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House History . . . Portland, Oregon
An example of a house history done by Connie Lenzen, CG.
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Hidden House History helps to unlock the real stories within visitors' homes. The website shows how to unearth documents, find architectural evidence and follow the clues to reveal the secrets of your home. Discover tales about people who lived there, uncover lost or forgotten features, find out where your home fits into the history of the local community or what was there before it was built. Every home has a story to tell; sadly most of them will remain lost if we don't hunt for them. To help you get started we've put together this website with all the information you'll need.
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From the Kansas Historical Society.
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How to Research the History of Your House
By Alexandra Bandon, This Old House Magazine.
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Tips on researching your home.
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Free database listings of homes, their history and the families that owned them. Free entries of your own personal historic family home information as well.
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A resource site that offers an introduction for anyone wishing to research the history of their house. It includes online images of key document sources.
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This site shows researchers how to discover more about the history of their house or their ancestors house. How and where our ancestors lived is an important part of discovering more about out family history.
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Clark County Public Library, Springfield, Ohio.
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Uncovering Your Home's History
Online article from the Palo Alto Weekly Online Edition.
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Using Written Archives to Discover the History of Your House
From the BBC Television series The House Detectives.
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Websteader: Pioneer Dugouts, 1830-1999
Pictures and descriptions of how dugouts are constructed.
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