Welcome to the Developing History's
Property Research page

Discover the history of your home or business.

Historian Elaine M. Decker, local Lycoming County historian and author of the book Williamsport, Past & Present will research your property.

Here's what you can expect to get:

  • In depth deed research from present times back as far as the 18th century (varies by property)
  • Maps to show property lines and how they changed over the years
  • Historic newspaper accounts of the address and/or people who lived there
  • Chronological order of owners/residents of the property
  • Census reports
  • A printed and bound report of all the research done on the property

For commercial properties, posters, framed timelines and other features can be added.

Phone and email

Property research is not intended to be used for legal purposes.