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Helping
you explore the history
of your house in Scotland
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House
history is rapidly becoming a popular pastime, thanks to television
programmes such as The House Detectives, The 1900 House and The
1940s House. Anyone can become a house detective, and you need not
be restricted to tracing the history of your own house - there
may be a property of particular fascination in your street or
community.
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The
Online House Detective website
has been designed to offer basic
guidance to find the history of your house amongst the vast array of documentary sources
on property history that you will inevitably
encounter.
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One
of the main attractions of tracing the history of your house is that it combines so many
disciplines, yet each property will have its own unique research
trail. Your investigation will begin with the very fabric of your
house, yet soon requires you to unearth clues about the lives of
former inhabitants, as well as discovering more about the local
community in which your house stands.
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When it comes to detailed explanation of documents, internet
technology is still somewhat limited. Therefore a list of important
publications is provided, including the first ever comprehensive
guide Tracing the History of Your House . This is written by Dr Nick
Barrat, genealogical consultant for the BBC.
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For
further helpful details and hints on house history research
visit
The
Online House Detective |
From
there you can email the experts,
or request specialist research. |
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