How to Find Deeds in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
I gave a house history talk in the wonderful village of West Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod last Thursday. I thought I’d follow up with…
Gold Star CT Town Halls for Online Land Records
Accessing Land Records online in Connecticut is not easy! But some Town Halls in Connecticut have gone to the extra effort to make records accessible…
Online Historical Maps for Charlton, MA
Make your research easier by searching for Charlton historical maps that will show the existence of your house through the years. In some cases you’ll…
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…
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…
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…
An Example of a Rhode Island Deed
Following is an example of an early 20th century Rhode Island deed, this one recorded in Little Compton, Rhode Island. This will help you familiarize…