- GLBT Historical Society
- San Francisco
Maintains a collection of primary source material about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history.
www.glbthistory.org
- Chinese Historical Society of America
- San Francisco
Dedicated to the study, documentation, and dissemination of Chinese American history.
www.chsa.org
- United States Lighthouse Society
- San Francisco
Resource for related historic and preservation information.
www.uslhs.org
- Varian Fry Foundation Project/IRC
- Menlo Park
Educational project of the International Rescue Committee promoting the story of Varian Fry, an American who saved over 2000 people from Nazi death camps in France in 1940.
www.almondseed.com/vfry/fryfoun.htm
- Japanese Town Archives, The
- San Francisco
Collection of books, periodicals, documents, maps, photographs, art, and film relating to the Japanese experience in the United States from the mid-1800s to the present.
www.amacord.com/fillmore/museum/jt
- Victorian Preservation Association
- San Jose
Based in Santa Clara Valley, the VPA is a nonprofit focused on educating owners of Victorian and other older homes on the restoration process.
www.vpa.org
- Daughters of the American Revolution - El Camino Real Chapter
- San Jose
Celebrates heritage and promotes historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
pages.sbcglobal.net/elcaminorealchapter
- San Francisco History Association
- San Francisco
Dedicated to remembering the city's colorful past and celebrating its rich culture.
www.sanfranciscohistory.org
- Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation
- Willits
Promoting the cultural legacy of the Ridgewood Ranch home of Seabiscuit through historic preservation, environmental conservation, and public education.
www.seabiscuitheritage.com
- Preservation Action Council
- San Jose
Concerned with preserving historic resources.
www.preservation.org
- E Clampus Vitus: Mountain Charlie Chapter No.1850
- Santa Clara County
Preserving California history in the Santa Clara County.
www.mountaincharlie1850.org
- San Francisco Architectural Heritage
- San Francisco
Devoted to the appreciation, understanding, and protection of San Francisco's architecturally and historically significant structures and districts.
www.sfheritage.org
- Alameda Legacy Home Tour
- Alameda
Assists homeowners and business people to appreciate the history behind their properties, and learn restoration techniques.
www.alameda-home-tour.org
- Clan Iain Abrach~MacIain
- San Francisco County
16th century Scottish Renaissance guild specializing in portraying everyday life.
www.iainabrach.org
- PBY Catalina Foundation
- Santa Rosa
Strives to collect, restore, operate, educate, and inform the public of the origin, usage, and history of the aircraft.
www.pbycat.org
- Historic Tugboat Education and Restoration Society
- Sausalito
Preserving the tugboat USS Nokomis, one of the last operational vessels from the U.S. fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
www.ussnokomis.com
- Livermore Heritage Guild
- Livermore
An information source for those who are interested in the history of Livermore and houses its collection in the historic Carnegie Library Building.
www.lhg.org
- California Genealogical Society and Library
- Oakland
Maintains a library, gathers and preserves vital records, and provides education through meetings, seminars, and workshops.
www.calgensoc.org
- Martinez Historical Society
- Martinez
www.martinezhistory.org
- Save St. Brigid Catholic Church
- San Francisco
Landmark in San Francisco with Irish stained-glass windows, Romanesque architecture, and Ruffatti organ. Site is organized to help save the church.
www.st-brigid.org
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