Brickwalls – Legacy Roots

Deed Research – Breaking Through Brick-Walls

July 18, 2022March 2, 2023Brickwalls, Buildings Archaeology, Conservation, Historical Archaeology, House Histories, PreservationLeave a comment

INTRODUCTION If you have ever searched through old deeds while investigating the origins of a house’s history or to discover where your ancestor lived, you may have run into a dead end while searching through the deeds. There are multiple reasons why this occurs, anywhere from the property being conveyed through probate of an...

The Look of 2021 & 2022’s Outlook

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022Adoption, Brickwalls, Genealogy, House HistoriesLeave a comment

There aren’t too many people I can think of who can claim this past year as stellar. However, for research and genealogy, we were somehow able to progress even though the repositories had closed or limited their access. That being said, I thought I might share what this past year was like in my...