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 364.1523 WIL | Murder and mayhem in Essex County / | Wilhelm, Robert. | 2011 | 31330007228954 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 973.78 MOS | Mosby's war reminiscences and Stuart's cavalry campaigns / | Mosby, John Singleton, | 1887 | 31330006825057 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 MOORE | Moore and allied families : the ancestry of William Henry Moore. | De Forest, Louis Effingham, | 1938 | 31330001336969 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R BIOGRAPHY BRIDGES FAMILY | Moody Bridges, Pondicherry, and the beginnings of Bridgton / | Davis, Blynn Edwin. | 1959 | 31330003646985 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R BIOGRAPHY BRIDGES FAMILY | Moody Bridges, Pondicherry, and the beginnings of Bridgton / | Davis, Blynn Edwin. | 1959 | 31330003646993 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R B BRIDGES FAMILY (PAMPHLE | Moody Bridges, Pondicherry, and the beginnings of Bridgton / | Davis, Blynn Edwin. | 1959 | 31330003627126 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R B BRIDGES FAMILY (PAMPHLE | Moody Bridges, Pondicherry, and the beginnings of Bridgton / | Davis, Blynn Edwin. | 1959 | 31330002099533 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 929.2 MOOAR | Mooar (Moors) genealogy : Abraham Mooar of Andover and his descendants. | Mooar, George, | 1987 | 31330001336944 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 332.4 KON (PAMPHLET BOX 1 | Money in colonial New England. | Konker, Elizabeth A. | 1974 | 31330006217529 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 658.022 TOW [PAMPHLET BOX | Minority business enterprise program / | Andover (Mass.) | 1990 | 31330005879170 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 628.2 MIN | Minimum requirements for the utilization of sanitary sewer systems / | 1980 | 31330008372520 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 628.2 MIN | Minimum requirements for the subsurface disposal of sanitary sewage, adopted February 22,1979 / | 1980 | 31330008372538 | |
| ANDOVER ROOM R BIOGRAPHY WOOD, WI | Mills, mansions, and mergers : the life of William M. Wood / | Roddy, Edward G., | 1982 | 31330000838486 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R BIOGRAPHY WOOD, WI | Mills, mansions, and mergers : the life of William M. Wood / | Roddy, Edward G., | 1982 | 31330001352834 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 677.3 SKU (PAMPHLET BOX 1 | Mill time / | Skulski, Ken. | 1992 | 31330003330754 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 677.3 SKU (PAMPHLET BOX 1 | Mill time / | Skulski, Ken. | 1992 | 31330003330762 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 MET | Methuen, Massachusetts : images of America. | Methuen Historical Commission. | 1999 | 31330004631234 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 974.45 MER | Merrimack Valley's cultural mapping project 2020: connecting communities | Essex County Community Foundation | 2020 | 31330009035324 |
| ANDOVER ROOM R 338.476 MER | Merrimack Valley Works. | 1956 | 31330008357182 |