by Kim Wolterman | Articles
Before beginning house research, it is important that you know the legal description. This is not the same as the street address. It is the physical description of the property including size and boundaries. House numbers and street names may change, but the legal...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
If you are thinking about replacing the floors in your old house, or are perhaps adding an addition and considering flooring choices, here is an interesting article about the history of wood...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
A town near mine will be celebrating its centennial next year, and one of their goals is to award a century home plaque to all buildings 100 years or older. Does your town have a similar program? If so, you may find a great deal of information about the history of...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
As you are going through the process of researching the history of your home, your local library with all of its resources often comes to mind as a place to look for hints on who used to live in your home. Certainly they are most likely to offer local directories,...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
Diane Haddad offers house history research tips from a recent Family Tree University Virtual Conference on the Genealogy Insider blog. As I have mentioned in the past, house history research shares a lot in common with genealogy, including the fact that many...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
Here is a helpful article on why it is important to check deeds when researching the history of your...
