Architectural Surveys

Is your home listed on an architectural survey? A large number of properties in the United States have been surveyed due to a desire on the part of the owner or community to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. They have begun to digitize the records...

House & Building Histories

As mentioned in the last article, cyndislist.com has a wealth of information for genealogical researchers. These carry over to those researching the history of their own or an ancestor’s home as well. Cyndi just reminded me of the fact that her website lists resources...

Land Records on Cyndi’s List

Don’t forget to check out cyndislist.com for great resources on locating land records. If you are not familiar with her website, she has the largest collection of genealogy websites listed on the internet. If you are researching family history, her website will...

Being Neighborly

I recently learned that a woman down the street was born and raised in the house she currently lives in. She is 98 years old, and apparently her father was a fairly prominent artist. In fact some of his work hangs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. I...