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Jill Piekut Roy Archivist & Special Collections Librarian Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room, Patten Free Library June 26, 2020

Outline DELUXE HOUSE BASIC HOUSE RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH DEMONSTRATION HISTORY HISTORY RESEARCH PROCESS

House History I want to… know when apply for an write the my house SPI House book on my was built Plaque house

 Maps  City Directories  Genealogies  Census Records Deluxe  Local History Books, Vertical Files House  SPI Surveys  Deeds History  Real Estate Taxes  Photographs  Newspapers

 SPI Surveys Basic House History  City Directories ___ Resources  Deeds for Research  Census Records

 SPI Surveys Email Me Basic House History  City Directories ___ Bath Assessor’s Database Ancestry Resources  Deeds Library Sagadahoc Edition for Research County Public Deed Database  Census Records

 Email Me: history@patten.lib.me.us please provide address Basic House  Ancestry Library Edition: library.digitalmaine.org/subject/genealogy/ History select Ancestry Library Edition NB: at-home access is available thru July ___  Bath Assessor’s Database: Resources cityofbath.com/departments/AssessorsOffice select “Online Assessor’s Database” for Research  Sagadahoc County Deed Database: http://sagcounty.com/departments/deeds/ select “Public Search”

Research Process 1. Get the SPI Survey 2. Identify Former Occupants 3. Find the Most Recent Deed 4. Build the Chain of Title 5. Research Former Occupants 6. Set a Reminder to Look at Tax Records

STEP 1: Get the SPI Survey Also known as … Historic Resources South End Survey Bath, Inventory for Bath, Maine Maine, 1974-1980

STEP 2: ID Former Occupants Street Directory available 1902 on Official House Numbers begin 1888

STEP 3: Find the Current Deed

STEP 4: Build the Chain of Title

Book/Page Deed Type Grantor STEP 4: Build the Chain of Title Grantee Property Description Chain of Title Date • Grantor/Grantee • Book/Page •

STEP 5: Research Former Occupants

 Real estate tax records are the key to establishing the most accurate STEP 6: build date.  They also offer insight into major Set a changes in building footprint and property boundaries, including: Reminder to  Fire/Demolition Look at Tax  Addition/Expansion  Subdivision Records  Financial Hardship  Tax records are available on microfilm in the History Room

Recordkeeping

Demonstration

Review  Follow these six steps:  Decide how much you want to know Get the SPI Survey 1.  Keep Good Records!! Identify Former Occupants 2.  Use these three online resources: Find the Most Recent Deed 3. Ancestry Library Edition Build the Chain of Title 1. 4. Bath Assessor’s Database 2. Research Former Occupants 5. Sagadahoc County Public Deed 3. Set a Reminder to Look at Tax 6. Database Records