Help with Your Historic Building

Introduction

Researchers seeking to document the history of houses and other buildings in Guilford County have a variety of aids with which to work. Getting to know the resource and networking agencies and organizations and learning how to use their directories, guides, indexes, files, catalogs and publication lists can save the researcher a considerable amount of time, expense, and frustration. There are literally hundreds of agencies and organizations involved in the management of heritage information and resources. The listings included below may help you to understand how some research materials may be accessed.

For some houses and buildings there will be comparatively little available in public records. Some records and archival management programs have been late in developing, and they are still poorly funded in many areas. Even larger cities in Guilford County are only beginning to arrange and describe certain parts of their holdings for public access. There may well be occasional gaps in some of the record series. Where possible, try to locate experienced resource people– knowledgeable individuals often hold the key to the information you need.

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