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Websteader: Pioneer Dugouts, 1830-1999

Pictures and descriptions of how dugouts are constructed.

Websteader: Pioneer Sod Houses, c. 1880-1999

Pictures and descriptions of how sod houses are constructed.

Where To Begin Your Research

Birmingham, Alabama. For house & building history from the Jefferson County Historical Commission.

wikiHow - How to Research the History of Your House

Within These Walls

Now preserved in the Smithsonian, this house from Ipswich Massachusetts has sheltered over 200 years of history and five different families.