Every park, road, and building in your locality has a story. You may not be aware of it, but some important or controversial event may have happened on the house that you frequently pass by when going to the office.
The public library is the usual repository of the records that contain accounts of the different events that transpired in the locality where it is situated. Researchers and history buffs usually resort to newspaper clippings for information. However, newspapers are sometimes unreliable and inaccurate story tellers, especially when the reporters add 'sweeteners' to their articles.
If you want a more accurate transcript of what happened in a particular place, check out the court records in your county, city, or state. The house that you’re interested in might have been the subject of a mortgage suit a few decades ago, or the park that you frequently go to might have been the site of a gruesome murder. Court records can tell very interesting tales.
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