Archive of approx. 115+ items concerning the geneology of the Shepard Family of Holderness, New Hampshire. Most of the documents are of pre-civil war date. There are approx. 38 small documents [receipts etc], about 57 larger documents which are mostly deeds; 7 old photographs, plus several items of Shepard family history. Begins about 1833. These were the ancestors of the American astronaut, Alan B. Shepard , from New Hampshire, and who became the second person, and the first American, in space. Ten years later, he commanded the Apollo 14 mission, and was the fifth person to walk on the moon.

Varied conditions: some older documents have fold separations. Mostly good/VG.