Brookline, New Hampshire Historical Society
When researching, I often contact the local historical society. They often have information about your family and about the community you can’t find anywhere else.
I took a trip to the Brookline, NH Historical Society. They are open Wednesday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon and the 2nd Wednesday at 7 pm, but you need to email ahead and let them know you are coming to do research.
While I enjoyed the displays of Brookline history, it was the books and documents I zeroed in on. They had copies of the following which are also available online at Google Books – Town Papers, Documents Relating to Towns in New Hampshire Volume XI 1882; True Stories of New England Captives Carried to Canada During the Old French and Indian Wars by C. Alice Baker 1897; and Register of New Hampshire Soldiers and Sailors War of the Rebellion by Ayling.
Available at Hathi Trust – History of Brookline, New Hampshire by Edward E. Parker. The book says it has an index, but it doesn’t. The Brookline Historical Society has one that they sell for $15 (please support the historical society, but if the $15 is a problem, you can do a [CTR][F] at Hathi Trust).
What I did not find online – Brookline Deaths and Burials 1766-2020 and Hillsborough County and New Hampshire Court Records 1772-1799 by Pauline J. Oesterline.
A quick glance at the death and burial book showed the author included the plot numbers. What a treasure! My other favorite was the 1892 map, which shows where each family lived. I wish I were doing Brookline research. There were more books and documents available, so if you are doing Brookline research, you’ll want to reach out to the historical society.
