Pile of old legal documents on a table
These are the deeds for a house in Queen Square, #Strathbungo, a particularly complete set, including wills and financial records. While not always easy to decipher, they provide a unique insight into the history of a house, and a neighbourhood.
#deeds #househistory #glasgow #history #architecture
Live in or near the City of #Burnside, South #Australia? Interested in carrying out #HouseHistory research? If so, check out History Festival: Researching House History at Burnside Library, an in-person event on Tuesday, May 19! Get the details and book your place via Eventbrite. #OnePlaceWednesday
Interested in researching #HouseHistory in Lawrence, Douglas County, #Kansas? How do I research my house? on the Lawrence Public Library website has an overview of sources that can be used, many of which span the county or state (and which would help with #OnePlaceStudies too!). #OnePlaceWednesday
A boost for #FamilyHistory / #OnePlaceStudies in Oxfordshire, and potentially also #HouseHistory research in Oxford itself, as #Oxfordshire Family History Society delivers an Update to the Big Oxfordshire Names Database (BOND) in March 2026. OFHS membership required to access. #OnePlaceWednesday
Excellent news for fans of #FamilyHistory or #HouseHistory (or wider #OnePlaceStudies, which draw on many of the same sources) in #Norfolk!
#OnePlaceWednesday
Busy writing at the moment but still squeezing in my work providing #househistory research for The Times! 😄 Today’s is a London house formerly home to Jane Austen’s brother, Henry (plus a mention of another Austen family house) 😁😀 #househistories #janeausten #history
Other houses, although appearing to be small, may in fact be far away. Always check before starting your #HouseHistory project.
And on the subject of #HouseHistory...
Anybody looking for a really small #HouseHistory project?
A house comes alive with the stories of people who lived there; through hatching, matching and dispatching. This poignant tombstone from Warnford is a reminder of a life once lived.
#HouseHistory #Genealogy
Today’s #househistories feature in The Times is a wonderful historic home in the Lake District 😀 #househistory #history
Advance notice of a House History Workshop which will take place on Saturday June 13th at City of Vincent Library & #LocalHistory Centre, Leederville, Western #Australia. Free, but booking required. #OnePlaceWednesday
Interested in starting #FamilyHistory or #HouseHistory research? Live in or near #Wymondham? Book your free place on Norfolk Record Office’s beginner’s session Research your family or house history on Saturday, 25 April from 10:30am to 3:30pm, at Wymondham Library! #OnePlaceWednesday
Tomorrow, March 18th, @natlibscot.bsky.social has an online Researching Your #HouseHistory presentation. Introducing useful resources (including the library's own), and covering 8 types of house from rural cottages to mid 20th century council housing. 3pm to 4.15pm. Free, but booking essential.
The latest #househistories feature in Bricks & Mortar in The Times (yesterday) is the story of a fascinating house in Greenwich formerly connected to a bank, plus the home of a naval surgeon and a local GP and his family! 😀 #househistory #history #Greenwich
Image: Photo of a three bay, two storey, stone-built house with hills rising behind it. The photo has the hashtag #HouseHistory superimposed on it.
Advance notice of a talk for the Surrey History Centre on June 10th 2026, via Zoom, by Jane Hamlett: At Home in History – reflections on writing the history of domestic life. Tickets £6. Visit the History Centre’s Heritage events page for details and a booking link. #OnePlaceWednesday
Hackney Archives. Guide to researching house history in Hackney.
#Hackney Archives has a 7-page PDF Guide to researching house history in Hackney, outlining key sources for #HouseHistory research, how to use them, & how to find those held by the archive. Ideal if you are interested in undertaking a Hackney #HouseHistory or wider #OnePlaceStudy! #OnePlaceWednesday
There is nothing quite like examining original documents in an archive. During a recent visit we looked at a household inventory dating from 1661. Reading an inventory can feel as though you are walking from room to room through the house.
#HouseHistory #Documents #familyHistory
The start of my latest research trip did not start well - with a 7 hour delay at Gatwick!! 😩🙁 But finally made it and about to start researching the history of a house in Guernsey! 😀 #househistory #househistories #Guernsey
The subjects of #OnePlaceStudies range from an individual dwelling – #HouseHistory – or studies of institutions (such as schools), to whole villages, parishes or even towns, and anything in between – including #StreetStudies. A medieval #StreetStudy sounds amazing!
Looking forward to getting going with this! Starting with the post medieval and modern buildings and their associated people.
I've lots of love for The Green, and I know many others do too.
#Birmingham #LocalHistory #HouseHistory
My book review of ‘The English House’ by Dan Cruickshank is in the latest issue of @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social 😀 #history #househistories #househistory
Our ancestors used horn jugs and plain metal mugs – nothing fancy. From these houses we can learn a different rhythm of life.
#ancestors #househistory
A busy day running around researching…incl. a visit to The National Archives 😀 Meanwhile, today’s #househistory feature in The Times is the wonderful story of a house in Cressington Park in Liverpool! 😁 #househistories
A little #HouseHistory from Australia for your #OnePlaceWednesday, as The House Detective takes a guided tour of a 117-year-old home at Ipswich in #Queensland, described as being “frozen in time.”
Interested in starting #FamilyHistory or #HouseHistory research? Live in or near #Attleborough? Book your free place on Norfolk Record Office’s beginner’s session Research your family or house history on Saturday, 28 March from 10:30am to 3:30pm, at Attleborough Library! #OnePlaceWednesday
Are you looking for an unusual gift? FS House History offers gift vouchers in multiples of £50 which can be used towards a personalised house history. Contact fshousehistory@gmail.com for more information.
#househistory #giftvouchers
The recording of Dr Nicholas Dixon's presentation is now available (until February 28th) for members to watch, via the Members' Area of our website.
Not a member? Want to watch this and a host of other recorded webinars on #OnePlaceStudies? Join us and join in, for just £10 a year!
A fascinating thread from #HouseHistory to #FamilyHistory that’s tied up with the story of American #Abolitionism and the #UndergroundRailroad in New York.
Now fighting for preservation of the story.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...
