Links

General

  • A Guide to Researching the History of a House https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/a-guide-to-researching-the-history-of-a-house/ by Home Advisors (thanks to Amelia for providing this link!)
    --> An excellent listing of internet resources for researching historic properties - including maps, tax records, newspapers, commercial search applications, title histories, census records, to find information on previous owners. 

Genealogy

General

Maryland

Delaware

Virginia

Pennsylvania

Historical Societies

Maryland

Virginia

Delaware

Pennsylvania

Restoration Resources

  • Old House Web - http://oldhouseweb.com/ ideas and advice for old home enthusiasts


Maryland Architecture

  • Cloverfields Preservation Foundation - https://www.cloverfieldspreservationfoundation.org/ interesting extensive information on restoration of historic Cloverfields (Queen Annes County) originally constructed in 1704 and subsequent eight phases; News article on Cloverfields https://whatsupmag.com/culture/the-history-within-cloverfields/

Gardening

Annual tours of historic homes and gardens throughout the state of Maryland, started in 1930. Visitors have been enriched with a deeper appreciation of history, architecture, garden design and decorative arts while supporting historic preservation in the state of Maryland.

Somerset County Historical Trust, Inc.
 PO Box 863 |Princess Anne |MD 21853
schtrust.org |info@schtrust.org

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