Comprehensive tutorial for homeowners on to use the US census to find your property’s history using FREE resources.
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3 Ways Your Home Can Tell You Its History
There are various ways to research the history of your home – deed search, talking to neighbors. But have you stopped and looked for clues around your house? Here’s how you do it….
7 Essential People to Interview When Researching the History of Your Home
Go beyond boring deed files in researching the history of your home. Seek out these 7 folks who can help you learn about your home’s history.
Who Died in Your House? 11 Ways to Find Out
Simple (and several FREE!) ways to determine if anyone previously died in your house, including local libraries, historical societies, neighbors, etc…
10 More Sears Foursquare Kit House Plans [Part 2]
Could your old American Foursquare house be from a Sears catalog? Check out these popular Sears Foursquare kit homes for the early 1900s.
Where Do You Find a Professional House Historian?
Tracing your home’s history can be fun and rewarding. Personally, I love it. I’ve been slowly gathering information on my old house’s background for about…
Beginner’s Guide to Tracing Your Home’s History
Curious about your house’s past but unsure where to start? Learn about tracing your home’s history with this simple, yet comprehensive guide.
5 Benefits of Researching a Home’s History
Own an old house? Here’s 5 compelling reasons to dive into the past and reap the benefits to researching a home’s history.
5 Places to Find Old Maps Of Your Town
Do you wonder what your home and your town used to look like? Where the first building were constructed as far back as the 18th…