Purpose & Goals of Iconic Norwich
The purpose of this website is to help educate the public about Norwich Connecticut’s rich heritage and history during the 300 year period of 1659-1959. Another important goal of this site is to provide quick access to a large collection of media (both internet based and physical “hard print”), that is focused on Norwich’s historical events, geographical features and many other tidbits. It is desired this quick access will help Norwich historians, educators and researchers explore and find media in a more efficient manner.
The media is presented using two formats, Placemarks and trivia quizzes. Each of these formats provide several categories of events, places, people, etc. etc.
The placemarks provide a snippet of information about an event and a link to other websites that provide detailed information about the event. We hope to peak interest, have some fun, and help users find other well established websites that provide detailed information. The goal of this website is NOT to provide an in-depth account of Norwich’s history, rather, the purpose is to provide an overview and a link to location where more information may be found.
All resources used on this website are publicly available. The “Media Library” provides a complete listing of the media used, and, where the media can be located. The Media Library may be used by historians, educators and researchers to quickly find Norwich, Connecticut history related media.
This website’s primary goal is to provide students free access to a durable repository of data about people, historic events and trivia surrounding Norwich’s past. The information can be found quickly and can be accessed easily by the general public at no cost. A secondary goal is to provide a platform for the general public to quickly and easily add to the body of knowledge.
These goals are achieved through :
1) Custom placemarks, and,
2) A Media Library that points to web-based media related to Norwich’s past, and,
3) Quizzes based on information found in the placemarks or Media Library.
4) The public can add to the media library and placemarks by submitting information on a form provided on this website.
The placemarks provide overviews of events, people, places, and historical tidbits. Every placemark provides at least one web-based link to more detailed information and a web-based link to an image. A text-only reference is provided when web-based links could not be found. There are two types of placemarks; historical and geographical.
Historical placemarks provide snippets of information about notable Norwich historical people, events, places, establishments, and other significant aspects of Norwich history. All historical placemarks have dates and specific locations associated with them.
The historical placemarks can be viewed by clicking on “Categories”, shown on the left. As this site matures it is expected that more categories will be added.
The geographical placemarks highlight geographical features of Norwich (e.g. monuments, cemeteries, hills, bodies of water, etc. etc.). They do not have a specific dates associated with them.
The Quizzes are a collection of “tests” that are designed to make learning fun. They are organized by category, so students can choose a topic that is of interest. Each quiz is scored and provides quiz results.
It is desired that you will embrace this effort and will become an active participant in this community effort. Your help is needed to help create more placemarks or quiz entries. Iconic Norwich provides a framework for preservation and learning, but … there are hundreds of historical events or places that need to be added. On the left sidebar, there is a “Contribute Placemark” button. You are invited to contribute a placemark by filling out the form. If you have a photo to add, please email it to: Placemark@IconicNorwich.org
Fair Use
This website is solely for educational and research purposes. It is not for profit in any manner. As such, all of the media included in IconicNorwich.org may be categorized as “Fair Use”.
An excerpt from Copyright.gov, (the website for the United States Copyright Office) which explains Fair Use is provided below :
“Fair Use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that may qualify as fair use.”
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Public Domain
The majority of the information and images contained in the Iconic Norwich website can also be categorized as “Public Domain” due to the fact that the information or images were first created prior to the year 1924.
An excerpt from the Stanford University Library Copyright & Fair Use Web Age website, which explains this is provided below.
“As of 2019, copyright has expired for all works published in the United States before 1924. In other words, if the work was published in the U.S. before January 1, 1924, you are free to use it in the U.S. without permission. These rules and dates apply regardless of whether the work was created by an individual author, a group of authors, or an employee (a work made for hire).”
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