Resources

Following are helpful resources with information on how to research house history. They can assist you with tracing the genealogy of your home. Please click on the name to learn more.

House and Building Research: United States

Alabama

Birmingham Public Library

California

Researching in Berkeley

Researching in Bernal Heights

Researching in Los Angeles 1

Researching in Los Angeles 2

Researching in Palo Alto

Researching in San Diego

Researching in San Jose 1

Researching in San Jose 2

Colorado

Researching in Colorado

Researching in Colorado Springs

Researching in Denver 1

Researching in Denver 2

Researching in Fort Collins

Researching in Longmont

Connecticut

Researching in Connecticut

Connecticut State Library

Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation

Researching in Norwalk

Researching in Westport

Florida

Researching in St. Petersburg

Georgia

Researching in Dekalb County

Illinois

Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales

Researching in Chicago 1

Researching in Chicago 2

Researching in Chicago 3

Researching in Evanston

Researching in Morris

Indiana

Researching in Indiana

Researching in Bloomington

Researching in Fort Wayne

Researching in Indianapolis

Iowa

Researching in Iowa

Researching in Des Moines

Kansas

Researching in Kansas

Researching in Douglas County

Researching in Topeka

Kentucky

Researching in Covington

Louisiana

Researching in New Orleans

Researching in the New Orleans French Quarter

Maine

Researching in Maine

Researching in Skowhegan

Maryland

Researching in Maryland

Researching in Baltimore

Massachusetts

Researching in Grafton

Researching in Newton

Researching in Newburyport

Researching in Somerville

Michigan

Researching in Saginaw

Minnesota

Researching in Minnesota

Researching in Hennepin County

Researching in Morrison County

Researching in St. Cloud

Researching in St. Louis Park

Researching in the Twin Cities

Missouri

Researching in St. Louis City 1

Researching in St. Louis City 2

Researching in the City and County of St. Louis

Researching in St. Louis County

Researching in Kansas City

Researching in Ste. Genevieve

Researching in Webster Groves 1

Researching in Webster Groves 2

Nebraska

Researching in Nebraska

Researching in Omaha

New England

Researching in New England

New Jersey

Researching in Cape May County

Researching in Hudson County

Researching in Maplewood

Researching in Montrose Park

New York

Researching in Albany

Researching in Brooklyn

Researching in Buffalo

Researching in New York City 1

Researching in New York City 2

Researching in Rochester

Researching in Tompkins County

North Carolina

Researching in Mecklenburg County

Researching in Wilmington

Ohio

Researching in Cincinnati

Researching in Clark County

Researching in Cleveland

Researching in Cleveland Heights

Researching in Columbus

Researching in Greene County

Researching in Ironton

Researching in Lorain

Researching in Norwood

Oregon

Researching in Oregon

Researching in Alameda

Researching in Multnomah

Researching in Portland

Pennsylvania

Researching in Centre County

Researching in Lancaster

Researching in Lancaster County

Researching in Philadelphia

Researching in Pittsburgh 1

Researching in Pittsburgh 2

Researching in Wayne County

Researching in Westmoreland County

Rhode Island

Researching in Rhode Island 1

Researching in Rhode Island 2

Researching in Providence

South Carolina

Researching in South Carolina

Researching Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps in South Carolina

Researching in Charleston

Tennessee

Researching in Knoxville

Texas

Researching in Dallas

Washington

Researching in Northwest Washington

Researching in Poulsbo

Researching in Seattle

Researching in Seattle 2

Researching in Spokane

Researching in Tacoma

Washington, D.C.

Researching in Washington, D.C.

Researching Your Cleveland Park Home

Wisconsin

Researching in Oshkosh

House and Building Research: Other Countries

Australia

Researching in Australia

Researching in Brisbane

Researching in Cundletown & Lower Manning

Researching in Port Phillips

British Isles

Researching in the British Isles

Researching in England 1

Researching in England 2

Researching in England 3

Researching in England 4

Researching in England 5

Researching in England 6

Researching in Buckinghamshire, England

Researching in Devon, England

Researching in Herefordshire, England

Researching in North Yorkshire, England

Researching in Warwickshire, England

Canada

Researching in Calgary

Researching in Toronto

Researching in Toronto 2

Researching in Toronto 3

Researching in Vancouver

Researching in Victoria

New Zealand

Researching in Christchurch

U.S. Virgin Islands

Researching in St. Croix

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

Find the History of a Home

Historical American Newspapers

How to Research the History of Your House

Piecing Together Your House’s History

Researching a Historic Property

Learn the History of Your House

House Style Guide

Research the History of Your House

How to Research Your Home’s Past

Old House History

House Histories

Helpful Charts and Research Forms from Ancestry

Just for Fun

Housestory Publishing