Get a history of your house
As a company town, Roebling, NJ is a special place, both historically and architecturally. Roebling Museum has access to resources that can uncover the stories behind your house!
Whether you live in Roebling today or grew up here, your family’s story may be connected to one of these houses. We can trace the workers and families who lived at your address, using census records, company records, historic photographs, newspapers, and the museum’s own collections. This program is limited to houses in the historic company town.
Your purchase supports Roebling Museum, helping cover the staff time and research that goes into creating each personalized house history.
House Histories
A House History is a great introduction to your home’s history. Your research will be presented in a color, 8.5" × 11" presentation packet that you can keep and a digital version to share with family and friends.
It includes:
Census research
Information about the workers and families who lived in the house
Historic images of your type of Roebling house
Architectural description
and other relevant historical information
The Deluxe package includes everything in the House History package, plus additional research.
We’ll search for:
Draft cards
Obituaries
Company pay and rent records
Company magazine articles
items in local newspapers
photographs and artifacts in the museum’s collection
The Deluxe package also includes a presentation of the research with Museum staff, giving you the opportunity to explore the story, ask questions, and learn more.