The Andover Room Collection consists of print and electronic books on Andover history and genealogy. Scrapbooks, pamphlets and ephemera on subjects such as Andover organizations, local government, churches, schools, companies and people are also in the collection. In addition, the room houses town government documents, yearbooks, street lists and maps. The Andover Townsman newspaper is available on microfilm and online.
Access to the collection is limited. A patron may request up to 5 items at one time to use within the library. A library card or license is held at the Reference Desk until all material is returned and inspected. Photocopying and photographing materials is allowed with some exceptions.
Andover Room material can be found by searching the Library Catalog and by searching or browsing the following list.
Contact Stephanie Aude, Local History Reference Librarian, at saude@mhl.org or 978-623-8430 for assistance.
The Andover Center for History & Culture has extensive historical and genealogical document and image collections and is located half a mile from the library.
| Call Number | Title | Author | Year | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDOVER ROOM R 285.7445 HIS | The history of Free Christian Church : Andover, Massachusetts. | 1996 | 31330008055042 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.2 CON | The history of Concord, from its first grant in 1725, to the organization of the city government in 1853 : with a history of the ancient Penacooks. | Bouton, Nathaniel, | 1856 | 31330002107138 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 KNOWLTON | The history and genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America / | Stocking, Charles Henry Wright, | 1897 | 31330001336886 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R J FICTION HARVEY | The Harvey boys : illustrating the evils of intemperance and their remedy / | 1834 | 31330006449627 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 HAR V. 1 | The Hardy family in America / | Hardy, John A. | 1967 | 31330009114657 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 HAR V. 2 | The Hardy family in America / | Hardy, John A. | 1967 | 31330009123674 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 HAR V. 3 | The Hardy family in America / | Hardy, John A. | 1967 | 31330009123682 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 786.2 GRE (PAMPHLET BOX 1 | The great organ in the Methuen Memorial Music Hall / | Flint, Edward W. | 1999 | 31330006141844 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 557 ROB | The glacial geologic history of North Andover and the surrounding area / | Roberts, John Lenox, | 1977 | 31330001317928 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 557 ROB | The glacial geologic history of North Andover and the surrounding area / | Roberts, John Lenox, | 1977 | 31330002111833 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 GILCREAST | The Gilcreast genealogy, 1748-1973. | Gilcreast, Harriet J. | 1973 | 31330001336803 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 WINTHROP | The generations joined : Winthrops in America. | 1977 | 31330003991811 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 347.733 MAS | The General Court of Massachusetts, 1630-1930 : tercentenary exercises, commemorating its establishment three hundred years ago, and to note the progress of the commonwealth under nine generations of lawmakers held at the State House, Boston,... | Massachusetts. General Court. | 1931 | 31330000073647 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 PIK | The genealogy of the first fourteen male members of South Parish Church in Andover Massachusetts : Andover Massachusetts, founded on October 17, 1711 / | Pike, Julie. | 2011 | 31330007216835 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929 WYM V. 1 | The genealogies and estates of Charlestown : in the county of Middlesex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818 / | Wyman, Thomas Bellows, | 1879 | 31330001336548 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929 WYM V. 2 | The genealogies and estates of Charlestown : in the county of Middlesex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818 / | Wyman, Thomas Bellows, | 1879 | 31330001336555 |
| ANDOVER ROOMFIC | The gates ajar / | Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, | 1869 | 31330004960757 |
| ANDOVER ROOMFIC | The gallery / | Burns, John Horne, | 1947 | 31330001606924 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 917.445 CEN | The future use and classification of the Merrimack River : including a statement of regional policy for the Central Merrimack Valley Regional Planning District / | 1967 | 31330006217537 |