Municipal Records Board

The NH Municipal Records Board holds its authority under RSA 33-A. the New Hampshire General Court made provisions for the disposal of obsolete local records in 1967 (chapter 105). In 1977 (Chapter 358), the Legislature created the Municipal Records Board for the purpose of creating rules to update the list of disposable records.

In 1995, the Board issued a list of retention schedules which expired in August 2003. The board asked for an extension, which was approved through December 2004. Between 2001 and 2005, the Board undertook a comprehensive review of the 1995 schedules and prepared a major overhaul, attempting to clarify existing schedules, evaluate and approve new schedules recommended by local officials and finally, to codify the schedules in the statutes once again. House Bill 437 (Chapter 187) of the 2005 Session was passed and signed into law on June 20, 2005, and became effective on August 29, 2005.

NH Municipal Records Board Statute

Municipal Records Board Members
Under RSA 33-A: 4-a
December 2018

The following is a list of the Board Members' information, including their name, organization, phone number, and email:

• Honorable David M. Scanlan - NH Secretary of State - 603-271-3242 - Administration@sos.nh.gov
• William H. Dunlap - NH Historical Society - 603-856-0601 - bdunlap@nhhistory.org
• Ashley Miller - Secretary, NH State Archivist - 603-271-2236 - ashley.miller@sos.nh.gov
• Michael York - NH State Librarian - 603-271-2397 - michael.york@dncr.nh.gov
• Ben Bynam, Town of Hopkinton - NH Tax Collectors Association - asstclerkcollector@hopkinton-nh.gov
• Pat Tucker, Town of Ashland - NH City & Town Clerks Association - ptucker@ashland.nh.gov
• Daniel Langille, City of Keene - NH Assoc. of Assessing Officials - 603-352-2125 - dlangille@ci.keene.nh.us
• Kristin M. Kenniston - NH State Registrar of Vital Records - 603-271-4655 - kristin.kenniston@sos.nh.gov
• Mary Walter, City of Claremont - Municipal Treasurer, appointed by NH Municipal Assoc. - 603-542-7014 - finance@claremontnh.com
• [vacant] - Appointed by Governor & Council
• Michelle Stahl, Monadnock Center for History & Culture - Association of NH Historical Societies - 603-924-3235 - director@monadnockcneter.org
• Bruce K. Kneuer - NH Dept of Revenue Administration - 603-230-5953 - bruce.kneuer@dra.nh.gov
• Justin Ober - NH State Records Manager - 603-271-2236 - justin.ober@sos.nh.gov