Resources for researching your house's history

Title Search: Land Record Indices in Maryland
You have to register to use this site but it's free.
Then, go to the "Baltimore City" area.
Plus, check out the User's Guide for more instructions.

Here's a diagram with block numbers for Butchers Hill.

Look up old insurance maps on the web: you need to have a library card for the
Databases Available at the Enoch Pratt Free Library
and scroll to - Digital Sanborn Maps – Maryland

Ancestry.com has census records and it's helpful if you have a name.
Otherwise you can browse the census records which can be time consuming. You must register and subscription rates vary.

E. Sachse & Co.'s bird's eye view of the city of Baltimore, 1869
To see physical copies, go to: Old Otterbein United Methodist Church, 112 W. Conway Street or the Maryland Historical Society, 201 W. Monument St
Or you can go to the Library of Congress: Search for Sachse -- the Baltimore birds eye is 14th on the list

For another view of the neighborhood, check out Google Maps or try downloading Google Earth

For more information, ask the Membership Committee:
Connie Brines
Vicky Dirac
Terri Ehrenfeld
Kathy Hackett
John Marsiglia

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