Using General Land Indexes
Last week I was researching a house in Windsor, Connecticut that will be used as an example in an upcoming talk for the Windsor Historical…
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How Long Does it Take to Do Deed Research?
How long it takes to research the deeds to your house can depend on a number of factors. The most obvious being the age of…
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Historical Societies: An Easy Way to Strike Gold in Your House History Research
Need a little motivation to re-energize your house history research? Visit your local historical society. If you are lucky, your local society will have file…
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Find Your House in Historic Newspaper Advertisements
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…
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Finding Historic Maps of Belmont, MA
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…
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What Can You Find in Assessor Tax Records?
Assessor tax records can give you a surprising amount of information about the people who used to live in your home. Tax records provide information…
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3 Strategies to Work Around Missing Deeds
You’re chaining a deed and you get stuck. There isn’t a previous deed reference and you can’t find anything in the indexes either. What can…
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Answers to Yesterday’s Skill Challenge
Yesterday I challenged readers to answer 10 questions about an 18th century deed. If you haven’t done it yet read that post first. The challenge…
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Test Your Skills on an 18th Century Deed
Have you ever seen an 18th century deed? They look a little different than deeds of today. Old deeds can be tricky mostly because of…
