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BL
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1002717
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b757087
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| Main Entry
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Brooks, Pamela.
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| Title & Author
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How to research your house : : every home tells a story /\ Pamela Brooks.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: How To Books,, 2007.
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xi, 217 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1845281659
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: 9781845281656
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Introduction; 2. Preparing to research; 3. Secondary sources; 4. The Architecture of Your House -- External Features; 5. The Architecture of Your House -- Internal Features; 6. The building itself: Maps, Photographs and Sketches; 7. The Building Itself: Other Documents; 8. Who Lived There? Deeds and Taxation Records; 9. Who lived there? Personal Records; 10. Other sources; Appendices; Index.
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| Abstract
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Do you want to know more about the history of your house, find out about the lives of former inhabitants, and discover more about the local community in which your house stands? This book helps you get started, taking you step-by-step along a trail of discovery, starting with the building itself and then progressing to who lived there.
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| Subject
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Dwellings-- History-- Research.
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Local history-- Research-- Methodology.
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Dwellings-- Research.
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| Dewey Classification
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728.0722
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| LC Classification
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NA7105.B76 2007
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