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There are many good sites on the Web containing information about California history. The links below are the best that I have found for starting your search.
Links are difficult to keep current, so please let us know if you try one that does not work.Suggest a link at: suggest@cal-history.org.
| Donner Party | |
|---|---|
| ceres | Donner Memorial State Park (CERES) |
| johnson | Donner Site from Kristen Johnson |
| rosen | A nice site |
| jameson | Good site from a Donner descendant |
| anthonyj | Some good info but slow graphics can be frustrating |
| Gold Rush | |
| grha | The best site from the Gold Rush Historical Alliance |
| oakland | A superb resource from the Oakland Museum |
| gold | Excellent chronology with biographies |
| gold | Comprehensive site on Gold Rush |
| women | Women in the California Gold Rush |
| pbs | Goes with the PBS documentary, but good material for students |
| San Francisco | |
| sf50 | If only they were all this good, thanks to Ron Fillion. |
| zpub | Very comprehensive |
| memories | San Francisco Memories Site |
| cablecar | The Cable Car Home Page |
| sf | 1906 Eartquake info from the San Francisco Museum |
| usgs | More on the 1906 earthquake from the USGS |
| The Pony Express | |
| ponyexpress | The Pony Express Home Station |
| americanwest | A brief fact sheet on the Pony Express |
| The Railroads | |
| csrmf | The California State Railroad Museum |
| The Trails | |
| americanwest | Brief history and links for each trail |
| santafetrails | Santa Fe Trails Association |
| over-land | Diverse resource site on Old West trails, don't miss this one. |
| octa | Oregon-California Trails Association |
| columbia | Retraces Lewis and Clark journey along Oregon Trail |
| wickiup | Nice site on Death Valley pioneers |
| Cal. State Parks and Landmarks | |
| cal-parks | California State Parks official site |
| laird | This is great on Landmarks |
| California Missions | |
| laird | The best starting point for info on Missions |
| ca-missions | California Missions Studies Association |
| missions | And try this one |
| The Bear Flag Revolt and War with Mexico |
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| sonoma | A nice site from the 150th anniversary of the Bear Flag Revolt |
| California Ghost Towns | |
| ghosttowns.com | Help us if you know something better than this one. |
| California Museums of History | |
| museums | Museums with Web sites |
| CAM | California Association of Museums |
| College/University History Departments | |
| kkpub | Complete links to California History Departments |
| General Research | |
| laplaza | The history of California by period |
| CSAC | California State Association of Counties |
| ukans.edu | Fabulous research site at the University of Kansas |
| history | List of history resources on the web |
| cdl | California Digital Library project |
| cdl | California Digital Library project |
| rootsweb | A grab bag of on-line resources |
| California Historical Societies | |
| kkpub | The best compilation of California Historical Societies with Web sites |
| list | The best compilation of California Historical Societies and Genealogical Societies without Web sites |
| chslist | Historical societies by County, from the California Historical Society, but not very current |
| chs | California Historical Society Homepage |
| California Genealogy | |
| kkpub | Complete California Genealogical Societes with Web sites |
| CyndisList | The largest set of Genealogical resources on the Web. |
| calgensoc | California Genealogical Society |
| CSGA | California State Genealogical Alliance |
| genweb | California USGenWeb Project |
| library.ca.gov | California government resources |
| lds | Family searches worldwide (LDS) |
| lds | Free lookups, but very incomplete coverage at this point |
| vitalcheck.com | California birth, death, marriage records (fee) |
| vitalrec.com | How to get vital records |
| Oregon-California Trails Association Chapters |
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| national | National OCTA HQ |
| ca-nv | California-Nevada Chapter |
| utah | Utah Crossroads Chapter |
| gateway | Gateway Chapter (Montana/Kansas) |
| kanza | Kanza Chapter |
| nebraska | Nebraska Chapter |
| northwest | Northwest Chapter |
| southwest | Southwest Chapter |
| trailshead | Trails Head Chapter (Kansas City) |
| wyoming | Wyoming Chapter |
| Internet Magazines and Journals | |
| uw | Huge complilation from the University of Hawaii |
| ucb | Also quite an impressive listing from UCB |