Saturday, May 19, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
House Genealogy
So take some time and look at your home. Do you live in a old home? Are your curious about the families that have lived there before? A excellent idea is to check out the purchase history of your home since it was built. Researching your home and the families that lived there will give you a deeper appreciation of what you have. Many changes happen to a home over it's life. Changes occur architecturally as well as the families that live there.
Many homes that we live in today were built before electricity and in some cases indoor plumbing. The many changes that the families had to go through in the life of our house. Can you imagine not have lighting? Yes life did exist before air conditioning. Many changes have taken place over the past two hundred years.
Researching the sales transactions of a home can be a fascinating process. Included with this is researching the families that lived in the home prior to you. What did they do for a living? What did they do later in life? What events occurred during their time of living in your home? The history that has gone on before may surprise you.
arch the homes that our ancestors lived in. Do they still stand? What is unique about the homes architecture? What neighborhood did they live in? Did they live in the country? All interesting elements that paint a more complete picture of our ancestors lives.
Many homes that we live in today were built before electricity and in some cases indoor plumbing. The many changes that the families had to go through in the life of our house. Can you imagine not have lighting? Yes life did exist before air conditioning. Many changes have taken place over the past two hundred years.
Researching the sales transactions of a home can be a fascinating process. Included with this is researching the families that lived in the home prior to you. What did they do for a living? What did they do later in life? What events occurred during their time of living in your home? The history that has gone on before may surprise you.
arch the homes that our ancestors lived in. Do they still stand? What is unique about the homes architecture? What neighborhood did they live in? Did they live in the country? All interesting elements that paint a more complete picture of our ancestors lives.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
1940 US Census
As we all know the 1940 US census is out. A monumental task is the indexing of the census. Have you signed up to help with the transcribing? The picture quality of this census is excellent. It makes it much easier to read and to transcribe. Please join us in this task. You can sign up with Family Search, Ancestry and New England Historical and Genealogical Society.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Berea Historical Society
Another great historical society link. http://www.bereahistoricalsociety.org/site/
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Bedford Historical Society
Another Northeast Ohio Historical Society site. http://www.bedfordohiohistory.org/
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Barberton Historical Society
Another great Historical Society in Northeast Ohio. http://www.annadeanfarm.com/
Monday, December 5, 2011
Aurora Ohio Historical Society
Another great Northeast Ohio Historical Society to check out. http://www.aurorahistorical.org/
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