Libraries and leisure

Unlocking the History of your House

Find out more at Watford Central Library on Friday 23rd May 2008 from 10.30am. Victoria Hynes, Senior Archivist from Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies will be showing you how. The event is free, but booking is required - tickets are available from Watford Library.

Find out what you can about your house and it's former owners and occupiers. Look at some of the common documents used in house history research and gain knowledge to help you get started.

The types of records we will look at include maps, sale particulars, title deeds, photographs, census records, trade directories, electoral registers, manorial records and estate papers.