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UER Forum > Archived Rookie Forum > finding a buildings history (Viewed 438 times) BUDSKi  Location: St Louis Gender: Male  |  |  finding a buildings history < on 9/25/2007 2:59 AM >   I know this is possible, and you hear about people going "down to the county office"... what is the process exactly? Im looking to try to get permission on several buildings but also learn about the history. -BUDSKi blitz  Location: Cumberland, ME Good news!  |  |  Re: finding a buildings history <Reply # 1 on 9/25/2007 1:26 PM >   depending on how old you are, the best bet you have is going to the police station or the mayors office and asking if you can gain access to a building for a school project about the town history. i did this once, and the mayor had a cop escort me through an old elementary school, and he just asked me questions like what i was doing this project on. (I said i was studying the history of the massachusetts school systems) and if your actually doing legit exploring and taking pictures and not trashing the place, you'll be fine. in fact, i actually recommend doing that. there is no chance that your actually going to get busted, if you have honest intentions not to do anything harmful, than your in the clear. that was all about getting into the building though-- if you want records/history stuff just go to the historical society. I may not believe in marriage, but I do believe in best men. pezking4  Location: Raleigh, NC Gender: Male  |  Re: finding a buildings history <Reply # 2 on 9/25/2007 5:54 PM >   historical society or even the library, especially if its a larger town/city. For very small towns I've just gone to the municipal building/town hall/police department and talked to people who have lived there for a long time. I become capability. I become the horror. What we know we can become only in our heart of darkness. It's my gift. It's my curse. rickl115  Gender: Male  |  Re: finding a buildings history <Reply # 3 on 9/25/2007 6:45 PM >   internet..if you know the address that is..research what it used to be... microfiche at the library for news articles of the building and demolition/deconstruction. Mogwai1313  Location: Idaho Gender: Male  |  Re: finding a buildings history <Reply # 4 on 10/15/2007 2:52 AM >   I second the microfiche suggestion. University libraries are especially good spots for microfiche archives and if you know the name of the building you are looking for or people associated with it, you will be amazed at the amount of info you can get from the old newspapers. UER Forum > Archived Rookie Forum > finding a buildings history (Viewed 438 times) All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 108 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739743695 pages have been generated.