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Old 03-24-2009, 11:09 PM   #2
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Sorry but I don't think you have enough information here to go on...

I'd at least need to know what year you bought your house, if it was on the island and either your name or address to start tracking the deed back.

Meredith doesn't have public searches as an options in Vision (the property appraisal program used for taxes), so you'd need to go through your town's tax collector.

If the house was moved, it's likely there's a newspaper story about it somewhere. Might be worth looking into at your library. Your town's historical society may have information on it - give them a call. If not, they may know of someone who is knowledgeable of the move.

Often builders have marks they leave in a house - usually up in the eves of the house where they write their name and/or date the house was built. (My dad was a builder in the area and used to do this - he also had a book that he had his customers sign and write notes about their house in it. I have that book - it's a trip!) It's not uncommon to come across these marks when you're renovating a house.
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