New Hampshire History and Information for Kids (and Grownups)

New Hampshire - Web Sites for Kids
(and Grownups, too)

Research

Maps

Info

Places

Schools & Colleges

Communications/Web Cams

Teacher Materials

Research:

New Hampshire Places By Region - developed by Nora LeDuc
http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/kimball/leduc/NHplaces.htm

Famous New Hampshire People - developed by Nora LeDuc
http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/kimball/leduc/nhhist2.htm

New Hampshire Authors - developed by Nora LeDuc
http://www.concord.k12.nh.us/schools/kimball/leduc/nhauthors.html

                        New Hampshire Facts for Kids from the NH State Senate
                 How NH got its name and more:
                 http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/senate/misc/kids.html

                        Census Bureau Data for New Hampshire
                       http://www.census.gov/datamap/www/33.html

New Hampshire Facts and Trivia
http://www.50states.com/newhamps.htm

NH Almanac Fast Facts by county
http://www.state.nh.us/nhinfo/ffcounties.html

                        NH State Flag and Facts
                       http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/nh_flag.htm
                            State symbols - http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/nh_symb.htm
                            Almanac - http://www.netstate.com/states/alma/nh_alma.htm
                            Geography - http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nh_geography.htm
                            Maps - http://www.netstate.com/states/maps/nh_maps.htm
                            Links - http://www.netstate.com/states/links/nh_links.htm

NH Historical Markers by region - links to historic people and places
http://newhampshire.com/historical-markers/list-by-number.aspx

Famous New Hampshire People
    http://lms.sau16.org/lss/classpages/gr4projects/famousnh.htm

NH Facts - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/nh1.html
NH Information - http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0108244.html
NH Weather Data from NOAA - National Weather Service weather
   http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nh/nh.html

Weather Data from WeatherLook - http://weatherlook.net/nh.shtml
NH African-American History- stories and great information
   http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/index.html
NH Genalogy and History - http://www.nh.searchroots.com/history.html#NHH

Maps:

New Hampshire Maps:
       Mapathon - http://www.mapathon.com/nh.shtml
       By region - http://www.newhampshire.com/maps/index.cfm
       Regional - http://www.visitnh.gov/maps.html
       National Geographic Society
          http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html?Parent=usofam&Rootmap=usnh
Geological Society of NH - (NH Geology links) - excellent site
    http://www.gsnhonline.org/geolinks/geolinks.shtml
           Generalized Bedrock Geologic Map
             http://www.des.state.nh.us/pdf/gen_br.pdf
           Simplified Bedrock Geologic Map
             http://www.des.state.nh.us/pdf/sim_br.pdf
Historic USGS Maps of NH
http://docs.unh.edu/nhtopos/nhtopos.htm
NH Maps from the University of Texas at Austin
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/new_hampshire.html
Satellite Image for New Hampshire
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/avhrr/NH_213.n12.96may31_1148.html
NH Maps - physical, elevation, satellite, political, cities, and roads
   http://geology.com/state-map/new-hampshire.shtml
**New Hampshire Map/Quiz printout for students and teachers
   http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/newhampshire.shtml

General NH Information:

New Hampshire State Government Online
   http://www.state.nh.us/
New Hampshire Fish and Game - Education programs and Wild Times for Kids!
   http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Kids/kids.htm
     **Downloadable pocket guide to animal tracks
            http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Wildlife_PDFs/Track_Card.pdf
     **Wildlife sheets profiles - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/wildlife_profiles.htm
     **Project WEB newsletters - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Education/project_WEB.htm
     **NH Fish species - http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/fish_species_profiles.htm
New Hampshire Travel and Tourism
    http://www.visitnh.gov/
NH.Com - Things to Do and Places to Go
    http://www.nh.com/
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Fact Sheets
    http://www.des.state.nh.us/openme.htm
Seacoast NH
    http://www.seacoastnh.com/
Tide Charts for New Hampshire
    http://www.maineboats.com/tide-charts/nh
Ski New Hampshire
    http://www.skinh.com/#
NH Outdoors
   http://www.nhoutdoors.com/index.htm
      Links: http://www.nhoutdoors.com/links_page.htm
New Hampshire Department of Education - Lists NH schools
   http://www.ed.state.nh.us/

NH Places:

Audubon Society of NH - Concord - http://www.nhaudubon.org/

Canterbury Shaker Village - http://www.shakers.org/
Currier Gallery of Art - Manchester - http://www.currier.org/
Fort Constitution
http://www.nhstateparks.org/state-parks/alphabetical-order/fort-constitution-historic-site/
Gorham Historical Society and Railroad Museum
http://www.gorhamnewhampshire.com/railroadmuseum.html

Isles of Shoals - http://seacoastnh.com/Places_%26_Events/Isles_of_Shoals/The_Isles_of_Shoals/
Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves - http://www.findlostriver.com/
Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum
http://www.manchesterhistoric.org/mill.htm
McAuliffe Planetarium - Concord - http://www.starhop.com/
Montshire Museum - Norwich, VT - http://www.montshire.org/
Mount Washington - highest mountain in northeastern US
http://www.mountwashington.org
Also, http://www.mountwashington.com/
Mount Washington Cog Railway - http://www.thecog.com/
Mt. Kearsage Indian Museum - Warner - http://www.indianmuseum.org/
New England Ski Museum - Franconia Notch - http://www.nesm.org/
New Hampshire Historical Society - Concord
http://www.nhhistory.org/
    NH History Curriculum - http://www.nhptv.org/kn/nh/home.html
    PowerPoint Slide Shows - http://www.nhhistory.org/edu/support/slidesindex.htm
New Hampshire Motor Speedway - Loudon
http://www.nhms.com/
NH State Parks
http://www.nhstateparks.org/state-parks/alphabetical-order/
NH Beaches - http://www.nhparks.state.nh.us/state-parks/state-beaches/alphabetical-order.aspx
NH Historic Sites - http://www.nhparks.state.nh.us/state-parks/historic-sites/alphabetical-order.aspx
Odiorne Point - Rye
http://www.nhstateparks.org/state-parks/alphabetical-order/odiorne-point-state-park/
Portsmouth Harbor Trail
http://www.portsmouthnh.com/harbourtrail/
Seacoast Science Center
http://www.seacentr.org/
http://www.nhstateparks.org/state-parks/alphabetical-order/odiorne-point-state-park/seacoast-science-center.aspx
Society for the Protection of NH Forests - Concord
http://www.forestsociety.org/
Squam Lakes Science Center
http://www.nhnature.org/
Strawbery Banke - Portsmouth
http://www.strawberybanke.org/

Schools and Colleges:

Public Schools in New Hampshire - http://www.state.nh.us/educate/k12.html
Antioch - New England Graduate School - http://www.antiochne.edu/
Brewster Academy - http://www.brewsteracademy.org/
Dartmouth College - Hanover - http://www.dartmouth.edu/
Granite State College - http://www.granite.edu/
Holderness School - http://www.holderness.org/
Keene State College - http://www.keene.edu/
Kimball Union Academy - http://www.kua.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1
NHTI - Concord - http://www.nhti.edu/
New Hampton School - http://www.newhampton.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1
Phillips Exeter Academy - http://www.exeter.edu/pages/visit_index.html
Plymouth State University - http://www.plymouth.edu/
Proctor Academy - http://www.proctoracademy.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1
Rivier College - http://www.rivier.edu/
Southern NH University - http://www.snhu.edu/
St. Paul's School - http://www.sps.edu/Default.asp?bhcp=1
Tilton School - http://www.tiltonschool.org/
University of New Hampshire - http://www.unh.edu/

Communications:

AJR Newslink - NH newspapers - http://newslink.org/nhnews.html
The Concord Monitor - http://www.concordmonitor.com/
Fosters Daily Democrat - http://www.fosters.com/
The Laconia Evening Citizen - http://www.citizen.com/
NH Public Radio - http://www.nhpr.org/
NH Public Television - http://www.nhptv.org/
The Union Leader - http://www.theunionleader.com/
WMUR - http://www.wmur.com/

Web Cams - See NH Places As They Look Right Now

Black Cat Lake Winnipesaukee Weather Cam - includes weather data
   http://www.blackcatnh.com/
Concord NH Web Cam
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?Url=/sections/webcam/webcam.pbs
Lake Winnipesaukee WebCam
   http://www.winnipesaukee.com/weirscam/index.shtml
Manchester NH Web Cam
  http://www.thewmurchannel.com/wxcam/814278/detail.html
Mount Washington Web Cam
  http://www.mountwashington.org/cam/
NH Web Cams
http://www.leonardsworlds.com/states/new_hampshire.htm

I used the program Kidspiration
to create these files about New Hampshire
as part of a Concord School District
professional development activity in April 2004:

Mount Washington
The Flume
The Old Man of the Mountain
Lake Winnipesaukee
Merrimack River
Connecticut River

Lake Winnipesaukee information - http://www.kathimitchell.com/winnipesauk.htm
NH Tourism Webquest from Cynthia Flynn from Merrimack, NH - for fourth graders
   http://www.gmpdc.org/webquests/flynn/NHTourism.htm
NH Webquest by Karen LaRue from SAU 29
   http://www.deweybrowse.org/nh/nh1.htm

Regions of New Hampshire Webquest by Denise McLaughlin of
  Thornton's Ferry School in Merrimack, NH
What's Special About Manchester, NH?
   http://www.gmpdc.org/webquests/plyons/manchester/
New Hampshire History Virtual Field Trip from Exeter
http://lms.sau16.org/lss/classpages/gr4projects/nhvft/nhvirtual_field.htm
New Hampshire Scavenger Hunt
http://www.kathimitchell.com/nhtrivia.htm
New Hampshire State Song - http://www.kathimitchell.com/nhstatesong.htm

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This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell
and was last updated May 16, 2008