Online Historical Maps for Wrentham, Massachusetts
Historical maps are an important piece of house history research. They help you determine if your house existed at a particular time and they can…
Historical maps are an important piece of house history research. They help you determine if your house existed at a particular time and they can…
Here are a list of local history books that may be a source of photos for your house or information about the history of Wrentham….
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…
The recent presentation for the Wayland Historical Commission / Wayland Free Public Library – 10 Steps to Researching the History of Your House in Wayland,…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…