Memory Sticks. Compact Flash cards to your laptop, to your computer, an external drive or thumbdrive
 * Magix Movie Pro Software - Photos, documents, audio or video can be be edited or used to create movies or slideshows with transition, text, music or audio narration.

Collections

 * Patrons' Microfiche Collection -- a collection of fiche ordered by patrons, assorted titles. Contains family histories, vital records, and other types of information.
 * Indefinite Film Collection -- a collection of films on a variety of subjects, to include vital records, county records, court records, etc.
 * Book Collection A  small collection of books containing research guidance materials, biographies, indexes and databases. Our books are listed on LibraryThing.

Other Helpful Websites and Links

 * The Family History Guide — A free learning, research, and training center
 * Family Search WIKI help — A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research.
 * BYU Family History Library — Classes and Webinars, Maps, Newspapers, Records, Links to informational and training YouTube series and more.
 * Family History Library Classes and Webinars — Links upcoming online classes.
 * Classes in the Learning Center — and their Archive of past classes
 * FamilySearch
 * FamilySearch YouTube
 * FamilySearch Wiki
 * USGenWeb
 * Genuki (UK & Ireland)
 * Find A Grave
 * Utah Digital Newspapers
 * BYU Idaho Special Collections
 * U.S. Genealogy Directory — "Records directory lists and record sources from websites and archives. All sources have been organized by state, county, city, and record type."
 * Cyndi’s List — "A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online."
 * David Rumsey Map Collection

Resources in the Local Area

 * American-Canadian Genealogical Society
 * Rockingham County, New Hampshire
 * New Hampshire
 * New England Historical Genealogical Register Online