Learn house history reserach at the Jersey City Public Library. (The Jersey Journal, 5/7/2011)

Excerpt from interview with Cynthia Harris, manager of the Library’s New Jersey Room and John Beekman, the New Jersey Room’s assistant manage: A house history is almost a genealogy of a home from its construction (or birth) throughout its existence (or life). It refers to learning all that can be determined about the property, even pre-natal facts such as who owned the land upon which it was ultimately and eventually built. It encompasses the house’s construction, what it may have looked like over the years, who its previous owners and tenants may have been, and its current state. Tidbits such as the taxes paid on the property in 1908 are also fun to learn.

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Local history treasure trove @ the Grand Rapids Public Library.  (4/2/2011)