The recent presentation for the Wayland Historical Commission / Wayland Free Public Library – 10 Steps to Researching the History of Your House in Wayland, MA – is now available online.
This video uses a local house as an example and walks you through the steps of how to research your own Wayland house.
If you have any questions about researching your own house in Wayland, please use the contact form to send me your question.
Marian has been researching the history of houses for over 25 years. She has researched hundreds of houses across Massachusetts and New England. She started writing articles for the Northeast House Historian in 2010. Marian teaches classes and workshops in order to empower every home owner to be able to research the history of their home.
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