Exeter New Hampshire FamilySearch Center

 Welcome to the Exeter New Hampshire FamilySearch Center.  OPEN by appointment only. Sign up below, include your email address. Special Appointment Times can be arranged by emailing our center.  '' You must sign up no later than 2PM on the day before you are coming so our staff can be available.     If you cannot keep an appointment  PLEASE delete the appointment and'' email us: NH_Exeter@familyhistorymail.org 

The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City currently offers these free online services:
Appointments for free virtual consultations

And also a free records look-up services

Center Information
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  We are not at the center unless there is a patron. Your phone messages may not be answered right away.

2022 Closings:  April 1, May 27, July 1, September 2, October 7, November 22 - 25, December 20 - January 2

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

Hours of Operation: Open by Appointment Only
 Please follow these steps to sign up for an appointment: 

'INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL WHEN PROMPTED. BE SURE YOU COMPLETE STEPS # 1 and #2 WHEN YOU SIGN UP BY CLICKING THE RED BUTTONS.'

IF YOU ARE BRINGING MATERIALS TO DIGITIZE PLEASE SIGN UP UNDER DIGITIZE OR LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENT SECTION.


 * 1) Check the day and time(s) you are coming, scroll down (you must accept cookies) and click on Save & Continue 
 * 2) Include your name, email, phone and any comments and click Sign Up Now 
 * 3) Go back to the calendar and see if your sign up is completed. If you don't see your name on the schedule you are not signed up and we will not be notified you are coming.

Wednesday 10:00 AM-2:00 PM and 6:30 PM-9:00 PM   To schedule an appointment  Click Here

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

Saturday    9:00 AM-1:00 PM                                      To schedule an appointment  Click Here


 * Special Appointment Times can be arranged by emailing our center if you need an appointment on another day or time.
 * Masks are optional
 * Bring a USB flash drive to download documents you view online.
 * If the outside door is locked, please ring the bell to alert the consultants that you are here.

Inclement Weather Closings: We are closed on SAU16 school snow days. If you have signed up please reschedule.

FamilySearch Center Portal - Free subscription websites available at our center.

 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers - Fully searchable - Forty-eight 19th century national and regional newspapers
 * Alexander Street - American Civil War - data on soldiers, letters and diaries, images, photographs, ephemera / Women and Social Movements in the United Sates
 * American Ancestors - Partial access to the resources of the New England Historic Genealogical Society
 * Ancestry Institution - Immigration, census, voter, vital records, stories, memories & histories, photos & images, newspapers & periodicals; Court records: land, wills, guardianship; Family trees
 * ArkivDigital - Largest private provider of Swedish church records and other historical records such as estate inventories, court records, tax & census records, historical books; 15 Tutorials
 * FamNet - New Zealand family history - user submitted trees, stories and other digital content so you can collaborate with others
 * Findmypast - 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 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
 * Irish Ancestors - Starting point for all Irish ancestral research
 * MyHeritage Library Edition - Used worldwide to research family history, build a family tree, add photos, records and more.
 * NewspaperArchive - largest online newspaper database, tens of millions of pages from 1607 to present. Fully searchable by keyword and date
 * 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 - 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 Digitizing Equipment

 * 6 computers with dual screens
 * Lexmark multi-function printer / scanner - Scan larger documents, Scan pictures directly to FamilySearch or to a thumb drive or external drive, Prints legal size.
 * 2 Wolverine Reels to Digital Movie Maker - Converts 8 mm and Super 8 movies to a digital format
 * Film to Digital Converter by Wolverine - 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
 * Photo Scanner - Epson FastFoto FF640 - 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
 * Large Format Flat Bed Scanner - Epson V800 - For negatives and photos, Adjusts to different sizes, Scans the image, Restores faded photos, Organizing software
 * VHS to DVD Converter by Honestech - 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
 * Light Box - ZKEEZM 20" X 20" with 6 color backdrops and adjustable brightness and multiple shooting angles. Take pictures of your 3 dimensional family heirlooms.
 * Large Document Scanner - CZUR ET 18 - Captures large documents (16.6 in X 11.7 in), auto flatten for open books, convert to editable PDF / Word / Tif / Excel, etc. Larger documents can be scanned in sections and combined through editing.

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 thumb drive

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.

Microfilm/Micro Fiche scanner - images can be printed or scanned to a thumb drive

Microfilm reader

Collections

 * Patrons' Microfiche Collection -- a collection of fiche ordered by patrons, assorted titles. Contains family histories, vital records, and other types of information.
 * MicroFilm Collection -- a small collection of patron ordered films. Content is digitized but not accessible online and otherwise can only be viewed at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.
 * Book Collection A  small collection of books containing research guidance materials, biographies, indexes and databases. Our books are listed on LibraryThing.

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.
 * FamilySearch 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


 * New Hampshire Research WIKI
 * New England Historical Genealogical Register Online
 * New England Historical Genealogical Register Online