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Aztec Mayan Calendar Pendant, Medallion, Carved Cedar Wood on Linen Cord, 50mm D $49.24 |
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Angels on Earth Page-A-Day Calendar 2010 $765.84 |
Local Public Domain: Treasures in Your Own Backyard by Lisa Preston
Sometimes we get so involved online with our searches for public domain material that we overlook the treasures right under our noses. Step away from the computer just for a moment and look around. Did you know that mountains of public domain material exist right in your own neighborhood?
Take a trip to your local library and ask the reference librarian if you can search the old newspapers or any old work they might have on microfiche. Some of the very best material for your websites and blogs may come from antique town newspapers. In the United States, you’ll want to use those that were published prior to 1923.
Check out your town or county courthouse for more public domain material that can be used, especially if you’re compiling any product on genealogy. If your town has a museum, look there for some old material you could photograph and use. Some lawyers’ offices in my town actually house antique books. And don’t forget a trip to the local newspaper office! They may have pre-1923 material that can be accessed and used for your product.
Some OCR software now allows you to take photos of text with a cell phone and scan it into a usable text file. So no worries if you can’t actually take the material home with you to scan.
Some people don’t take the time to search out local material, thinking that it won’t be applicable for their projects or websites. Actually, these local newspapers and brochures often contain recipes, tips, how-to articles and short stories that are perfect for numerous types of sites and blogs!
Check out old calendars that local groups have put together. Sometimes they’re filled with tips and tricks, especially for the gardening and health niches.
Old photos from your town newspapers can be compiled to make fun local booklets – perfect to offer for sale at Chamber of Commerces or Travel Booths. You could create a book of old Christmas recipes from your city/community. Add in some vintage photos and some clipart, and you have a quick and easy print book to sell! These go over wonderfully in autumn and winter craft shows.
Take your time unearthing the old treasures of the past, and don’t immediately discard anything. If it was written prior to 1923, chances are with a little brainstorming, you can monetize it! Chances are, you’re sitting on a gold mine of public domain material- right in your own hometown!
Lisa Rae Preston is the author of the Ultimate Public Domain Sourcebook, over 300 pages of sources for all things public domain, including books, photos, film, audios, and software. For your free copy of this book, visit http://www.pdsourcebook.com
Article Source: http://www.earticlesonline.com/Article/Local-Public-Domain–Treasures-in-Your-Own-Backyard/722674
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Vintage Old MORAN SHEER NONSENSE PINUP GIRL Calendar Blotter 1939 POND PEANUTS $29.95 |
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3–VINTAGE CAR 2012 CALENDAR Bookmarks Racecar Antique Photo Rolls Royce Sports $7.99 |
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Vintage Original 1935 GRADUATION JUNE CALENDAR Blotter ~ Cooper Advertising RI $29.95 |
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VINTAGE CALENDAR 1968-88, SCALE AND MAP, BULGARIA $20.00 |
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VINTAGE ALFA ROMEO SZ, 2006, LAMINATED CALENDAR , 11 1/4 x 17 1/4″, $10.00 |
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URSULA ANDRESS vintage Calendar Sexy Bikini James Bond Girl Pinup Dr.No $8.99 |
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Lorenzo Di CREDI Vintage postcard with Calendar of 1912 $119.99 |
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Vintage Mobil Calendar from Myers Oil Company Rochester Indiana 1968 $9.99 |
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Vintage 10.25″ Gold Leaf 1953 Gatelys Calendar Plate With Windmill Pattern $12.99 |
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Vintage 10.25″ Gold Leaf 1953 Calendar Plate With Windmill Pattern $12.99 |
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Vintage 1967 10.5″ Zodiac Calendar Plate Made For Rodger’s Jewelers in Col. Ohio $12.99 |
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Vintage 10.25″ Gold Leaf 1953 Calendar Plate With Windmill Pattern $12.99 |
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Vintage 10.25″ Gold Leaf Turquoise 1960 Calendar Plate With Windmill Pattern $12.99 |
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MADONNA VINTAGE 1993 CALENDAR STILL SEALED $7.89 |
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Maxfield Parrish Collectors Book – Vintage Art Prints Posters Calendars Etc $39.95 |
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Vintage Los Angeles Rams calendars $50.00 |
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Vintage 1967 Railroad Calendar ! ! ! $9.99 |
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Vintage 1968 Railroad Calendar ! ! ! $9.99 |
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1972 Very Rare Lucas TVS Vintage Cars Wall Hanging Advertising Color Calendar $31.04 |
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Vintage Turn Table Calendar $14.99 |
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Lone Elm Studios Glass Magnets Highlight Date Night, Poker Night, or your next Shopping Spree with one of these Special Date Magnets. Set of 10 glass magnets. Perfect for using with Lone Elm Studios metal perpetual calendars or on any magnetic surface. Lone Elm Studios bring you home accessories that have a vintage flair with an urban twist…. |
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Elegant Gold Refrigerator Magnet Frames Large to Small Frame Set $15.99 Just because it’s art to be put on the refrigerator does not mean it cannot be framed art… |
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Quotation Magnets: Set of Magnets with Shakespeare Insults $15.49 These sets are intended to be pulled apart, the sheet is 7 by 11 inches and each one has quotes along a certain theme…. |
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Playboy / 1993 Video Playmate Calendar [VHS] $19.98 … |
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Walls 360 Premium Wall Graphic: Poster Calendar 1897 $56.00 WALLS 360 wall graphics are printed on-demand at high-resolution with premium 8-color UltraChrome¨ GS digital inks, for stunning color gamut and accuracy. WALLS 360 wall graphics are created using a premium re-positionable fabric material that will stick to almost any surface – from walls and windows to ceilings and around corners. WALLS 360 wall graphics are self-adhesive, easy to install, and c… |
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Walls 360 Premium Wall Graphic: Girl with Cat 1896 $15.00 WALLS 360 wall graphics are printed on-demand at high-resolution with premium 8-color UltraChrome¨ GS digital inks, for stunning color gamut and accuracy. WALLS 360 wall graphics are created using a premium re-positionable fabric material that will stick to almost any surface – from walls and windows to ceilings and around corners. WALLS 360 wall graphics are self-adhesive, easy to install, and c… |
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Walls 360 Premium Wall Graphic: Girl with Cat 1896 $36.00 WALLS 360 wall graphics are printed on-demand at high-resolution with premium 8-color UltraChrome¨ GS digital inks, for stunning color gamut and accuracy. WALLS 360 wall graphics are created using a premium re-positionable fabric material that will stick to almost any surface – from walls and windows to ceilings and around corners. WALLS 360 wall graphics are self-adhesive, easy to install, and c… |
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Peanuts 1960′s Collection (A Charlie Brown Christmas / Charlie Brown’s All-Stars / It’s the Great Pumpkin / You’re in Love / He’s Your Dog / It Was a Short Summer) $20.20 Charles Schulz’s award-winning “Peanuts” comics and animated television specials are perennial favorites of adults and children alike. What is it that makes a story about a morose young boy struggling with low self-esteem and social ineptness so timelessly appealing? Perhaps it’s the universality of his struggle or Schulz’s social commentary that sometimes proved years ahead of its time–or maybe … |
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Keep Calm and Carry On Set of 20 Cocktail Napkins $5.99 Nice triple ply unbleached paper quality. Folded 5 by 5 inches, opened up 10 by 10 inches…. |
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Flora Mystique Hydrangea Cocktail Napkins $5.50 These beverage or cocktail napkins will perfect at you next party. High quality three ply, bleached without chlorine. 20 per package. Measure 5 by 5 inches folded, 10 by 10 when opened…. |