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How to find Deeds in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds featured image
Barnstable | Land Records | Massachusetts

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…

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Gold Star CT Town Halls for Online Land Records
Connecticut | Land Records | Record Types

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…

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Online Historical Maps for Charlton, MA
Charlton | Maps | Massachusetts | Worcester County

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…

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Online Historical Maps for Wrentham, Massachusetts
Maps | Massachusetts | Norfolk County | Wrentham

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…

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Census | Massachusetts | Middlesex County | 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…

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Wayland Tax Valuation Lists – A Finding Aid
Massachusetts | Middlesex County | Taxes | Wayland

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…

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Unique Wayland Vital Records Available from Digital Commonwealth
Massachusetts | Middlesex County | Vital Records | Wayland

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…

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3 Tips to Extract Details from a City Directory
City Directory | Massachusetts | Middlesex County | Wayland

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…

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An Example of a Rhode Island Deed
20th Century | Land Records | Rhode Island

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…

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