Building and Property Research
 Our society provides several services to our members and the general
public. One of these services is to research historic homes and
buildings. This service involves many aspects of property research.
We first meet with the property owners to discuss their interests
and how in depth they want our research to be. Secondly, we tour
the property, studying each of the building’s architectural
features, literally right down to the nails. This study allows
us to better understand the building’s history and help to
determine what features may be original or part of a renovation.
Once the architectural review is complete, we then turn to deed
research.
Deeds give us an understanding of the property ownership
through the years and help us to understand which of the property
owners
may be responsible for the construction of the buildings. In
addition to deed research, we also use many different historical
documents
to aid us in our exploration such as tax records, census records,
and wills.
Once our work is complete, we provide the property
owner with a detailed report about the building’s history as well
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Society
Photographs
The Amity Heritage Society
has a vast and ever growing photograph collection in its archives.
Our photograph collection dates from the late 1800s through current
day, with photographs depicting life and times of yesteryear
and current historic home and property research project photos.
Most of our collection came from several local families who's
ancestors took many wonderful photographs, and we thank these
families for
letting us copy those collections!
If you would like to allow us to copy YOUR photograph collection,
whether it be large or small, please contact us. It is
very important to have these old photos copied and preserved
for future generations
to come.
Most of our photos are available for reproduction if you would
like to have copies made of them. There is a fee of $15.00
per photo.
To check availability and order, please contact
us.
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