by Kim Wolterman | Articles
Books about county histories were very popular from the 1880s to the 1920s. These publications offer information about the communities, towns, churches and businesses in the area, as well as detailed backgrounds on the families living there. Some of these will contain...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
In an effort to consolidate some of the informative house history research articles and websites available on the internet into one location, I have added a Resources page to this website. Please check back often as I will be continually updating the listing as I...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
Recently in the mail I received a letter from a relative of one of the previous owners of our house. One of her friends had seen our house on the house and garden tour we participated in earlier this year, and had told her about the renovations we had made. The letter...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
If you are researching a house in New England, I just came across The New England House Historian blog that will be of great benefit to you. The author also has a website you can access from the blog so that you can see if she will be giving any presentations on...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
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...
by Kim Wolterman | Articles
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...
