2006-11-06 09:23:52 · 15 answers · asked by DENA K 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
if you own your home, there is an abstract of title to the real estate, which can be very interesting and shows every deed, mortgage, lien, divorce, lawsuit, etc.
or go to your county recorder's office and they will show you how to look it up
2006-11-06 09:25:54 · answer #1 · answered by DeeDee 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If you live in the USA, you can contact your county or city planner's office. They would be able to start you off in the right direction regarding age, builder, etc.
If you're looking for a little bit more juicier stuff, go to your local library and ask for the Polk City Directories and check out your address, then make a note of the people's names that have lived there and THEN cross-reference them with the local newspaper (should be on microfilm at the library or perhaps it's online and you can archive stories going way back).
Good luck and have fun.
2006-11-06 17:26:57 · answer #2 · answered by Munya Says: DUH! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Check Google Out
2006-11-10 08:45:40 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start with the title company that you used to close on your current house. They keep records for several years. If you have lived in the house for several years, then the first step is to go to your county assessors office and look at their records. This will give u the prior names of the people who owned the house, as well as the deed numbers from prior transfers. With the deed transfer numbers, the recorders office will be able to pull the deeds, and tell you what all the transfers of the house were, and
who did the transfering. (I do this as part of my work, so at least in the state i work in, this is the process.)
2006-11-06 18:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Qyllix 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The deeds of you property should tell you everything you need to know! We recently had ours valued and had to dig out the deeds and it showed every name of previous occupiers dating back to the late 1880's.
Also your local library should have a record of addresses and occupant history for every house in your parish!
2006-11-10 09:15:28 · answer #5 · answered by i_b_moog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try this census link dates back to 1901 or look at the deeds sometimes they come with old plans and history of people that lived there.
2006-11-10 16:18:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the Realtor or the people you bought the house from. If that don't work go to the courthouse and ask to see records of they have them.
2006-11-06 17:32:52 · answer #7 · answered by inkysai69 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As every archaologist would tell you - try digging up the garden and then you can document your finds!
2006-11-10 08:11:30 · answer #8 · answered by LongJohns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask to them who lived first in this house.
2006-11-10 04:51:02 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.Ancestry.com.
As well as tracing ancestors you can now trace homes too.
2006-11-10 12:48:04 · answer #10 · answered by strawberri_shortcake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋