Below is list of resources you may find helpful
if you are looking for information about
Pymouth's past
General Collection
Varied, filed by topic and family name. Readily
accessible at the Historical Museum.
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ARTIFACTS
D&M Collection
Most on display. Includes catalogs, sporting equipment,
home manufacturing equipment, etc. Some photos as
well.
General Collection
Most artifacts are in storage on site. Log book available.
YLLA Pottery Collection
Most on display. A variety of pieces created by multiple
potters from the clay along the Baker River in West
Plymouth.
BOOKS
History of Plymouth, NH (1963–1909) (Ezra Stearns)
Volume I Narrative • Volume II Genealogy
Full text online. Click volume.
Hard copies for reference and reproductions for sale at
Historical Museum ($25/Vol • $40/Set).
Hard copies for reference at Pease Public Library.
Hard copy for reference at PSU's Lamson Library.
New and used copies for sale online.
Twenty Decades in Plymouth, NH 1763–1963 (Eva Speare)
Full text online. Click title
Hard copies for reference and reproductions for sale at
Historical Museum ($20 • Buy both Decades for $30)
Hard copy for reference at Pease Public Library
Hard copy for reference at PSU's Lamson Library.
New and used copies for sale online.
Five More Decades in Plymouth, NH 1963–2013 (PHS)
Hard copies for reference and reproductions for sale at
Historical Museum ($20 • Buy both Decades for $30).
Hard copy for reference at Pease Public Library.
Hard copy for reference at PSU's Lamson Library.
New and used copies for sale online.
Plymouth, New Hampshire (Images of America) (PHS)
Hard copies for reference and reproductions for sale at
Historical Museum ($20).
Hard copy for reference at Pease Public Library.
Hard copy for reference at PSU's Lamson Library.
New and used copies for sale online.
On the Edge: Growing Up in Plymouth, NH 1951–1969
Hard copies for reference and reproductions for sale at
Historical Museum ($30).
Hard copy for reference at Pease Public Library.
Hard copy for reference at PSU's Lamson Library.
New and used copies for sale online.
Draper & Maynard Sporting Goods Company:
A Community Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
(Louise Samaha McCormack)
Hard copies for reference and reproductions for sale at
Historical Museum ($30—Currently out of stock).
Hard copy for reference at Pease Public Library.
Hard copy for reference at PSU's Lamson Library.
New and used copies for sale online.
One Hundred Years of Service:
Plymouth State College 1871–1971 (Norton R. Bagley)
Hard copy for reference at Historical Museum.
Hard copy for reference at Pease Public Library.
Hard copy for reference at PSU's Lamson Library
New and used copies for sale online.
Plymouth, Where My Viewpoints Crossed (Jim Hogan)
Hard copies for reference at Historical Museum.
Hard copy for reference at Pease Public Library.
Hard copy for reference at PSU's Lamson Library.
New and used copies for sale online.
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Index to Plymouth Cemeteries (1983)
(Transcribed by Norton R. Bagley and Michael O. Vacca)
Hard copy at Historical Museum.
Hard copy and searchable data at Pease Public Library.
Hard copy at New Hampshire Historical Society.
NH Old Graveyard Association Click title
Map of burial sites corresponding to Bagley & Vacca listing
Full images online. Click title
Online searchable database, many entries with photos.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map — Plymouth, NH (1902)
Multiple Maps. Interesting details
Full images online. Click title
Hard copy for reference at Historical Museum.
D.H. Hurd & Co. Map — Plymouth PO, NH (1892)
Includes property owners' names and downtown detail.
Zoomable image online. Click title
Hard copy for reference at Historical Museum
Birdseye Map — Plymouth, NH (1883)
Full image online. Click title
Hard copies for reference and reproductions for sale at
Historical Museum ($5).
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Available at PSU's Lamson Library:
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Plymouth Record, library has 1956-1973 in print, as well as a number of scattered issues dating back to 1887, located in Archives/Special collections.
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Plymouth Record, library has 1900-1918, 1926-1973 in microfilm, Lower Level near Curriculum.
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Record Citizen, library has 1973-1993 in microfilm, Lower Level near Curriculum.
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Record Enterprise, library has 1993-last complete year in microfilm. Lower Level near Curriculum.
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Record Enterprise, current, print. Located on newspaper shelves, on the Main Level, near the entrance.
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Clark Residential Photos (c. 1930)
Photos of most homes/neighborhoods in town.
General Collection (Mid-1800s–Present)
Varied collection. Less representation of more recent times.
Older photos organized by theme. Some requests may take
some time. Some fees may apply.
PSU Spinelli Archives Click title
PSU Spinelli Archives Digital Collections Click title
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Plymouth Town Reports
Online copies by University of NH (1865–2024)
(some years missing). Click title.
Hard copies for reference at Historical Museum.
Hard copies for reference at Pease Public Library.
Hard copies for reference at PSU's Lamson Library.
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