GUIDELINES AND INSTRUCTIONS!

Draft text of 4-5 sentences max. Tell some interesting tidbit – contemporary or historic, personal, or public –  about your building or the people inside it.   Examples:–  “In 2005, during construction, we found a shoe in the wall”, or –  “Captain Lunt lived here in 1776; he and his wife had 11 children”, or…

House History Research Basics

Resources for your house history. If you are looking for a story about your house, here are some easy ways to find out more and research the history.  The key is getting a name/family associated with the house so that  you can personalize the home and occupants.  Here are places to start: 1)  Salem Deeds –…

How You Can Participate!

Many people are asking:  How Can I Help Make “IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK”  happen? First and foremost:  put a poster with a house story out in front of your house from July 30-August 6.!! To help make it happen we have three supporting roles: 1)  Town Criers  (4 people; 3 primary and one backup)…

Why Tell Your Story?

This is a new event for Yankee Homecoming in 2016. “IF THIS HOUSE COULD TALK!” It’s a family and neighborhood event during the Yankee Homecoming week (1st week of August) . Simple, easy, grass roots, and fun. Grab your kids, your spouse, your neighbor, go to the library, do an internet search, or simply discuss…

Examples!

Cambridgeport Mass has been doing “If This House Could Talk” events for years now — here are some pictures and background to get a feel for the event http://communicatingacrossboundariesblog.com/2011/10/04/if-this-house-could-talk-a-cambridgeport-tradition/ a map of all the homes that participate: http://www.cambridgehistory.org/ifthishouse and more info about what we are trying to do: https://ithct.wordpress.com/