NH - Rochester Courier Newspaper Index

For those who may be working on ancestors in the Rochester, NH area, the Rochester Public Library has put up a great resource on its website -- see http://www.rpl.lib.nh.us/reference/newsindex.htm.

A volunteer has indexed the back issues of the Rochester Courier newspaper starting from 1900. The index has people entries from birth notices, marriage notices, death notices, and obituaries. The indexes cover the surrounding towns of Barrington, Framingham, Gonic, Milton, New Durham, and Rochester itself.

An example entry is shown below:

Allen, James S., died 3/6/25: 3/13/25p7

This entry shows that James S. Allen died on 3/6/1925 and his obituary (or death notice) appears in the 3/13/1925 issue on page 7.

The back issues are on rolls of microfilm in a cabinet on the second floor of the library, near the reference section.

Good hunting!!
- Brian Lingard