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RLP 361: Home Sweet Home - The House that Charles C. Creer Built
06/09/2025
RLP 361: Home Sweet Home - The House that Charles C. Creer Built
In this episode, Nicole and Diana discuss the ancestral home of Diana's great-grandparents, Charles Cannon Creer and Mary Margaret Peterson. Nicole introduces the topic of researching ancestral homes, emphasizing the importance of exploring the architecture and records like city directories, taxes, maps, and newspapers. Diana shares the story of Charles building a home in Spanish Fork, Utah, for his bride in 1892, which remained in the family for over a century. They talk about Charles' life, including his family background, education, and his work in farming and with his father in civic roles. Diana recounts how Charles gained construction experience and built the two-story home, which later expanded to accommodate their large family. The conversation also covers a significant incident where Mary suffered an accident that left her an invalid. Diana explains how this affected the family and their later years. They also examine the house's architectural style, using AI analysis and discussing features such as Gothic Revival influence, Classical Revival details, and Victorian-era vernacular. Diana shares research tips, including using title and deed records, census and city directories, historic and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, newspapers, tax and building records, photographs, and architectural analysis. Finally, Diana highlights the discovery of the home's details in a 1908 Sanborn Fire Insurance map, which helps describe the materials and layout of the house. Listeners will learn how to research the history of an ancestral home using various records and tools, including AI analysis and historic maps. This summary was generated by Google Gemini. Links Home Sweet Home: The House that Charles C. Creer Built - Sponsor – Newspapers.com For listeners of this podcast, is offering new subscribers 20% off a Publisher Extra subscription so you can start exploring today. Just use the code “FamilyLocket” at checkout. Research Like a Pro Resources Airtable Universe - Nicole's Airtable Templates - - by Nicole Dyer - https://familylocket.com/product-tag/airtable/ book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - 14-Day Research Like a Pro Challenge Workbook - digital - and spiral bound - Research Like a Pro Webinar Series - monthly case study webinars including documentary evidence and many with DNA evidence - - independent study course - - upcoming group and email notification list - Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - https://amzn.to/3gn0hKx - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-ecourse/ - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-study-group/ Thank you Thanks for listening! We hope that you will share your thoughts about our podcast and help us out by doing the following: Write a review on or Apple Podcasts. If you leave a review, we will read it on the podcast and answer any questions that you bring up in your review. Thank you! Leave a comment in the comment or question in the comment section below. Share the episode on , , or . Subscribe on or your favorite podcast app. Sign up for our to receive notifications of new episodes - https://familylocket.com/sign-up/ Check out this list of genealogy podcasts from Feedspot: - https://blog.feedspot.com/genealogy_podcasts/
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