- Anza, Juan Bautista de (1736-1788)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Anza__Juan_Bautista_de__1736_1788_
- Donner Party (4)
Learn about Donner Party, the group of American settlers who, in the 1840s, resorted to cannibalism while emigrating to California. Sites offer background information, chronology, museum archives, pictures, maps of the journey, and film based on the fateful journey across Sierra Nevada.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Donner_Party
- 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
- Stanford, Leland (1824-1893) (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Stanford__Leland__1824_1893_
- 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
- Sutro, Adolf (1830-1898)@
Find sites for Adolph Sutro (1830-1898), the Jewish engineer and mayor of San Francisco through sites featuring biography, career profile, and historical contributions including Sutro Tunnel across Comstock gold mines, Sutro Baths, and many more. Also includes a documentary film about his remarkable achievements.
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Sutro__Adolf__1830_1898_
- Murietta, Joaquin (1809-1853)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Murietta__Joaquin__1809_1853_
- Raker Act@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Hetch_Hetchy/Raker_Act
- Bear Flag Revolt (1846) (1)
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Bear_Flag_Revolt__1846_
- California as I Saw It
First-person narratives of California's early years, 1849-1900.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html
- California Tax History
From the colonial period to present.
www.caltax.org/taxhist.htm
- 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 State Historical Landmarks
Listings of all 1000+ California State Historic Landmarks. Photos of landmark plaques and historic sites themselves are available.
www.calandmarks.com
- 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
- American Memory: California as I Saw It
First-person narratives of California's early years, 1849-1900.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html
- Amalgamator - Skidoo, 1909
True adventure story of the early 20th Century mining camp Skidoo.
www.bosonline.com/ehrhart/skidoo/index.html
- 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
- 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
- Randsburg Railway
Dedicated to preserving the history of the railroad, by disseminating what is known and soliciting information from visitors.
www.randsburg-railway.com
- 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
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