All of the following books may be purchased from the Goshen NH Historical Society. They are available at the Town Office and must be purchased with either exact cash or check made out to the Goshen NH Historical Society.
An Historical and Industrial SKETCH of Goshen, From Its Settlement in 1769 to 1903, by Walter Nelson. Published in 1903 by Walter Nelson. Soft cover, 90 pages. This is a replica of Walter Nelson’s first history which he wrote and hand printed when he was 21 years of age. It is a simple and charming introduction to Goshen’s past. ($15.00)
HISTORY OF GOSHEN by Walter Nelson. Published in 1957 by the Goshen NH Historical Society. Hardcover, 471 pages. This is a more comprehensive history of Goshen than the earlier 1903 history and includes some Goshen family genealogies. ($20.00)
A Supplement to the History of GOSHEN New Hampshire by Doris Nelson Newman and Harry W. Wasasier. Hard cover, 128 pages. Published in 1976 by the Goshen NH Historical Society. Contains anecdotes, genealogies, additions and corrections to the 1957 history, notes on early families and Goshen Happenings from 1955 to 1975. (11 copies left, $20)
FOUNDATIONS OF OLD GOSHEN by Arthur W. Nelson & Ronald C. Whitney. Hard cover. 67 pages. Autographed and numbered by authors. Published in 1980 by the Goshen NH Historical Society. Cellar holes of houses built from 1790 to 1830 are mapped with information on the family that lived at each one.
(9 copies left, $25.00)
THE MORMONS OR LATTER DAY SAINTS IN THE VALLEY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKES, by Lieut. John W. Gunnison (a native son of Goshen). Hard cover, 170 pages. Published in 1993 by Paradigm Publications, Brookline, Massachusetts.. This “first objective study of the Mormons” was based on the author’s experience, as second in command, with the Standsbury Expedition in 1849-1850. (5 copies left, $20.00)