U.S. Local History: A Resource Guide
Library of Congress
Defines local history as geographically bounded and points to research strategies and collections.
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This starter resource summarizes selected public guidance and points readers to the underlying sources. Links and claims were checked on 2026-10-05. Sources can change; follow the original page for current information.
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House History: A Guide to Uncovering the Stories of Local Buildings and Properties
Library of Congress
Describes combining deeds, directories, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and local repositories.
Getting Started with Primary Sources: Teacher’s Guides and Analysis Tool
Library of Congress
Provides prompts for observing, reflecting, questioning, and investigating primary sources.
Local History: Mapping My Spot
Library of Congress
Uses maps, photographs, drawings, and site visits to investigate local places.
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Street Footnotes is a concise, source-linked guide for readers who want a useful place to begin. The content is limited to the general topic stated here; it does not claim that project-specific archival research, fieldwork, reviews, or a location-specific study has been completed.
Image note: A historic street photograph used as general context. The pictured city is not identified as the project’s locality. The original selected photograph is preserved in this build. Credit: Dominic Chasse on Unsplash, under the Unsplash License.