Wayland Assessor & Gis Map – Step by Step Video
The first step to your house history research begins with a quick stop at Wayland Town Hall online. By taking this step, you will get…
Wayland House History Presentation available online
The recent presentation for the Wayland Historical Commission / Wayland Free Public Library – 10 Steps to Researching the History of Your House in Wayland,…
Using the Agricultural Census to Explore Henry Fischer’s Farm
Last night at my talk in Wayland I showed how you can start to learn about a farm from Tax Valuation Lists. In the tax…
Wayland Tax Valuation Lists – A Finding Aid
This post is intended as a finding aid. Digitized copies of some Tax Valuation lists for Wayland, Massachusetts are found on Internet Archive. It’s fantastic…
Further Reading and Other Resources for Wayland, MA
One of the best ways to put the history of your house into the context of the town is to seek out local history books….
Unique Wayland Vital Records Available from Digital Commonwealth
Most people overlook Digital Commonwealth, a Massachusetts-specific historical records site, in favor of the large genealogy sites such as FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com and AmericanAncestors.org. But Digital…
3 Tips to Extract Details from a City Directory
When using City Directories to locate information about previous home owners, it’s important to extract all the details that can be found. Here are 3…
18th Century | Dover | House History | Video
The Benjamin Caryl House c. 1774
One of my most favorite activities is discovering old houses that I never knew existed. Unexpectedly coming across an historic house is like getting an…
Random Thoughts from a Docent
In February of this year I started my journey as a docent at the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts. My tenure this year will soon…