Local History & Genealogy

History Vertical Files 
Librarians have maintained a collection of newspaper and magazine articles, pamphlets, brochures, photographs, postcards, and other ephemera relating to people, places, businesses, organizations, and events in Laconia. Please note: these files are not all-inclusive for any given topic. Please ask a librarian for assistance.

Local History Room 
This room is dedicated to books focusing on the history of the Laconia area, New Hampshire and New England. Included in this collection are Laconia City Directories, town histories, Laconia town reports, Laconia High Scool yearbooks, genealogies, and cemetery records.

Microfilm
Archives of local newspapers on microfilm date back to 1849.

Obituary Index
Library staff can perform a name search to assist in locating local obituaries that may be saved or emailed from microfilm. Please note: the Index is incomplete.

Online Resources:

Ancestry Library (in Library access only)
Search genealogical and historical documents including Census, Social Security, Military, Schools, Church Histories, City Directories, immigration, and other records.

Cyndi's List 
One of the largest collections of categorized genealogy links on the Internet. 

Family Search
This free website provides access to a large collection of genealogy resources from over 100 countries. 

Laconia Ancestry Too
A genealogy site presented by the Laconia Historical & Museum Society (LHMS), where you'll find indexes to genealogical information transcribed by the historical society and library volunteers.

Lakes Region History Online 
Experience Laconia history through photographs and artifacts.

Additional Resources:

Laconia Historical and Museum Society
P.O. Box 1126
Laconia, NH 03247
(603) 527-1278

New Hampshire Historical Society
30 Park Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 228-6688

New Hampshire State Library
20 Park Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-2144

New Hampshire Vital Records
71 South Fruit Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-4650