The California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties collection contains multiformat ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photos, drawings and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California.

The California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849 - 1900, collection contains 190 books about individual experiences in and on the way to California during and after the Gold Rush.

The California Heritage collection is a "digital" archive containing photographs, pictures, and manuscripts from the collections of the Bancroft Library. It is an "archive" because it offers the public direct access to unique, primary source materials documenting California's rich history "in their original archival context." This is achieved by embedding digital representations of the primary sources directly within the documents -- archival finding aids -- created by the Bancroft Library's curators and ar

The Carnegie Libraries of California web site is dedicated to preserving these treasures of history, provided by Pat & Bernie Skehan ...

This site is dedicated to preserving the history of the railroad. Early pass, signed by E. Van Etten (from Source 1) Its objectives are to: Disseminate what is known about the railroad's ownership, construction, and operation Solicit relevant information from site visitors. Information being updated This site is maintained by Doug Johnson, member of: Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert ...

West of the Pacific Coast Highway - US 1 Back to Home Page of West of PCH California's Lighthouses Oregon's Lighthouses Washington's Lighthouses West of PCH - Recommended Reading List Order photos from the West of PCH Photography Collection Copyright 2000 All Rights Reserved Diana Alm Liston - West of PCH All photographs and graphics are the sole property of West of PCH. Images and text may ...

Adventures in This story was written down in 1958 by my late Great-grandfather, Louis Daniel Spaulding, who, as a young man early in the Twentieth Century, worked at Bob Montgomery's mile-high gold mill in the mining camp of Skidoo, in the Panamint Mountains in Death Valley country. The mill was powered principally by water, which flowed by gravity through a 23-mile pipeline (whence the name ...

Home Capsule History of the California Tax Structure By David R. Doerr David Doerr's history of California tax policy will be assembled in book form, which will be available soon from Cal-Tax. Check this page for more details on ordering this valuable resource! (3-20-2000). ...

California State Historical Landmarks The state of California has designated nearly 1100 sites as California State Historical Landmarks. I'm in the process of attempting to visit and photograph each of these historic locations. Join me in my journey through the state's historic past... As of 1/21/02, I have been to 970 of the sites. New! 1/21/02 Updated links on 46 pages Updated Mission links ...