Library Reference List

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As part of a memorial to a founding member,Shirley Burns,  several members have embarked on a project to locate and catalog books, periodicals, newspapers, personal papers, pictures and artifacts to aid new and old island property owners find out more about their island’s history.  

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The following is a list of the books found in the Gilford Public Library.

 

If you have information or materials you would like to add to our index, please contact us at gilfordislands@gmail.com.
 

GILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY REFERENCE LIST

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• Bear Island Reflections ed. by Jack Mersels (2000) NH 974.2 Bea

• Boats and Ports of Lake Winnipesaukee by Bruce Heald (1997) NH 974.2 Hea

• Boats and Ports of Lake Winnipesaukee Volume II by Bruce Heald (1997) NH 974.2 Hea

• Camp Island by Jack Boyd (1986) NH 974.2

• Winnipesaukee cuisine presents hungry for summer: a unique collection of favorite recipes from the island residents of Lake Winnipesaukee by Jeannette Buell and Daryl Thompson (2010) COOKING NEW ENGLAND Bue

• Early Days at Jolly Island: The First Seventy-Five Years of the Jolly Island Association. No Author (No Date) NH 974.2 Ear

• The Gilford Islands by Russell Folsom (1978) NH 974.2 Fol

• The History of Birch and Steamboat Islands Lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire 1886-1969 by Emery L. Bradford and Clarence Prouty Shedd (1970) NH 974.2 His

• A History of Eagle Island in Gilford, New Hampshire by Corning Benton (1994) NH 974.2 Ben

• A History of Eagle Island on Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire by Corning Benton (2000) NH 974.2 Ben

• A History of Lock’s Island Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford, New Hampshire by W. Flanders Smith (1980) NH 974.2 Smi

• The Islands of Winnipesaukee by Ron Guilmette and Jay Leccese (2014) 974.2 Gui

• Jolly Island: One Hundred Years 1893-1993 by the Jolly Island Centennial Committee (1993) NH 974.2

• Mail service on the lake by Bruce D. Heald (2000) NH 974.2 Hea

• Sands of Time: Sandy Island Camp, the First 100 Years no author (1998) NH 974.2 San

• The Story of Welch Island Through 1945 by Mary Gillett Davis Donsker (No date) NH 974.2 Don

• The above information is located in the NH Room at the Library

• The Gunstock Parish:  A History of Gilford, New  Hampshire by Adair Mulligan, (1995) 974.2 pp 228-268

• Hungry For Summer, A Unique Collection of Favorite Recipes from the Island Residents of Lake Winnipesaukee, Jeannette Buell and Daryl Thompson (2010)

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