MC 112
2 boxes (.66 cu.ft.)
About George H. Lang
George H. Lang, son of Nancy, was born June 6, 1827 in Rye, N.H. He married Lydia Golden, and they had three children, George William (b.1855), Sophronia (b.1857), and Hezekiah Perry (b.1859). He served in the 17th regiment of Massachusetts, Company D, for three years during the Civil War, then re-enlisted for one year in the first N.H. heavy artillery. He was a farmer. He died July 12, 1901.
About the George H. Lang Diary
The George H. Lang Diary consists of copies of the diary spanning the years 1871-1901 when he was a farmer, as well as copies of transcriptions prepared by Louise Tallman, member of the Rye Historical Society.
Source:
Parsons, Langdon B. History of the Town of Rye, New Hampshire from
its discovery and settlement to December 31, 1903. (Concord,
N.H.: Rumford Printing Company, 1905).
Folder Listing:
I. Copies of the Lang Diary
| f.1 | Selections from Volume I, January 1875-September 1879. |
| f.2 | Volume II, June 1885-June 1893.. |
| f.3 | Volume III, July 1893-December 1899, pp. 1-199. |
| f.4 | Volume III, December 1899-July 1901, pp. 200-245. |
II. Copies of the Lang transcript
| f.5 | Volume I. |
| f.6 | Volume II. |
| f.7 | Volume III. |