Your local library is full of history article ideas that you can sell.
Libraries are wonderful places to hide on hot summer days.
Over the years, I have found the history room at my local library a wonderful retreat where I can browse the musty books and documents and leave the stress of the outside world behind. It also has been a fertile field of history nuggets that I have turned into published articles for local newspapers and periodicals. You, too, can find many fascinating stories in your local library history room that can be converted into a small, but steady, income. There are many markets, both local and national, for short historical pieces. Probably, the best are the local newspapers.