In addition to its agricultural heritage, another way to understand the history of Londonderry is through its architecture. Londonderry is replete with old homes that tell stories of bygone times. For a list of homes in Londonderry over 100 years old, take a look at the report produced by the Londonderry Historic Properties Preservation Task Force available online at http://bit.ly/dcdlT7.
Are you interested in researching the history of your home? Here are a few books that might help you get started:
690.837 GAR
Garvin, James L. A building history of northern New England. Hanover: University Press of New England, [2001].
728.37 GRE
Green, Betsy. Discovering the history of your house and your neighborhood
Santa Monica, CA: Santa Monica Press, [2002].
HIS REF 728 SUR
Survey of selected historic properties, Londonderry, New Hampshire: including a Londonderry town-wide area forum (Area BL) and 4 individual inventory forms. [1996].
If you would like to go beyond these books, here are some New Hampshire institutions that might be useful in your research:
New Hampshire State Library – Genealogy and NH History
http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/services/public/genealogy.html
New Hampshire State Archives
http://www.sos.nh.gov/archives/
New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/
New Hampshire Historical Society
http://www.nhhistory.org/
Rockingham County Registry of Deeds
http://www.nhdeeds.com/rockingham/RoHome.html
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