New Hampshire Societies

United States New Hampshire  Societies

Genealogical, historical, lineage, veterans, fraternal, family name, and ethnic societies often transcribe and publish records useful to family historians. Local genealogical societies often help family history researchers contact local record searchers or copy records that mention ancestors. A current list of societies, archives, and libraries can be found on several Internet sites. Many of these organizations have their own Internet sites.

For New Hampshire genealogical and historical societies that have records and services to help you with your research, see New Hampshire Archives and Libraries, New Hampshire Church Records, and Periodicals. Many counties also have local historical and genealogical societies. You can find local society addresses by using directories cited in the United States Societies Wiki article.

Genealogical and Historical Societies
New Hampshire Historical Society 30 Park Street Concord, NH 03301 Telephone: 603-225-3381, Ext. 11 Fax: 603-224-0463 Online Catalog

New Hampshire Society of Genealogists P.O. Box 2316 Concord, NH 03302-2316 Telephone: 603-432-8137 Fax: 603-269-4524

American-Canadian Genealogical Society P. O. Box 6478 4 Elm Street Manchester, NH 03108 Telephone: 603-622-1554

New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116 Telephone: 617-536-5740

Lineage Societies

 * Daughters of the American Revolution (New Hampshire).


 * -New Hampshire State Directory of Members and Ancestors, Daughters of the American Revolution. Littleton, New Hampshire: Courier Printing, 1964. This source is the state directory of members and ancestors of the Daughters of the American Revolution, including deceased members. A listing of the Rolls of Ancestors is indexed to show the relationship with current members.


 * National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Hampshire. 154 Market Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Phone: 603-430-7968


 * -Register of the New Hampshire Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Manchester, New Hampshire: The Society, 1898. This source shows the members’ ancestors’ names, dates and places of residence, and service records.


 * Sons of the American Revolution. New Hampshire Society.


 * -Proceedings of the New Hampshire Society. Concord, N.H.: Society, 1889–1904. These proceedings include a listing of officers, correspondence, and notes beginning with the first meeting in 1889. Included is a list of the last 14 survivors of the Revolutionary War with notes on their military service. Portraits and an index are included.


 * Society of Colonial Wars (New Hampshire).


 * -List of Officers, Committees and Members Chronicle for Thirty Years, 1894–1924. (Concord, New Hampshire: Society, 1924). This source includes a list of officers, committees, and members between 1894–1924 and the members who died between 1910–1924. Included are sketches of their lives, lines of descent, and an index of ancestors and descendants.


 * -New Hampshire Society of Colonial Wars 1897 Register


 * New Hampshire Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America Governor John Goodwin III 244 N Main St Wolfeboro, NH 03894-4311

Piscataqua Pioneers
The Piscataqua Pioneers organization gathered information on the history and genealogy of about 1,000 early settlers of New Hampshire and Maine. Their published books have extensive genealogical information about the earliest settlers of New Hampshire and their spouses and children.


 * Piscataqua Pioneers. Register of Members and Ancestors, 1623–1775. Dover, New Hampshire: C.F. Whitehouse, 1919. (.) This register contains a list of early officers, genealogical information on the members and their ancestors, and where they settled. It includes portraits and is indexed.
 * Piscataqua Pioneers. Applications for Membership, 1978–1982. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. (.) The applications show the genealogical information necessary to prove lineage from a pioneer ancestor. Included are references and personal history sketches. The records are arranged alphabetically.
 * Piscataqua Pioneers. Applications for Membership, 1908–1990. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978. (Family History Library films and .) The first three films are copies of applications through 1978. Film 1597856 item 6 includes applications 1980–1990. The applications are alphabetical lists of over 1,000 descendants of the first settlers of Maine and New Hampshire. The applications have full genealogies of the families.

Family History Library Catalog
Additional sources about New Hampshire societies can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Locality Search under:

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