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| 815.1 | House histories... | ATLAST::LACKEY | | Tue Aug 02 1988 16:33 | 7 |
| Kim, The county courthouse where you live has records of all deeds
for all properties within the county. I have no idea how
cooperative/uncooperative they will be, but I think they will provide
the information. There may be a nominal charge for the clerical
time. Good luck.
Jeff
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| 815.2 | It's OK, your a grown-up now. | PBSVAX::COOPER | Topher Cooper | Tue Aug 02 1988 16:50 | 16 |
| As an adult, it is unlikely that you will need a note to do the
research. That type of work frequently involves looking at old,
fragile, archived maps, records, town directories, etc. They
were probably concerned with a careless "kid" mucking with such
things just on a whim.
The courthouse is a good suggestion.
It is quite likely that your town has an historical society, commision
or other organization concerned with the history of the town. They
could be quite helpful.
Since others may be interested in doing the same thing, may I
request that you not have the note and replies deleted?
Topher
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| 815.3 | These are effective... | CTHULU::YERAZUNIS | I don't want to rule the Universe, I just want to see it. | Tue Aug 02 1988 18:20 | 31 |
| In trying to buy a house (and track down a nonexistent easement)
I did what you would do in researching the history of the house.
Places I visited:
Town Hall - Assessor's office (records of sale, names &
dates)
Registry of Deeds (actual ancient deeds!
Fascinating stuff!)
Department of Public Works- Surveyors maps, some dating
back 100+ years.
Department of Health - variances, historical interest.
If you're in Massachusetts:
Registry of Deeds, Cambridge (call for an appointment!
All of the _truly_ ancient deeds are there)
They all were very helpful; unfortunately only DPW had a Xerox machine
handy. I suggest you bring a 35mm camera and flash, with fine-grain
film, and photograph any document of interest. Use f-16 and an
electronic flash unit to get adequate detail and depth of field.
Any photo shop (or amateur photographer) will be able to blow up
the negatives to display (or presentation!) size.
Imagine having a photo of the 200+ year old deed to the house hanging
in the entrance hall!
-Bill
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| 815.4 | Bringing your own. | PBSVAX::COOPER | Topher Cooper | Wed Aug 03 1988 11:32 | 10 |
| RE: .3
Hand held copiers are now available -- about the size of a large
pocket calculator. They do work (takes a little bit of practice)
but the only make copies a few inches wide. You have to assemble
the whole page afterwards. But they are real handy for situations
where a copier isn't available. I wouldn't be surprised if they
aren't available now from rental places.
Topher
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