- San Mateo County History Museum
Preserves and interprets the rich history of San Mateo County.
www.sanmateocountyhistory.com
- Palm Springs Modern Committee
Volunteer group dedicated to promoting and maintaining the city's heritage of modern architecture and design.
www.psmodcom.com
- Vikingsholm
Scandinavian-style "castle" located on Emerald Bay. Includes history, photos, tour information, and directions.
www.vikingsholm.com
- Alameda Historical Museum
Photo tour highlighting historic furniture, documents, Ohlone relics, and more.
www.alamedamuseum.org
- Anza, Juan Bautista de (1736-1788)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Anza__Juan_Bautista_de__1736_1788_
- Summer of Love
A fond tour through the Summer of Love, 1967: the people, counter-culture, places, art, music and politics. Realaudio interviews, more.
www.sftoday.com/enn2/summerlove.htm
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society
Activities include the restoration of the historic Santa Clara Depot and Tower complex, railroad museum, and club-sized HO & N-scale layouts.
www.sbhrs.org
- Kennedy Gold Mine
Historic gold mine surface tours located near Jackson, CA.
www.kennedygoldmine.com
- California Office of Historic Preservation
www.ohp.parks.ca.gov
- Hayward Area Historical Society
Sharing the history of Castro Valley, Hayward, and San Lorenzo.
www.haywardareahistory.org
- Yreka Western Railroad
Includes a schedule and fares for the 'Blue Goose' steam excursion train.
www.yrekawesternrr.com
- Merced County Courthouse Museum
Houses 8,500 square feet of exhibits, both permanent and rotating, which depict the history of Merced County as well as the settlers of the Great Central Valley.
www.mercedmuseum.org
- Mountain View Cemetery
Historic not-for-profit cemetery nestled in the foothills of Oakland and Piedmont.
www.mountainviewcemetery.org
- 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake@
Learn about the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, one of the most severe earthquakes to hit the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Sites feature quake reports, 911 transcripts, photos, personal stories, rebuilding process, and retrospective speculations about the earthquake during which the Cypress Viaduct collapsed.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Historic_Earthquakes/Loma_Prieta__California___October_17__1989
- Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego
An association of people using personal computers in the pursuit of their genealogical research.
www.cgssd.org
- San Fernando Valley: America's Suburb
Covering the history and lore of the San Fernando Valley. Includes information on Kevin Roderick's book The San Fernando Valley: Americas's Suburb.
www.americassuburb.com
- Castle Air Museum
Features rare warbirds from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and Cold War eras.
www.castleairmuseum.org
- Death Valley '49ers
Promoting understanding and appreciation of Death Valley and its history.
www.deathvalley49ers.org
- Humboldt County Historical Society
Resource for Northwest Californian, West Coast, and Humboldt County history.
www.humboldthistory.org
- California Missions Virtual Tour
Photographic tour of the 21 California Missions.
www.thecaliforniamissions.com
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