Who lived in my house 100 years ago?
Assuming you live in the US you could consult census records, city directories(assuming your house is in a town where city directories were kept) county records of property transfers, and local geneologists. If you are able to find the name of an owner you could check the name against birth, marriage, and death certificates in order to find out who their family was. Let’s say you find out from county records that someone named George Malleck bought the house in 1923 from Annabelle Davids. You could then look for any marriage and death certificates that were issued for these people. If you can find a date of marriage or death then you could look in old newspapers for wedding announcements and obituaries. Many local libraries keep microfilmed newspapers. Unfortunately, most of these papers have not been indexed or transfered to computer technology. But a date of death from a death certificate might lead you to an obituary article which would tell you more about that person’s family. It c
