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• 10 Ways to Research the History of Your Home | Kansas City Public Library

• A Guide to Finding The History of Your Home

• American Ancestors - Historic Home Occupant Chart

• Board for Certification of Genealogists - Genealogical Work Samples

  • House History . . . Portland, Oregon

    An example of a house history done by Connie Lenzen, CG.

• Genwriters - House Histories

  [The original link is gone. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

• Historic House Research Guide

  Historic house research guide from Indiana Landmarks.

• House History Aid | Info Guides | The Indianapolis Public Library

• House History Checklist

  From the Kansas Historical Society.

• How to Research the History of Real Estate

• How to Research the History of Your House

  By Alexandra Bandon, This Old House Magazine.

• Library of Congress - House History: A Guide to Uncovering the Stories of Local Buildings and Properties

  This guide provides research strategies to discover the history of a particular building or property, including architecture, location, ownership, and historical context.

• myhousehistory.net

  Tips on researching your home.

• National Register of Historic Places Publications

  • National Register Bulletin 39 - Researching a Historic Property

• Old Houses Research Page

• Pioneer Homes- sod houses, dugouts, soddies (Pinterest)

• Researching Historic Properties

• The Online House Detective

  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.

• ThoughtCo. - Tracing the History and Genealogy of Your Home

  A guide to researching the architectural and historic details of your home.

• Trace my House

  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.

• Tracing Your Home's History

  Clark County Public Library, Springfield, Ohio.