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Mission Statement
The mission of the New Hampshire State Library is to:
- Promote excellence in libraries and library services to all New Hampshirites;
- Assist libraries and the people of New Hampshire with rapid access to library and informational resources through the development and coordination of a statewide library/information system;
- Meet the informational needs of New Hampshire state, county, and municipal governments and its libraries; and
- Serve as a resource center on New Hampshire.
Spotlights
NHSL Collections
Genealogy Collection
The New Hampshire State Library houses approximately 2400 titles of published family histories for New Hampshire and New England. This collection is enhanced by the unique name index to early town records on microfilm (sometimes referred to as the "Sargent" Name Index). The town records, ranging in years for each town but falling roughly between the years 1640 to 1830/40, can provide birth and marriage dates, as well as listings of such items as tax inventories.
