By Sally Fellows on
8/2/2010 7:59 AM
Poor Farm, circa 1932
The Manchester City Archives recently received a grant in the amount of $4,630 to restore and microfilm three volumes of the Overseers of the Poor Records, 1855-1894. The grant is provided by the New Hampshire Conservation License Plate Fund. These records document the care and treatment of those...
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By Sally Fellows on
6/14/2010 8:52 AM
The 1918 flu pandemic (Spanish Flu) occurred throughout the developed and undeveloped world. An estimated .65 percent of the total population of the United States died and roughly double that percentage were young adults (from The Great Influenza by John M. Barry). According to Barry, Haskell County in Kansas may have been ground zero for the beginning of the epidemic in the United States. He speculates that the virus spread throughout the United States as Kansas soldiers traveled to military camps in order...
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By Sally Fellows on
4/12/2010 12:59 PM
The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the American Heritage Preservation Program have awarded a grant of $2,720.00 to the Manchester City Archives to restore three volumes of financial records related to the payment and support of Civil War soldiers who lived in Manchester.
The volumes illustrate the financial hardship and personal distress felt by individuals and their families as the head of the household or son served in the Union Army. They also show a commitment by the Board of Mayor...
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By Sally Fellows on
11/23/2009 12:52 PM
The 1847 Tax book is now online.
It was the first complete tax book for the City of Manchester.
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By Sally Fellows on
8/10/2009 1:03 PM
Genealogy is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the United States. As individuals retire, they often see genealogy as engrossing way to learn about their family and travel the United States. But how do you begin?
The first step is to get organized by setting up some sort of filing system. Too often notebooks are filled with snippets of information that become just uncorrelated and often unrelated data, especially if you are researching two different families. Some individuals begin with a family tree form and others use index cards. There numerous free sources online that can help guide your research. Listed below are two of the more helpful ones. ...
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