Every home has a story to tell of  human endeavour, love and tragedy. A home is a special place in which families grow and children flourish. It is important to collect those memories from the past. We show you how.

You don’t have
to live in an
old house to want find out more about its past".
Have you ever wondered who lived in your house or how it has changed over the years? Or do you want to know more about a home that one of your ancestors  lived in. It does not have to be a grand building because even the most humble home has a history and here we help you find out how to go about tracing your house history. This site will guide you through the process of finding out more about your house with suggestions and practical advice plus we provide  links to useful sites that may help you.If you want to know more about getting started  click here

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 GUIDES

Useful information & hints to help you trace the history of your house
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U.S. HOUSE HISTORY  
Guid to Tracing your  American ​House plus links to famous and interesting houses
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​  INSPIRATION   Find House stories,  Famous houses to visit & house museums ​
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​ANCESTORS HOUSE
Add flesh to the bones on your family tree and find out where and how your ancestors lived
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RECORD OFFICES and ARCHIVES
We refer throughout this site to record offcies or archives a list of these can be found by clicking here
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Beginner’s Guide to Tracing Your House’s History from Jen in the US. A great blog with lots of interesting hints and tips about her personal journey into house history 
SET YOUR ALARM -
​HISTORY of Britain in 100 homes on Channel 4more 9pm starting Wed 30th Jan 2019 for 8 weeks read more here 
COMING SOON......Exciting 2nd Series of "A House Through Time" Starts in April 
David Olusoga is set to unveil the colourful history of a house in Newcastle which is the focus of a new BBC2 series of A House Through Time.
 Watch this space for news
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