Resources

Following are helpful websites with information on how to research house history. They can assist you with tracing the genealogy of your home.

House and Building Research: United States

Alabama

Researching in Birmingham

Birmingham Public Library

California

Bureau of Land Management Records

Researching in Bernal Heights

Researching in Palo Alto

Researching in San Jose

Colorado

Researching in Fort Collins

Connecticut

Researching in Connecticut

Researching in Norwalk

Connecticut State Library

Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation

Delaware

Researching in Delaware

Researching in New Castle County

Georgia

Researching in Dekalb County

Illinois

Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales

Researching in Chicago

Researching in Evanston

Indiana

Researching in Bloomington

Researching in Fort Wayne

Researching in Indianapolis

Researching in Richmond

Kansas

Researching in Topeka

Kentucky

Kentucky Land Records

Louisiana

Researching in the New Orleans French Quarter

Maine

Researching in Maine

Researching in Skowhegan

Maryland

Researching in Baltimore

Maryland Land Records

Researching in Maryland

Massachusetts

Researching in Grafton

Researching in Newton

Researching in Newburyport

Researching in Somerville

Minnesota

Researching in Minnesota

Researching in Morrison County

Researching in St. Louis Park

Missouri

Researching in the City of St. Louis

Researching in the City and County of St. Louis

Researching in Kansas City

Nebraska

Researching in Omaha

New England

Researching in New England

New Jersey

Researching in Hudson County

New York

Researching in Albany

Researching in Brooklyn

Researching in Buffalo

Researching in New Baltimore

Researching in New York City 1

Researching in New York City 2

Researching in New York City – Photos

Researching in Tompkins County

North Carolina

Researching in Mecklenburg County

Ohio

Researching in Clark County

Researching in Cleveland

Researching in Ironton

Researching in Lorain

Researching in Norwood

Ohio Death Records

Oregon

Researching in Alameda

Researching in Portland

Pennsylvania

Researching in Centre County

Researching in Lancaster

Researching in Lancaster County

Researching in Wayne County

Researching in Westmoreland County

South Carolina

Researching in South Carolina

Tennessee

Researching in Knoxville

Texas

Researching in Dallas

Washington

Researching in Poulsbo

Researching in Seattle

Washington, D.C.

Researching in Washington, D.C.

Researching Your Cleveland Park Home

Wisconsin

Researching in Oshkosh

 

House and Building Research: Other Countries

Researching in Australia

Researching in the British Isles

Researching in Calgary

Researching in England

Researching in Scotland

Researching in St. Croix

Researching in West Yorkshire – United Kingdom

 

Researching in Toronto

Researching in Toronto 2

Researching in Toronto 3

Researching in Vancouver

 

General House Research Sites

Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: House and Building Histories

Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Land Records, Deeds, Homesteads, etc.

Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet: Newspapers

Finding the History in Your Home

Historic House Architecture

Historical American Newspapers

How to Research the History of Your House

Piecing Together Your House’s History

Researching a Historic Property

 

Just for Fun

That’s My Old House

History of Homes

Housestory Publishing

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