Our last house history post examined the “How to hire a house historian.” This week, we step back and look at architectural elements as they relate to a home’s history. If you like what you see, please let us know with a comment and spread the word about us. We sure would appreciate it! What good more
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House history: How to research architecture
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Houstory Deals of the Month — May 2014
Finally, it’s getting warmer outside. We don’t know about you, but we’re ready for a little sun after a very cold winter. Well, we suppose that depends on where you are in the world, right southern hemisphere Houstorians? For the rest of us, while it is still a bit rainy and before you get too more
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Washington coast antique store full of stories
By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy I went to a presentation a few weeks ago that featured Annie Leonard, author and founder of The Story of Stuff. The Story of Stuff, if you haven’t heard of it, is an organization that effectively uses video to examine the ways we, as a culture, manufacture, use, and often throw more
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The Houstory Hearth Herd – April 2014
By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy I consider myself a pretty organized guy. In fact, after several adolescent years spent making fun of my dad for his almost religious dedication and interaction with his Day-Timer Planner, I am a slave to The To-Do List. I’d go so far to say that if I didn’t have access to more
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Do you have family heirlooms that have a dark side?
By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy The family heirlooms universe is an interesting one. The stories behind these objects elicit a wide range of varying emotions — including some that fall on the “not-so-good” side of the ledger. I recently came across a dramatic example of this darker side of family history. Instructor Hinda Mandell, Ph.D., more
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How to hire a house historian
So you’ve decided to enlist some help when it comes to researching your home’s history, and want to hire a house historian. Surprisingly, house historians — in the purest sense of the phrase — are not as prevalent as you might think. Houstory (fittingly pronounced “House-Story”), has been around several years now (since 2007), and more
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Houstory Deals of the Month: April 2014
Once per month here at The Houstory Hearth, we are giving the Houstory Nation a chance to save big on our product line. Each of the two monthly discounts will represent our two product lines: The Home History Book archival journal, and The Heirloom Registry. For serious family historians, house historians, real estate agents, bed and more
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Share your family heirloom stories with the Houstory Nation
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Junk vs family heirloom: How do you determine?
By Dan Hiestand, Houstory Marketing Guy This week, I’d like to open up the floor to ask the question: How do you filter the clutter from the keepsakes? I’ve seen this topic posted many times around online family heirloom communities, most recently in December in Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter. (On a VERY related note, check out more
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House history: 11 tips to research a home’s interior
Our last house history post examined the “Top 12 House History Research Supplies” for house historians, or “houstorians,” as we like to refer them. This week, we will take a peek inside at what it takes to learn about a home’s interior history. Facelifts: Try to notice alterations, such as mixed materials or material scarring more
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