The collection
Research and display the stories behind a home: tracing its past through records, documenting changes over time, and bringing family and local history into everyday rooms.
House History and Stories
Family objects look best when a house gives them a place to belong. Learn how to choose meaningful pieces, protect them from light and damage, place them with the architecture and hang them safely.
House History and Stories
Start with the house, then work through local records, maps, directories and census entries. Learn how to build a dated timeline from partial sources and judge what each record can show.
House History and Stories
A dated change log keeps the story of an older house intact. Learn what to record, how to photograph work before walls close and where to keep receipts, plans and product details.
House History and Stories
Style, salvage and single records can all point to the wrong date for an older house. Learn which clues mislead, how to cross-check sources and how to state a house's age honestly.
House History and Stories
Deeds show ownership, plans show intent and photographs show how a house looked. Learn how to read each record, check them against one another and keep your findings organized.