Why I Turn House Histories Into Display-Worthy Art The inspiration behind Oak & Willow Cottages came directly from personal experience. For years, I’ve been obsessed with researching old buildings. Not just the grand ones — but the everyday old homes too. Both the homes that people passed down through generations or simply lived in quietly…
If you’re curious about uncovering your home’s story and not sure which House History package is the best fit, you’re in the right place. At Oak & Willow, every project begins with a Pre-Research Check. This first step identifies what records survive for your property and helps us recommend the most suitable package for its…
Discover the personal story behind Oak & Willow Cottages. Founder Abbie shares how a lifelong fascination with historic homes, forgotten buildings, and the people who lived in them became a house history research business.
A visit to the local archive office Archive offices are a goldmine for anyone doing historical research. While digitisation has come a long way and there’s now a huge amount of information online, archives still hold documents you simply can’t find elsewhere – correspondence, photographs, diaries, business records, and more. If you’ve hit a ceiling…
