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Genealogy Research Tools

computerOnline Library Resources:

The Library subscribes to two genealogy databases:

  • Ancestry Plus - Census data, birth, marriage & death records, immigration records, military records, and family history records (available only from within the library at public Internet stations)

  • Heritage Quest - Census data, family histories, Revolutionary War records & more (available from home with a KPL library card barcode)

The Library has scanned the Vital Records of Keene, N.H. (births, marriages, & deaths) and these are now online and searchable.

For other Keene vital records information, see the City Clerk's Vital Records page. For Keene cemetery information, see the Dept. of Parks and Recreation Cemetary Division page.

The Library has also scanned the two large histories of Keene which include much genealogical information. They are available as searchable pdfs:

books  Book Resources:

  • The Library has town histories for most NH towns available for in-library use. Do a subject search in the catalog by town name to find out which have published histories. 

  • Vital records for Keene are available for the years 1742-1941, as well as City Directories for 1871 to date and scattered years from 1831-1871. (Vital records are also online.)

  • Other genealogical reference works and how-to books are located at 929.1 and REF 929.1

  • Most of the materials from the former "Wright Room's" genealogy and New England history collection have been moved to the Historical Society of Cheshire County, located at 246 Main St., Keene, NH 03431 (603-352-1895).

World Wide Web Recommended websites:
blue bullet Ancestry.com - some free searchable databases (the subscription databases can be used on the Library's computers - If you are on a Library computer, click here.) blue bullet Keene Vital Records
blue bullet Cyndi's List - a large set of links blue bullet New
Hampshire Public Records
blue bullet Ellis Island - search by name  blue bullet Online Searchable Death Indexes & Records
blue bullet FamilySearch - The LDS Church's "largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world" blue bullet Rootsweb
- allows some free searching of its databases
blue bullet Find A Grave  blue bullet U.K. and Ireland
Genealogy (GEN-UKI)
blue bullet Genealogy Search Advice - answer a series of questions and get free, customized advice on effective searching for your ancestors blue bullet U.S.
National Archives
blue bullet GenealogySpot - a jump-off site with lots of links blue bullet USGenWeb Project -
includes links to state genealogy homepages
blue bullet Google Genealogy Search Help - searches Google blue bullet Vital Records -
links to states and cities with information & addresses for
obtaining records
blue bullet Heritage Quest - Census data, family histories,
Revolutionary War records & more		  

Disclaimer: Due to the ever-changing nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that the above links will remain valid. Similarly, we cannot be responsible for changes in the content of the sources to which we link, or the content of sources accessed through secondary links. As with printed information, users are encouraged to evaluate the validity of information found. Keene Public Library provides these links as a convenience to our users, and the inclusion of any links does not imply endorsement.