The 1940 Census and Your House History

You may have heard all the excitement about the release this week of the 1940 federal census of the United States.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, census records can be of great benefit to those researching the history of their homes. The latest census provides...

U.S. Early Land Records

Ancestry.com now has available Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats from 1785-1898.The township plat maps in this database began with the Public Lands Survey in the United States initiated by the Land Ordinance Act of 1785. In order to sell or otherwise...

New Ebook on House Research Available

The first ebook on how to research the history of a home or property is now available from Provenance Publishing LLC. Keys to Unlocking House History is a guide designed to remove the frustration and put the fun into researching the history of your own or an...