[or-roots] online directories?

[W David Samuelsen]

not 1958. 1957 or before - they expired.  Polk did not renew copyrights 
on all years except 1958, onwards which was extended per 1978 Copyright Act.

David

Kith-n-Kin wrote:
> Les
> 
> Hasn't the copyright run out?
> 
> Pat
> 
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
> |[mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us] On Behalf Of 
> |Leslie Chapman
> |Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 08:22
> |To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> |Subject: RE: [or-roots] online directories?
> |
> |
> |Ronda;
> |
> |I believe that is a pay site only, possibly it is available at 
> |a library or some such for free;
> |
> |http://www.citydirectory.com/Common/SubscribeNow.aspx?bas_vendor=99990
> |
> |too bad the address in question wasn't in Lane County, I have 
> |a 1958 directory that provides maps of all the mail routes in 
> |Lane county, I contacted the publisher to ask if I could post 
> |the maps online and didn't get a reply.
> |
> |Les C
> |
> |
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> |[mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us]On Behalf Of 
> |Steve & Ronda Howard
> |Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 9:37 PM
> |To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> |Subject: [or-roots] online directories?
> |
> |
> |Thank you Mimi,
> |I was wondering what Polk County had to do with the requests.  
> |Where do you find the online directories? Ronda
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |From: or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> |[mailto:or-roots-admin at sosinet.sos.state.or.us] On Behalf Of 
> |MStang5165 at aol.com
> |Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 7:49 PM
> |To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
> |Subject: Re: [or-roots] 1940 address
> |
> |The Polk City Directories have nothing to do with Polk County, 
> |Oregon! That is the name of the company that has done city 
> |directories throughout the United States for years and years. 
> |Many of these directories are searchable online now.
> |
> |The request for the lookup said the family lived on Fisher 
> |Road in Salem. That is definitely in Marion County, not the 
> |Polk County part of Salem (West Salem).
> |
> |I know that the Salem Public Library has many, many old Salem 
> |city directories on their shelves. You might just try sending 
> |a request to their reference librarian and ask her to look it 
> |up for you. They do that all the time. Go to the Salem Public 
> |Library web site (you can find it on Google) and click on 
> |reference question - there is a form there to fill out and submit by
> |e-mail.                                 Mimi Stang
> |
> |
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