Where have the Nashua history books disappeared to? Don't worry, they haven't gone far.

In the Hunt Room local history collection, the Nashua history books are now in the right rear bookcase as you walk into the room. For some time, we have had the New England books in this spot, along with a set of gray document cases housing newspaper clippings about Nashua. The change puts the Nashua history books in the same bookcase as the Nashua history clippings. Now, when you enter the Hunt Room, you'll see from left to right: the Nashua High School(s) yearbooks, then the city directories, then the Nashua history books and clippings.

The New England books are now where the Nashua books used to be: on the left as you walk in, next to the door.

Why? First, to put all of the Nashua materials in one spot. The cases of Nashua clippings will only fit on their current shelf (all the other bookcases have glass doors limiting the front-to-rear space available). Second, to give the New England materials a bookcase of their own, allowing room for all of the New England books to be shelved properly.

We have also moved the New England Historic and Genealogical Register books and the Daughters of the American Revolution lineage books to storage, to allow more room for our genealogical reference materials. The DAR and NEHGR indexes remain on the shelves in the Hunt Room, so you can still look up your ancestors. Once you know which volume you need, just let the reference staff know, and we can grab it from storage for you.

Feel free to stop by the reference desk if you have any questions, or leave us a comment below!