We’re on the Map!

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I’m helping a friend with her political campaign, and she offered me a map published by the Webster Groves & Shrewsbury Chamber of Commerce to assist me in delivering post cards. Imagine my surprise when I saw our house on the cover of the map! I didn’t even know...

House History Book Progress

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I’m back at work on my researching house history book. My son got married three weeks ago, and now that I no longer have any wedding responsibilities I can focus on my writing. I have sections one and three complete, and have been busy on section two. This section is...

Beginning Your House History Search

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Before you do anything else, decide how you are going to organize your research. You will want to keep track of where you have been, what you looked at and found, who you talked to and what your next steps are. I found it most helpful to work with a three ring binder,...

The House the Mortons Built

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Claude and Jessie Morton built our house in 1902. Webster Groves became a city in 1896, and as it is located on a train line some residents of the city of St. Louis began to build in Webster to provide a better quality of life for their families. Claude and Jessie...

A Century Home Plaque

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My house was coming up on its 100th birthday, and I wanted a Century Home Plaque. As one of the first suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri my town of Webster Groves embraces its history by bestowing a plaque on homes as they reach the milestone of 100 years. Well, there is...