Ever wish there was an easy way of telling what birth, marriage, or death records the library has for Nashuans? Now there is. The library has a "pathfinder" to the vital records collection, and we recently added it to the genealogy web page.

The guide is divided up by type of event: birth, marriage, and death. Each section has a table listing the library's books, databases, and microfilm materials that contain records of those events. The listings are chronological, in order by the date range covered. For example, our earliest birth records are found in the book "Vital records of Dunstable, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849", and this book is listed first, with the date range 1673–1849 indicating what years you can expect to find in that book. So, if you have a general idea of when your relative was born, you can check the left column to see which materials cover that date, and then check the right column to get the title. The call number is also listed for each book.

"Vital Records @ Nashua Public Library" can be downloaded from our web site in PDF format. You can also grab a paper copy from the Hunt Room if you're here in the library.