- Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California
An ethnic historic site survey of American Indians, Black Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and Mexican Americans in California.
www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/5views/5views.htm
- American Memory: California as I Saw It
First-person narratives of California's early years, 1849-1900.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html
- Shadows in the Range of Light
Interactive exhibit about Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers, the African American soldiers in the 24th Infantry and 9th Cavalry who protected the Sierra Nevada in the early 1900s.
shadowsoldier.wilderness.net
- American Memory: The Chinese in California, 1850-1925
Illustrates Chinese immigration to California from 1850 to 1925 through photographs, cartoons, letters, diaries, business records, and legal documents.
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/award99/cubhtml
- California Gold
Listen to multicultural Northern California folk music from the 1930s. Collected as part of a WPA project and archived by the Library of Congress.
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/cowhome.html
- Carnegie Libraries of California
Documents all the Carnegie libraries built in California, both those demolished, and still standing, as well as the history of Carnegie libraries in the state.
www.carnegie-libraries.org
- Amalgamator - Skidoo, 1909
True adventure story of the early 20th Century mining camp Skidoo.
www.bosonline.com/ehrhart/skidoo/index.html
- California Lecture Series
Series of lectures on California history recorded before a live audience. Topics include the California Missions, Mark Twain, water history, and the Southern Pacific Railroad.
bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/audiolectures.html
- California as I Saw It
First-person narratives of California's early years, 1849-1900.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html
- LearnCalifornia
An online resource for students, teachers, and anyone interested in state history. From the California Secretary of State.
www.learncalifornia.org
- Randsburg Railway
Dedicated to preserving the history of the railroad, by disseminating what is known and soliciting information from visitors.
www.randsburg-railway.com
- Eugenics in California
Explores the history of the eugenics movement in 20th century California, which supported practices such as involuntary sterilization and racially-biased IQ testing. From the Center for Science, History, Politics, and Ethics.
www.csus.edu/cshpe/eugenics
- California Territorial Quarterly, The
Covers a wide range of California history topics. Formerly known as the Dogtown Territorial Quarterly.
www.californiahistory.com
- California State Historical Landmarks
Listings of all 1000+ California State Historic Landmarks. Photos of landmark plaques and historic sites themselves are available.
www.calandmarks.com
- California Heritage Collection
Online archive of more than 30,000 images illustrating California's history and culture, from the collections of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
sunsite.berkeley.edu/CalHeritage
- Calisphere
University of California's online collection of digital primary sources, including images and documents covering California's history from pre-statehood to the present day.
www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu
- California Tax History
From the colonial period to present.
www.caltax.org/taxhist.htm
- Anza, Juan Bautista de (1736-1788)@
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- Bear Flag Revolt (1846)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Bear_Flag_Revolt__1846_
- California History Online
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Annotated timeline by the California Historical Society.
www.californiahistory.net
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