Keene New Hampshire
Keene NH Vital Statistics -1753-1941
The Keene Public Library received a federal LSTA grant in 1999, through the New Hampshire State Library , to purchase a scanner and computer. One of the goals of this grant is to scan and digitize historical documents and photographs of the Keene, NH area. Because the Vital Statistics of Keene are in great demand by genealogists and historians, and because the physical volumes are in such bad shape, we decided that our first phase of the project would be to scan the Vital Statistics. This is the first of many sections of data which we hope to scan, digitize, and post to the Web. ... [Read More]
Keene NH Vital Statistics - 1753-1878
Prior to the year 1885 nearly all the records of deaths in Keene, for the 121 years under a town government that were accessible to the public were contained in a book entitled, "Records of the Town of Keene, Lib. 2, containing in the fore part Births; in the latter part Deaths; in alphabetical order, as per the Top of each page." It is evident that Liber 2 was started in the year 1784 (the town clerk going about from house to house for the family records) by lchabod Fisher, from Wrentham, Mass., the first merchant in Keene, whose store was the small yellow house on the south side of West street, nearly opposite the end of School street, which remained standing till April 29, 1880, when this so long familiar landmark was taken down. Mr. Fisher was town clerk of Keene from 1766 to 1786, a period of twenty years, and kept a record of deaths. lchabod Fisher died, on Nov. 21, 1809, "aged 81 years to a day." The records were continued by succeeding town clerks, in Liber 2, town records. ... [Read More]
City of Keene Community
Center Stage Cheshire County is a non-profit volunteer directed organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the region through the promotion, support, and implementation of high quality free-to-the-public community events and programs. Their vision is to promote a sense of community with downtown Keene serving as the focal point and the "Center Stage". For further information concerning any of the Center Stage productions, please contact Wendy Ganio, Executive Producer at 39 Central Square, Keene, New Hampshire (603) 358-5344. ... [Read More]
Department of Assessment
The primary function of the Department of Assessment is to ensure that all property within the City of Keene is assessed fairly and in accordance with the New Hampshire laws governing taxation. Toward that end, the Department conducts various practices to ensure an equitable distribution of the tax burden. With an automated data base which allows for annual, incremental changes in property value, the Department is able to keep pace with the ever changing real estate market. This stand alone method indexes property values annually to reflect an assessment which correlates with 100% of fair market value as of April 1st of each tax year. ... [Read More]
City of Keene, New Hampshire Restaurants
Keene, New Hampshire 03431 ... City of Keene Home Page ... Email comments or questions to Coleen Birmingham: cbirmingham@ci.keene.nh.us ... [Read More]
Keene is a Great Place to Live!
by Kevin Heubusch (Prometheus Books, 1997) That book rated small cities on many different criteria, including climate, diversions, economics, education, health care, housing, safety, and transportation. Keene was given a national rank of 57, out of 193 cities. Keene's strong points were listed as: "Crime rates are low in Keene and juvenile crime is not a problem. The arts, shopping, and sports of Boston are within a two-hour drive." Its highest ratings are for urban proximity, public safety, climate/environment, and community assets. Keene also tied with Cortland, N.Y. as tenth best small city in the East! ... [Read More]
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