Names, dates, and places are the bare bones of family history research. But fleshing out the details of the lives of your ancestors is what brings them to life. One way to learn more about your family is to learn about the homes they lived in. Was it a Sears Catalog house delivered in pieces by train and assembled by your grandfather and grandmother? Was it part of a settlement created by a group of neighbors from the old country? Whether or not the original house still exists, there may be a significant amount of information to be learned about the home and to shed light on your family. This specialized research uses many different resources from typical genealogical research but can be richly rewarding.
