Record Group Number 12

Nelson

Compiled by Alan F. Rumrill - Keene, New Hampshire

May 1983

This group consists of three series entitled SUBJECT FILE, NEWSPAPERS, and ECOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM, MUNSONVILLE SCHOOL, NELSON, N.H., 1971-1972. The group is stored in one archive box and encompasses the years 1763-1983. The materials are filed chronologically within each folder unless otherwise stated.

Nelson, New Hampshire was granted in 1752 to John Hutchinson and others and known as Monadnock No. 6. The first settlers, Breed Batchellor and Nathaniel Breed, arrived in 1767. The town was incorporated on February 22, 1774 under the name of Packersfield. The name of the town was changed to Nelson in 1814 in honor of Lord Nelson.

There are several small groupings within this collection which deserve mention. The first is a group of Tarbox family papers. These consist of nine deeds and one will and involve five family members: Ebenezer, Ebenezer, Jr., Mark, Ursula, and Warren. The following groupings are worthy of mention because of their quantity: Ecology Education Program, 70+ items; Government, 15 items; Newspapers, 40+ items; Apple Hill Chamber Players, 20+ items.

Series I, SUBJECT FILE

Folder 1, A - 1853-1986
Agriculture
Arts
Awards

Folder 2, B-C - 1850s-198Os
Business
Celebrations
Churchs
Clubs and Organizations

Folder 3, D-F - 1778-1889
Deeds
Entertainment

Folder 4, G-M - 1777-c.1980
Government
Houses
Land Owners (See Old Home Week)
Library
Maps
Military (See also People)
Music (See also Arts)

Folder 5, N - 1968-1974
Nelson Community Association
Nelson Conservation Commission
News Clippings

Folder 6, O-P - 1855-1983
Old Home Week
Parks and Recreation
People
Planning Board
Probate
Roads

Folder 7, Q-Z - 1833-1985
Schools
Utilities

Series II, NEWSPAPERS

Series III, ECOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM, MUNSONVILLE SCHOOL, NELSON, N.H., 1971-1972