What Qualifies as an Accepted Source?

Although primary sources are not required for the Legends & Lore program, applicants must submit documentation to demonstrate that their proposed inscription is a valid example of a legend or folktale according to our criteria (see About page). Accepted sources should validate that the legend or folktale has been known to the broader community and passed down over time.

Examples of Accepted Sources

Newspaper/magazine articles • Local history publications • Transcriptions • Oral histories • Interviews • Exhibitions • Photographs • Artwork • Websites • Videos • Audio recordings • Commentaries • Journal articles • Blogs • Social media pages • Flyers/pamphlets/leaflets • Press releases/advertisements • Cultural and ethnographic reports • Historic or cultural resource surveys

Providing Documentation

NOTE: Images provided with applications may be scans, photocopies or photographs; email attachments are accepted. Please underline, highlight, or otherwise indicate relevant text. Lists of links alone will not be accepted. Any links submitted must be accompanied by images/scans/copies of the primary sources. Please ensure that any links you provide are publicly available and functional. Please provide scanned copies of documents, not just indexes or citations.