I'm not an electrician, but I do have a tester which tests for a ground. It is a plug that fits into a pocket and plugs into the outlets. It tells you if you have a ground, if the neutrals are reversed, or even if the outlet is working. I think it cost less than $10.
Did you have this house inspected? If yes, I would ask the inspector why he didn't catch this.
I think someone touched on the subject, but I THOUGHT it was against some regulation to put three pronged outlets in without having a ground. It's a little deceptive.
I think you need to test it and see if it is groundeand then go from there.
Good luck,
Devildog
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