7/19/2023 0 Comments Google earth to see my house![]() city and county directories (1766-1946) German address books (1829-1874) and German phone directories (1915-1981) Canadian phone and address directories (1995-2002) and Canadian city and area directories (1819-1906) Australia city directories (1845-1948), New Zealand city and area directories (1866-1954) and more) city directories (1822-1995) the same site also has enormous collections of British phone books (1880-1984) and U.K. ![]() telephone and city directories (the example shown here is from ’s massive collection of U.S. ![]() Public Records Index, searchable in part or full at ( volumes 1 and 2 for 1950-1993), or (click here to learn more about that database). addresses since 1940, you might start with the U.S. If you don’t recall the street address of your favorite family home, ask a relative or look it up. Then, I’ll share a discovery from a Genealogy Gems Premium podcast listener who recently dropped me a line. Let’s explore three ideas to help you stroll down memory lane. Are those houses still there? What do they look like now? What else can we learn about them? So as you can imagine, I really enjoyed this report from The Wall Street Journal about a few lucky folks who are living the dream of not only visiting, but owning and restoring, their childhood home.Įven if you’re not interested in buying back an old family home, many of us are curious about the houses we used to love. It’s one of many ancestral homes that I yearn to visit one day. It’s a home that I have many photos of, have researched, and have come to feel personally connected to although I’ve never seen it in person. The image above is of my husband’s great grandfather’s home in Winthrop, Minnesota. ![]() Who wouldn’t love to stroll up to its doors and recapture some memories? Your childhood home–or perhaps another beloved family home–is your own personal address on Memory Lane. For the rest of us, here’s how to use Google and Google Earth to revisit your childhood home and relive some memories–without spending a dime. Ever thought of visiting your childhood home? Here’s a story about people who are actually buying theirs back.
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