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Our House In The 1940s
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how lovely to have those photos. One reason many of us probably love old homes is because they harken back to earlier times and lots of good memories within them. How nice to actually know some of the stories of your house!
It’s on my list to research the builder and original dwellers of our building at the Chicago Historical Society- I have been told it would take an afternoon if we’re lucky. That’s a winter project for us.
God i love history! i’m so excited for you that you have these links to your house, and your, history!
I’m envious of your pictures. I have searched high and low for old pictures of my house and found none. One day at my last house (1875 Greek Revival) a woman came to my door and told me here family owned my house for many decades. She had pictures of the house with dirt streets, wooden sidewalks, and a horse parked out front. Very cool! She no longer lived in the area but she sent me copies in the mail a few weeks later.
those photos are gorgeous! i’d love to see them side by side with some current pics! you’re so lucky to have that connection to your home’s past!
I wish I had pics of my house back in the day! Those pictures are awesome!
I just have pics of the people who lived in it.
I will have to look around more.
Oh, I’m so jealous! Those are beautiful. How wonderful to know – and see in photographic evidence – the life your house once led.
Photos are the best. We have 2 of our little house. We’re framing ours and putting them up.
That’s so wonderful to have the pictures and personal stories. We have census pictures from 1938 and 1962 that the county took. It is great for you to have some of the history of your house. I bet she is glad that you have the house and are putting so much care into it!
Where are you guys??? We all miss you!
Did the vines ever grow over Simon and Lulu’s living doghouse?
As I write this, my paint stripping chemical is eating away at a small “test” area of paneling in our dining room. I found your advice on paint stripping earlier in the week and rather than try to hand sand off the inside moulding I decided to go buy a chemical to see if that works any better! Thanks for your detailed instructions!
Wow…a visit and photos from a former resident!! That is so cool! I have been in contact with two of my home’s former owners, one of whom still lives in my town. No pictures yet, though. I have decided to start an album for the house that notes any changes made to the house, pictures of the house the way it looked when we lived there and photos of our family during holidays. Hopefully, the next owners will add their own notes and photos!