General History of Andover, Massachusetts
The reference materials listed here touch upon many subjects within Andover's history.
Where possible, books available at the public library (MHL, Memorial Hall Library) are listed; books available at the Andover Historical Society Library are available to take out on loan only if followed by (Available For Loan); all books in the AHS Library are available to the public for research within the library.
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Title & Comments |
Author |
Location AHS Library = Andover Historical Society Library MHL = Memorial Hall Library |
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| Historical Sketches of Andover
Published in 1880 and reprinted in 1974, this book is the most complete and comprehensive chronicle of early Andover history. |
Bailey, Sarah Loring |
AHS LIBRARY - AVAILABLE FOR LOAN
974.451 BA AHS GIFT SHOP |
| About the Town of Andover, Massachusetts |
League of Woman Voters of Andover, Massachusetts
1960 |
MHL
R974.45 LEA |
| Andover Town Handbook |
League of Woman Voters of Andover, Massachusetts
1994 |
MHL
R974.45 LEA |
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Andover, As I Remember It Recollections of Andover from the 1920s to 1980s |
Doherty, James D.
1992 |
MHL
974.45 DOH |
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Andover, What It Was, What it Is 300th Anniversary, May 30 June 2, 1946 |
Andover Townsman
1947 |
MHL
R974.45 AND |
| Andover: A Century of Change 1896-1996 | Richardson, Eleanor Motley |
AHS LIBRARY
974.451 |
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Andover: Symbol of New England The Evolution of a Town | Fuess, Claude M. |
AHS LIBRARY
974.451 FUS |
| All For Andover |
Fuess, Claude M. 1925 |
AHS LIBRARY
813 FU |
| The Andover Way |
Fuess, Claude M. 1926 |
AHS LIBRARY
813 FUA |
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In My Time A Medley of Andover Reminiscences |
Fuess, Claude M. |
AHS LIBRARY
373 ANF |
| Four Generations: Populations, Land and Family in Colonial Andover, Massachusetts | Greven, Philip J., Jr. |
AHS LIBRARY
974.451 GRF |
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Greater Lawrence: A Bibliography
An Annotated Guide to the History of Andover, Methuen, Lawrence and North Andover |
Mofford, Juliet Haines,
1978 |
AHS LIBRARY
974.45 MO |
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Historic Andover: 325th Anniversary, 1646 1971
Business History of Andover |
Andover Historical Society
1971 |
MHL
R974.45 GLE |
| History of Andover from its Settlement to 1829 | Abbot, Abiel |
AHS LIBRARY
974.451 ABA MHL R974.45 ABB |
| History of Andover, Massachusetts | Bay State Historical League |
MHL
R974.44 BAY |
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Local Touch A collection of columns from the Eagle Tribune about Andover in the 1950s and 1960s. |
Dalton, Bill
1985 |
MHL
917.445 DAL |
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Newspaper - 1793: Guardian of Freedom
06-sep-1793 thru 1798 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1798: Haverhill Federal Gazette
26-oct-1798 thru 27-nov-1799 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1798: Impartial Herald
27-jul-1798 thru 1800 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1800: Observer
xx-nov-1800 thru 04-may-1804 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1804: Haverhill Museum
04-dec-1804 thru 22-nov-1806 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1808: Merrimack Intelligencer
02-jul-1808 thru 08-feb-1817 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1817: Essex Patriot
10-may-1817 thru 01-feb-1823 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1821: Haverhill Gazette
06-jan-1821 thru 01-feb-1823 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1823: Haverhill Gazette and Essex Patriot
01-feb-1823 thru 1824 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1824: Gazette and Patriot
1824 thru 1826 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1826: Haverhill Gazette and Essex Patriot
1826 thru 1827 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1827: Essex Gazette
1827 thru 1837 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1830: Essex Chronicle and County Republican
24-sep-1830 thru 20-jan-1832 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1831: Haverhill Iris :
22-oct-1831 thru 20-dec-1833 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1832: Christian Messenger
05-may-1832 thru 23-feb-1833 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1834: Essex Banner and Haverhill Advertiser
05-jul-1834 thru | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1836: News Register / Gospel Sun
jan-1836 thru | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1836: Star
13-aug-1836 thru | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1837: Haverhill Gazette
1837 thru 1838 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1838: Essex Gazette
1838 thru 1840 | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1840: Haverhill Gazette
1840 thru | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1844: True Midnight Cry
22-aug-1844 thru | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1845: Star in The East
1845 thru | Haverhill Library - Microfilm & Originals | |
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Newspaper - 1853: Andover Advertiser
1853 to 1866 | MHL MICROFILM | |
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Newspaper - 1866 : Lawrence American and Andover Advertiser
1866 to 1907 | MHL MICROFILM | |
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Newspaper - 1887: Andover Townsman
1887 to present | MHL MICROFILM | |
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Old Andover Days
Memories of a Puritan Childhood | Robbins, Sarah Stewart | AHS LIBRARY |
| Reminiscences of Andover | Susan E Jackson | AHS LIBRARY |
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The 250th Anniversary Celebration
Published by the Townsman includes detailed histories of the major businesses in town. |
Andover Townsman
1896 |
MHL
R974.45 BUS |
| The Merrimack | Holden, Raymond P. | AHS LIBRARY |
| The Story of Essex County, Vols. 1-4 , eds | Fuess, Claude M. & Paradise, Scott H., |
AHS LIBRARY
974.451 ESF |
| The Townswomans Andover |
Goldsmith, Bessie Punchard
1964 |
AHS LIBRARY
974.451 GO MHL R974.45 GOL |
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The Valley & His Peoples
An Illustrated History of the Lower Merrimack | Hudon, Paul | AHS LIBRARY |
| Transformations. - The Reconstruction of Societal Hierarchy in Early Colonial Andover, Massachusetts | Abbot, Elinor |
AHS LIBRARY
974.451 ABB |
Other Resources:
The Town of Andover's Website
North Andover Historical Society (no website available) Phone: 978.686.4035, see Essex National Heritage site for brief information
The Essex National Heritage Area 's Website
The Lawrence History Center: Immigrant City Archives and Museum
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