Durham town records, 1760-1917.

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Durham town records, 1760-1917.

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Contains documents collected by Mary P. Thompson and Lucien Thompson regarding the history of Durham. Included are town accounts, tax rate lists, records of roads and bridges, copies of the Congregational church records, town inventories, information on the town's libraries, shipbuilding accounts, and school records. Also contains information regarding groups and organizations such as: the Durham Historic Association, the town Board of Education, the Oyster River Creamery Association, and the Young Women's Missionary Society.

4 boxes (1.20 cubic ft.).

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7339204

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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Thompson, Lucien, b. 1859.

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Lucien Thompson, the son of Ebenezer Thompson (1821-1869), was educated in Manchester, N.H. In 1878 he returned to Durham, took charge of the Thompson farm, was active in public affairs, and conducted historical and genealogical research. He was also a trustee of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. In 1912 or 1913 he moved to Colorado, where he died in 1924. From the description of Lucien Thompson papers, 1877-1924. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat reco...

Durham (N.H.). Board of education.

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Young Women's Missionary Society.

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Durham Historic Association

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Thompson, Mary P. (Mary Pickering), 1825-1894

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Mary P. Thompson, the daughter of Ebenezer Thompson (1797-1826), was educated in Durham and Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary. She converted to Catholicism in 1847 and entered the Notre Dame Convent in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also made several trips to Europe. Mary P. Thompson returned to Durham in 1877 and engaged in local historical and genealogical studies. She amassed a substantial library of books and manuscripts, and during her lifetime she was considered "the best cultured woman in New Hampshire....

Oyster River Creamery Association.

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