North Salem Methodist Episcopal Church (Now United Methodist) c. 1923, shortly after its dedication. Photo courtesy of the Indiana Album,...

National Register of Historic Places recognition plaque If you love historic buildings, you’ve probably seen a plaque that reads: This...

Whether you're researching a house, a community, a person, or an entire family, historic newspapers are an invaluable resource. Every...

An incredibly valuable (and fun to use!) source available to historians researching historic homes are Sanborn maps. First printed in...

When researching house and family histories , one of my favorite things to do is discover the local placenames that were historically...

As we drive through the places we call home, it's easy to take the landscape for granted, overlooking the layers of history hidden in plain

An easy trap to fall into when thinking about old homes is to only consider them important and worthy of preservation if they were owned by