This category is for sites related to any part of the history of what is now the State of California in the United States of America.
Subcategories 18
Related categories 1
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- Online Archive of California Historical materials in a searchable database from a variety of California institutions, including museums, historical societies, and archives.
- 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.
- 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Information on the earthquake of 1906 from the Museum of the City of San Francisco.
- California as I Saw It Online digital texts containing a wide variety of first-person narratives of California's early years, 1849-1900. Indexed by author, subject, and title.
- 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 Zephyr Virtual Museum History, artifacts, and information about the California Zephyr passenger car.
- 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.
- The California Bear Flag Revolt - 1846 Information on the historic Bear Flag and the stories surrounding it.
- Points of Interest in the Desert Photos of old buildings, ghost towns, gold mines, and graveyards throughout the California Mojave Desert.
- HistoricHwy49.com Historic photographs and drawings of the California gold rush. Prints are also available for sale.
- Power Planting An unofficial history of California Energy Commission power plant licensing cases from 1975 to 2001. Broken down by eras, the site describes over 70 different proceedings, with technologies such as geothermal, natural gas, solar, coal, and garbage burning.
- K & K Publications Books on California history and the history of the Old West, plus research and events.
- 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.
- O. Henry Mace Author of 47 Down: The 1922 Argonaut Gold Mine Disaster; Collectors Guide to Early Photographs; and Between the Rivers: A History of Early Calaveras County.
- California History Educator-developed site covering California history from Spanish settlement to statehood.
- Center for Bibliographical Research and Studies Located in Highlander Hall, adjacent to the University of California, Riverside campus. Includes current projects and center information.
- 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.
- Los Angeles River Railroads Provides information on the history of the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and the Santa Fe Railways.
- California Japantowns Explores the history of Japanese communities, also known as Nihonmachi, in towns throughout California.
- California Legacy Trails Stories from the history of California. Established by California Museum.
- H-California H-Net group dedicated to discussing California culture and history. Features subject overview, archive, links to related resources, and subscription information.