History
History
History
History Links
- California Almanac and Reader Collection of information pertaining to California history and culture.
- California Newspaper Project Project dedicated to locating, cataloging, and preserving newspaper publications published in California from 1846 to the present. Online catalog provides information on the location and condition of these publications.
- Center for Bibliographical Research and Studies Located in the Tomas Rivera Library on the University of California, Riverside campus.
- HistoricHwy49.com Historic photographs and drawings of the California gold rush. Prints are also available for sale.
- John Charles Fremont Information on John Fremont, explorer, mapmaker, and scientist.
- California Folk Music Library of Congress site documenting the WPA ethnomusicology project in 1938-1940 to collect English and ethnic folk music of Northern California.
- California History Outline A focus on how Californian Indians were subdued, why Spain and Mexico failed, and how the Yankees obtained control over the California area.
- California History Online The story of California from the physical aspects to the historical is told in short articles accessed through a timeline, covering the state's history from the European exploration through the Great Depression of the 1930s.
- Los Angeles River Railroads Provides information on the history of the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and the Santa Fe Railways.
- California Pioneers Project List of past settlers in California who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880 obtained directly from individuals doing genealogical research.
- California Zephyr Virtual Museum History, artifacts, and information about the California Zephyr passenger car.
- Napa Valley - History of California Wines From the Napa Valley Vintners Association
- Governors of California An online resource about the history of the governors of California.
- California as I Saw It First-person narratives of California's early years, 1849 - 1900.
- John Muir Exhibit Features the life and legacy of John Muir; naturalist, writer, conservationist, and founder of the Sierra Club.
- History of the Anza-Borrego Region Broad view of the natural and human history of the Anza-Borrego Desert region of Southern California.
- State of Jefferson - Historical and Current Information Historic and current information on the State of Jefferson secession movement of 1941 that has lived on in the hearts and minds of those from the frontier mountain border region of northern California and southern Oregon.
- Points of Interest in the Desert Photos of old buildings, ghost towns, gold mines, and graveyards throughout the California Mojave Desert.
- California Heritage Collection An online archive of over 28,000 images illustrating California's history and culture from the collections of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
- California 1850 - A Snapshot in Time A California history book by Janice Marschner.
- H-California Study of the history and culture of California. Reference resources, articles, and discussion groups.
- The California Bear Flag Revolt - 1846 Information on the historic Bear Flag and the stories surrounding it.
- California State Archives A division of the Office of the Secretary of State, provides a repository for the state's permanent governmental records as well as other materials documenting California history.
- Isla Vista California History Resources This site lists all of the resources concerning the history of Isla Vista, California that are available to researchers at the Department of Special Collections at the Davidson Library, UCSB.
- California History Teacher and Student Center Educator-developed site covering California history from Spanish settlement to statehood.
- 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Information on the earthquake of 1906 from the Museum of the City of San Francisco.
- California Research at The Records Room Locate resources (online listings, books, CD-Rom, lookups and addresses) for vital records in each county within the state of California.
- California History Books on California history and the history of the Old West, plus research and events.
- Sisson History Project Information on the history of the town of Sisson, located on the recently completed SP Railroad tracks and is now known as Mt. Shasta City.
- California Railway History Information on the history of railways in California.
- TimeShip Site focusing on the California Gold Rush, the Argonaut Mine disaster, and provides early photographs.
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