How do I find out the history of my house?
We live in strange unparalleled times. Governments all over the world have declared our homes to be the safest place for us to stay – while we ride this out.
In these #StayAtHome days, it certainly is the best time to turn (or return?) to your hobby of family and local history.
Or, in my case, a total addiction!
šµļø An addiction to researching the past!
š Maybe you’ve spent some of your time staying at home investigating your family tree, your ancestors and their past?
š” But, while you are at home, have you thought about your home’s past life?
Maybe youāre in a Victorian cottage ā like the ones shown below, in Lavenham. Today beautiful red-brick homes, but originally built to house Georgian industrialist Thomas Turner’s 18th and 19th century workers.
Or the terrace of Victorian cottages (shown above) in Great Dunmow, Essex. Named by its local Victorian builder after the famous 1850s Crimean War battle.
Have you considered the stories your home might be hiding?
š° Tales of scandals hastily forgotten?
š§āāļø Of carefully buried witches-bottles protecting your home?
š„¾Or forgotten hob-nailed boots, left to warm in ancient boarded-up fireplacesā¦
š„ And strange marks on chimney-breasts protecting long dead peopleā¦
š» Imagine the tales you can tell as you uncover your homeās secrets!ā ļø
During these strange times, take up a new hobby of researching the history of your house.
My unique online course is the perfect way to while away your time at home.
š”If Walls Could Talk
Uncover the secret history of your homeš”
Click any photos or links in this post to learn more about my unique house-history course.
Enrolment is now open!
My course will take you through all the sources that can be used for house-histories. And how to get the most out of those sources.
The course is very practical and hands on. Learning and researching simultaneously.
One word of caution, though. You will need to visit national and local record office/archives to learn the most about your home. However all are currently shut – with no information about when theyāre likely to reopen.
Because of the current situation – with archives shut and not all resources available – the course is at a special price of Ā£149 (or 3 monthly payments of Ā£60).
My course normally has the same set start date for all course participants. But because of the current lockdown, the course has a rolling start date and you can enrol whenever is best for you. The fee includes one yearās access to the course. Hopefully within that timeframe archives will start to reopen again.
Hereās the link again – begin your journey of discovery… Please, do join me and discover the history of your house!
š”If Walls Could Talk
Uncover the secret history of your homeš”
| Post created: April 2020 Ā© Kate J Cole | Essex Voices Pastā¢ 2012-2020 |
