Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Genealogy

'''Early records.  Information about early residents of Portsmouth''' before 1680 may be found in Norfolk (old) County records. Norfolk (old) County was discontinued in 1680, but her records are still available. For more details about these early records see Norfolk (old) County, Massachusetts.

Town Clerk
Portsmouth City Clerk 1 Junkins Avenue Portsmouth, NH 03801

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Libraries and Historical Societies
Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Avenue Portsmouth, NH 03801

Features: Website
 * Special Collections Room focused on Local History and Genealogy
 * Access to Ancestry Library Edition, Fold3, HeritageQuest, Newspapers.com Northeast Edition, and NEHGS American Ancestors
 * Free public wi-fi
 * Computer classes
 * Digital microfilm readers
 * Copying, printing, and scanning
 * Monthly Genealogy Workshops
 * Monthly Local History Talks

Portsmouth Athenaeum 6-9 Market Square Portsmouth, NH 03801

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