Shoals resources
*To access links, click on bold titles. See below for archived collections.
History
SeacoastNH, the most comprehensive site of Shoals history available. Created by J. Dennis Robinson, seacoast historian.
Islands in Time. Article in UNH Magazine Online.
Poemhunter. Celia Thaxter’s Poetry.
Life Saving Station at the Isles of Shoals. NH. U.S. Coast Guard
White Island Light (Isles of Shoals Light). Created by Jeremy D'Entremont, regional lighthouse historian.
White Island Lighthouse. The U.S. Coast Guard
Gosport Town Records printed in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. LXVII, 1913 via Google Books:
- Begins on pages 56-63 of Vol. LXVII
- Continues on pages 132-147 Vol. LXVII
- Continues on pages 231-247 Vol. LXVII
- Continues on pages 354-359 Vol. LXVII
Gosport Town Records printed in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. LXVIII, 1914 via Google Books:
- Continues on pages 32-:46 of Vol. LXVIII
- Ends on page 127-142 of Vol. LXVIII
Gosport Church Records printed in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. LXVI, 1912 via Google Books:
Organizations
Isles of Shoals Association, Unitarian Universalist, a non-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to promoting the spirit and traditions of religious and educational programs at the Isles of Shoals.
Shoals Marine Lab, Cornell University/University of New Hampshire, Dedicated to undergraduate education and research in marine science since 1966.
Star Island Corporation, holds and administers Star Island and other for educational, religious, and kindred purposes.
White Island Lighthouse Kids. Seventh graders dedicated to saving the White Island lighthouse.
Weather
AIRMAP, UNH Observing Station at Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals, ME, real-time meteorological and air quality data
Buoy Station IOSN3 - Isle of Shoals, NH, NOAA’s National Buoy Center data from Station IOSN3 at the Isles of Shoals, NH
Maine Harbors Tide Chart for Gosport Harbor
Archives
Use the search engines on the following sites to locate material about the Isles of Shoals.
Portsmouth Athenaeum- Books, manuscripts, pamphlets, records, photographs, ephemera; the photograph collection of Lyman Rutledge & the deposit location for the papers and photographs of the Star Island Corporation
Milne Special Collections and Archives. University of New Hampshire, Diamond Library- Books, manuscipts, letters, records, transcripts, scrapbooks, photographs, videos; materials on the Zoological Laboratory on Appledore between the World Wars
Harvard University-Andover-Harvard Theological, Arnold Arboretum/Horticulture, Baker Business, Botany Arnold, Botany Farlow, Cabot Science, Countway Medicine, Houghton, Lamont, Loeb Design, Schlesinger, Tozzer & Widener Libraries- Books, letters, records, papers, autographs, photographs, ephemera
New Hampshire Historical Society
Tuck Library- Books, pamphlets, records, maps, photographs, videos
University of Virginia, Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature- Celia Thaxter manuscripts, letters, photographs
Colby College, Miller Library, Special Collections- Celia Thaxter letters, poems, papers, an unfinished novel, scrapbooks
The Isles of Shoals Historical and Research Association (ISHRA) locates, collects, organizes, preserves, expands, and makes available information and knowledge relating to the natural and human history of the Isles of Shoals .