A fun way to learn about your house is to find historic newspaper advertisements. It wasn’t unusual for 19th century and earlier homes to be…
Finding maps of your town is one of the most helpful activities when researching the history of your house. Maps can help fill in the…
I recently made another trip to the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This registry can be one of the more challenging to…
FIVE BUILDINGS WILL BE FEATURED ON THE TOUR These are the 5 buildings that will be featured on the Medway Holiday House Tour. They include…
Holiday House Tour in Medway, MA Time: 3:00pm-6:00pm Date: Sunday, 12 December 2010 Tickets: $15 in advance available from the Town Clerk’s office at Medway Town…
Local town history books can be a great source for information when you are researching the history of your house. Towards the end of the…
Old Sturbridge Village recreates life in early New England from 1790-1840. There are 59 historic buildings on 200 acres. It is an interactive museum where…
Maps are a great tool for house researchers, especially when dealing with missing records or those that are hard to find. Maps can show old,…
Last night I had the pleasure of presenting a talk to the Westport, Massachusetts Historical Society. The talk was called “Researching the History of Your…