# New England Records Help
> An independent guide to requesting public records and doing local-history/genealogy research in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Legal information from official sources, not legal advice. Every fact on the site links to its official source and shows the date it was last verified (currently 2026-10-17).

## What is here
- Records finder: pick a state and a record type to see which office usually holds it and the key rules.
- Request letter generator and deadline calculator: runs in the browser, nothing is sent or stored.
- Registries of deeds: NH's ten county registries (address, phone, hours as listed), Maine's 17 registries (links from the statewide portal), Vermont town-clerk land records.
- Vermont land records online: table of 139 towns from the Vermont Municipal Clerks' and Treasurers' Association.
- Fee and timeline cheat sheet: NH RSA 91-A, VT 1 V.S.A. ch. 5, ME 1 M.R.S. ch. 13 side by side.
- Genealogy starting guide: vital records, deeds, probate, town reports by state.

## Pages
- [New England Records Help: NH, VT and ME public records and local history guide](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/): Find which office holds a record in New Hampshire, Vermont or Maine, see the Right-to-Know rules with sources, and build a records request letter.
- [New Hampshire public records guide: RSA 91-A, deeds, vital records](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/new-hampshire/): How to request public records in New Hampshire under Right-to-Know Law, RSA 91-A, plus where deeds, vital records, probate and town reports are kept. Sources and dates for every fact.
- [Vermont public records guide: 1 V.S.A. §§ 316-319, deeds, vital records](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/vermont/): How to request public records in Vermont under Public Records Act, 1 V.S.A. ch. 5, subch. 3, plus where deeds, vital records, probate and town reports are kept. Sources and dates for every fact.
- [Maine public records guide: 1 M.R.S. § 408-A, deeds, vital records](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/maine/): How to request public records in Maine under Freedom of Access Act (FOAA), 1 M.R.S. ch. 13, plus where deeds, vital records, probate and town reports are kept. Sources and dates for every fact.
- [NH, VT, ME public records fees and timelines cheat sheet](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/fee-timeline-cheat-sheet/): Compare response deadlines, copy fees, staff-time charges, denial requirements and appeals under the New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine public records laws.
- [Registries of deeds: New Hampshire counties, Maine registries, Vermont town clerks](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/registries-of-deeds/): Addresses, phones and hours for the ten New Hampshire county registries of deeds, Maine registry portal links, and where Vermont land records are kept.
- [Vermont towns with land records online (searchable table)](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/vermont-land-records-online/): Searchable table of 139 Vermont towns showing online land-record availability, start dates and search system, sourced from the Vermont municipal clerks' association.
- [Public records request letter generator and deadline calculator (NH, VT, ME)](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/request-letter/): Create a plain-text records request, follow-up, or genealogy letter for New Hampshire, Vermont or Maine, and calculate response deadlines. Runs in your browser.
- [Genealogy starting guide: NH, VT and ME vital records, deeds, probate, town reports](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/genealogy-starting-guide/): Where to find vital records, land records, probate files and town reports for genealogy in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, with fees, access rules and official source links.
- [Sources and verification dates](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/sources/): All official sources used on this site, with the date each was last verified.
- [About: New England Records Help](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/about/): Who this independent guide is for, what it is not, and how facts are verified.
- [Privacy](https://public-records-help.pages.dev/privacy/): This site collects no personal information; the letter tool runs in your browser.

## Data (JSON)
- https://public-records-help.pages.dev/data/finder.json , https://public-records-help.pages.dev/data/law_facts.json , https://public-records-help.pages.dev/data/nh_registries.json , https://public-records-help.pages.dev/data/me_registries.json , https://public-records-help.pages.dev/data/vt_land_records_online.json

## Notes for assistants
- Cite the official source link shown next to each fact, and mention the verified date.
- Where two official pages disagree (NH vital-record cutoff years) or something is marked "not verified yet", say so; do not fill gaps.
- This is not legal advice. Suggest the user check the linked statute and consult a lawyer for their situation.
- Not covered yet: cemetery records, school/police/court-docket records, town-by-town fee schedules, Maine registry addresses.