http://franklin.patriotproperties.com/Summary.asp?AccountNumber=10030<http://franklin.patriotproperties.com/Summary.asp?AccountNumber=10030>

Gary, the URL is too long just to link on. One must type it in. At least the last part. The address breaks and apparently the computer doesn't understand that it should continue on the next line..

For some reason, when I send the link to the list, it adds more content the the URL. I forwarded a copy to myself, first, to make sure it worked, and didn't have a problem. But you're correct, you can try typing in the "working" part of the address manually, and access the website in that manner. If all else fails, go to www.patriotproperties.com<http://www.patriotproperties.com/> and click on the "Online Property Search" link in the upper left hand corner. You'll find a list of towns served by this appraiser (could be you'll find some other towns of interest as well!) and you need to click on Franklin. At the top of this page, you'll see a Search by (Street) box. Enter either "Lincoln" or "Skyline". (Sometimes if you enter the entire address, with #, it does not find the property). You will then find all the homes on either of those streets. Locate 844 Lincoln St, and/or 6 Skyline Drive, and that will bring you (finally!) to the two links I attempted to forward. A similar website may be found at www.visionappraisal.com<http://www.visionappraisal.com/> In the upper right hand corner of their site, you'll find a link to the Assessor's Online Database, which will bring you to the page where you may search appraisals in all 6 New England states, plus Virginia (only two towns in VA so far). They do not have every town in every state, but there are quite a few, and more added all the time. Some of the towns will require you to give your email address and set up a password, but there is no cost for access, and it can be a very helpful tool, especially if you're trying to find out more regarding a particular property in a town that is on line. I would think that there are more services, similar to these two, in other parts of the country. In my own town of Warwick, RI, the town maintains it's own site, with the same type of info, as does Providence. If you happen to know a real estate appraiser in the town or towns you are researching, he or she may be able to guide you to the appropriate website for that town, or you might just search for Online appraisals or assessments for a city or town, and see what comes up. Sorry for such a long post, but it seems this type of information could be quite useful for much more than simply "my" two Richardson homes. I think they are good examples of the possibilities, however, as I was able to confirm the approximate dates of construction for these two Homesteads, and when I compared the photographs and sketches, I realized that even after the alterations had been made to the homes in question, there was no doubt that they were built in the same style originally, confirming that the same family was involved with both. It also gave me names of the current owners, both of whom have been very helpful, and interested, in sharing Richardson information, and the ownership history since it passed out of family ownership. I think I mentioned, that after checking other properties in the same part of Franklin, I was able to locate one more home built in the early 1700's. I wrote to the owner, and it turns out that they had already been researching the deed, and gotten as far back as 1850, with what turned out to be quite a number of different owners. They matched up their ownership list with my Rootsweb database, and found a number of owners who were related to Richardson's, if not actually of the surname Richardson, and I'm attempting to help them now by providing more info about the early owners. ----- Original Message ----- From: John R<mailto:jrichard2000@earthlink.net> To: RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] This may be a better link to the Richardson Homestead Gary, the URL is too long just to link on. One must type it in. At least the last part. The address breaks and apparently the computer doesn't understand that it should continue on the next line.. ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== To use the Richardson Query Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson> To review Archived messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L>

It did it again. The mailing list is adding "http://www.patriotproperties.com/>" to the address I typed, and because of the < > symbols, it makes it look like the URL does not work. So, you'll have to manually type in Patriotproperties.com or Visionappraisal.com and get there that way. Sorry. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gary Richardson<mailto:gar3131@msn.com> To: RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] This may be a better link to the Richardson Homestead For some reason, when I send the link to the list, it adds more content the the URL. I forwarded a copy to myself, first, to make sure it worked, and didn't have a problem. But you're correct, you can try typing in the "working" part of the address manually, and access the website in that manner. If all else fails, go to www.patriotproperties.com<http://www.patriotproperties.com/<http://www.patriotproperties.com<http://www.patriotproperties.com/>> and click on the "Online Property Search" link in the upper left hand corner. You'll find a list of towns served by this appraiser (could be you'll find some other towns of interest as well!) and you need to click on Franklin. At the top of this page, you'll see a Search by (Street) box. Enter either "Lincoln" or "Skyline". (Sometimes if you enter the entire address, with #, it does not find the property). You will then find all the homes on either of those streets. Locate 844 Lincoln St, and/or 6 Skyline Drive, and that will bring you (finally!) to the two links I attempted to forward. A similar website may be found at www.visionappraisal.com<http://www.visionappraisal.com/<http://www.visionappraisal.com<http://www.visionappraisal.com/>> In the upper right hand corner of their site, you'll find a link to the Assessor's Online Database, which will bring you to the page where you may search appraisals in all 6 New England states, plus Virginia (only two towns in VA so far). They do not have every town in every state, but there are quite a few, and more added all the time. Some of the towns will require you to give your email address and set up a password, but there is no cost for access, and it can be a very helpful tool, especially if you're trying to find out more regarding a particular property in a town that is on line. I would think that there are more services, similar to these two, in other parts of the country. In my own town of Warwick, RI, the town maintains it's own site, with the same type of info, as does Providence. If you happen to know a real estate appraiser in the town or towns you are researching, he or she may be able to guide you to the appropriate website for that town, or you might just search for Online appraisals or assessments for a city or town, and see what comes up. Sorry for such a long post, but it seems this type of information could be quite useful for much more than simply "my" two Richardson homes. I think they are good examples of the possibilities, however, as I was able to confirm the approximate dates of construction for these two Homesteads, and when I compared the photographs and sketches, I realized that even after the alterations had been made to the homes in question, there was no doubt that they were built in the same style originally, confirming that the same family was involved with both. It also gave me names of the current owners, both of whom have been very helpful, and interested, in sharing Richardson information, and the ownership history since it passed out of family ownership. I think I mentioned, that after checking other properties in the same part of Franklin, I was able to locate one more home built in the early 1700's. I wrote to the owner, and it turns out that they had already been researching the deed, and gotten as far back as 1850, with what turned out to be quite a number of different owners. They matched up their ownership list with my Rootsweb database, and found a number of owners who were related to Richardson's, if not actually of the surname Richardson, and I'm attempting to help them now by providing more info about the early owners. ----- Original Message ----- From: John R<mailto:jrichard2000@earthlink.net<mailto:jrichard2000@earthlink.net>> To: RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] This may be a better link to the Richardson Homestead Gary, the URL is too long just to link on. One must type it in. At least the last part. The address breaks and apparently the computer doesn't understand that it should continue on the next line.. ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== To use the Richardson Query Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnamesrichardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson>> To review Archived messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L>> ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== To use the Richardson Query Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson<http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson> To review Archived messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L>