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	H-California Resources History
		Includes Early California History: An Overiew, a sixteen-part overview of the state's history to 1900.
		California Heritage: "A collection of archival finding aids and thousands of photographs (eventually about 25,000) relating to California history." Part of the larger net accessible SunSITE Digital Library at UC Berkeley.
		California Pioneers Project: "a list of settlers to California who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880".
	www.h-net.org /~cal/resources/history.html (1120 words)

	California Genealogy Mine
		The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the California Underground
		Yuba County, California History, 1850-1900 ~ searchable database
		Jewish Voices of the California Gold Rush: A Documentary History, 1849-1880
	home.ptd.net /~nikki/CA.htm (1069 words)

	History of Los Angeles, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A steady migration of Mexicans to California from 1910 to 1930 expanded the Mexican and Chicano population in Los Angeles to approximately 200,000.
		Los Angeles-Latino community was largely disenfranchised until the 1990s, when redistricting led to the election of Latino members of the City Council for the first time since the 1950s and the first Latino members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors since its inception.
		Los Angeles became a center of oil production in the early 20th Century (by 1923 the region was producing one-quarter of the world's total supply, and it is still a significant producer).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Los_Angeles,_California (6178 words)

	Grade Four - Content Standards (CA Dept of Education)
		In addition to the specific treatment of milestones in California history, students examine the state in the context of the rest of the nation, with an emphasis on the U.S. Constitution and the relationship between state and federal government.
		Discuss immigration and migration to California between 1850 and 1900, including the diverse composition of those who came; the countries of origin and their relative locations; and conflicts and accords among the diverse groups (e.g., the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act).
		Identify the early land and sea routes to, and European settlements in, California with a focus on the exploration of the North Pacific (e.g., by Captain James Cook, Vitus Bering, Juan Cabrillo), noting especially the importance of mountains, deserts, ocean currents, and wind patterns.
	www.cde.ca.gov /be/st/ss/hstgrade4.asp (1038 words)

	Research Guide #23-Business History - Business & Economics Library - UC Berkeley
		The website of the California Historical Society provides indexing to the complete run of California History.
		Thirty entrepreneurs from the 19th century to the present are profiled.
		Indexes the history of the world excluding the U.S. and Canada since 1954.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /BUSI/bbg23.html (1369 words)

	20th Century Decades: General Links
		A History of Mexican Americans in California: THE CHICANO MOVEMENT
		This page is an illustrated essay that covers various aspects of Chicano history and culture.
		This is a set of different digital collections of information based on a wide range of topics and themes in American history.
	dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us /decsg.html (1369 words)

	IU Lilly Library Overview of the collections United States history
		The resources at the Lilly Library for the study of United States history are vast and varied, and interested researchers should inquire as to the Library's holdings in their particular area of study.
		There are particularly good holdings covering Anglo-American relations leading to the American Revolution, the period of the Revolutionary War, the history of the United States Constitution, and the War of 1812.
		Three collections formed by Indiana alumni, Robert Spurrier Ellison (Class of 1900), George L. Harding (Class of 1915), and William Corr Service (Class of 1923), provide resources for the study of the American West with particular emphasis on overland narratives and diaries, on the Pacific Northwest, and on the California Gold Rush.
	www.indiana.edu /~liblilly/overview/history_us.shtml (1369 words)

	ESPN.com - MLB - MLB Historical Index
		Terms of Use for our Site, Terms of Use for ESPN Motion and Privacy Policy and Safety Information/Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you.
		Ultimate Baseball Online History / Almanac Message Board MLB en español
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/alltime/index (68 words)

	Highlights of the Sierra Club's History - History - Sierra Club
		The state of California led the nation in enacting legislation to further control automobile emissions.
		1900 - Club assists in preserving the North Grove of Calaveras Big Trees.
		The Planet launched to replace National News Report.
	www.sierraclub.org /history/timeline.asp (4200 words)

	Fourth grade resources
		California history overview from the California Historical Society
		Picture this: California's perspectives on American History (California history photos)
		California and United States maps Google Map of the USA
	www.elcerritowire.com /4/ss.htm (148 words)

	USC Libraries :: Automobile Club of Southern California
		The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded in 1900 and its archive provides a distinctive picture of life in the region during the 20th century.
		The Automobile Club of Southern California Digital Archive provides documentation on the region's transportation history, especially Los Angeles from 1892 to 1963, from the Auto Club's Corporate Archives.
		The documents and pictorial materials relate not only to the club's history but also to local and regional architecture, infrastructure, public policy, and cultural and recreational history.
	www.usc.edu /isd/libraries/collections/auto_club (148 words)

	CPL Bios Surname Index Ba
		Biographical History of Northern California - 1891 - Ver.
		Earl A. American Biography and Genealogy - California Edition - 1900?
		Isador J. American Biography and Genealogy - California Edition - 1900?
	www.cagenweb.com /cpl/cplbiosba.htm (148 words)

	Turlock Irrigation District
		An event that today barely merits a fleeting thought, it was a momentous occasion in 1900 that attracted droves of people to Stirrings' Stanislaus County farm to witness history in the making.
		On that pleasant day in the middle of March, Stirring's name was etched into the annals of history as the first grower in the state to receive water supplied by California's very first publicly owned irrigation district.
		A century ago, a California farmer named Henry Stirring opened a channel and let water from an irrigation canal flow onto his newly planted corn crop.
	www.tid.org (159 words)

	Published Resources Related to Sumner Co. and Region
		Durham W.and Thomas, J. A Pictorial History of Sumner County, Tennessee, 1796-1986.
		Ellis, Willie M. Historic Rock Castle: A History of Hendersonville, TN and Surrounding Areas.
		Durham, W, Thomas, J. and Creasy, J. A Celebration of Houses Built Before 1900 in Sumner County, Tennessee.
	www.rootsweb.com /~tnsumner/sumnbks.htm (3108 words)

	GEOG 3330
		Includes information about California's native Americans, cultural diversity in California before 1900, and California's population -- statistics and analysis from 1970 to the present.
		Select History and Culture of California / People of California.
		Population History Maps of California: Places 1770 to 2000.
	www.library.csustan.edu /gorenstein/geog/geog_3330.html (3108 words)

	Stirling City, California
		Our primary history is that of a lumbermill town which began in the early 1900's by the Diamond Match Company when construction of a sawmill was started.
		a small community of history and heritage located in Northern California, east of Chico on the Paradise ridge.
		County: Butte State: California Age: 100 yrs Fire/Sheriff: Yes USPS: Yes
	www.stirlingcity.info (160 words)

	Internet Modern History Sourcebook: US Immigration
		"An Act to protect free White labor against competition with Chinese collie labor, and to discourse the immigration of the Chinese into the state of California, April 26, 1862"
		This is the full text of a sixteen-page pamphlet, "Chinatown Declared a Nuisance!"; distributed by the Workingmen's Committee of California, it called for the abatement of Chinatown as a health menace.
		Not a US immigrant, but these "letters home" were a major creator of emigration pressures.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/modsbook28.html (637 words)

	United States Immigration, History of
		Chinese Immigration to the United States 1851-1900 Overview of Chinese immigration from 1851 to 1900, including primary source documents reflecting observations of and reactions to Chinese immigrants in California during that time.
		History of Chinese Immigration From the Brown Quarterly (Spring 2000).
		Encyclopaedia of USA History: Immigration to the USA 1860-1960 Comprehensive guide to European immigration to the United States, including migration patterns by country of origin as well as immigrants' experiences through their journeys and in their new homes in America.
	www.crf-usa.org /immigration/immigration_history.htm (670 words)

	Downtown Los Angeles
		A history of the original settlement of Los Angeles on the north edge of downtown.
		Brief history of this significant peak that overlooks the Los Angeles basin, with a few photos, by Marvin Collins.
		A Visit to Old Los Angeles; Postcard tour of downtown and central LA, mostly 1900-1915.
	www.placesonline.org /sitelists/nam/usa/california/la/downtownla.asp (670 words)

	Downtown Los Angeles
		A history of the original settlement of Los Angeles on the north edge of downtown.
		Brief history of this significant peak that overlooks the Los Angeles basin, with a few photos, by Marvin Collins.
		A Visit to Old Los Angeles; Postcard tour of downtown and central LA, mostly 1900-1915.
	www.placesonline.org /sitelists/nam/usa/california/la/downtownla.asp (670 words)

	randsburg.html
		Randsburg in the early 1900's was a boom town due to the opening of the Yellow Aster mine.
		For a look at some of the history and more pictures of this town and the mines go
		Most of the people in Garlock moved up to Randsburg to run the mills.
	www.high-desert-memories.com /randsburg.html (256 words)

	Dixon District Chamber of Commerce - Dixon History
		At the turn of the century the California University System, the finest educational institution in the world, was looking for a farm to acquire for research related to the state’s booming agricultural.
		Dixon District Chamber of Commerce - Dixon History
		On March 30, 1878 the State of California allowed Dixon to set up local government.
	www.dixonchamber.org /history.php (1308 words)

	Labor Press Project
		This site is one of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Projects directed by James Gregory and sponsored by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at the University of Washington.
		The Cannery and Farm Laborer's Union was launched in 1933 by Filipino workers who made the annual circuit from the Alaska canneries to the fields of eastern Washington and California.
		Since 1900, the Portland Central labor Council and Oregon State Federation of labor have made sure that the Labor Press remains a strong and active voice for unionism.
	faculty.washington.edu /gregoryj/laborpress (1150 words)

	Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California (Chinese Americans)
		Chinese American history is a living, continuous history, as shown by the numbers of fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-generation Chinese Americans in California and elsewhere in the United States.
		This report concentrates on the early decades of Chinese American history, 1850 to 1900.
		In consultation with members of the Chinese American community, the survey research team set this priority because of the importance of ascertaining true settlement patterns, occupations, lifestyles, responses to discrimination, and survival of early Chinese immigrants.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/5views/5views3.htm (1150 words)

	Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest
		Collis P. Huntington (1821-1900) was building the Southern Pacific Railroad into a network, interlocked with other systems and steamship lines, not only enveloping California land but also the whole economic and political life of that and other states, with headquarters in the U.S. Congress.
		The stampede to California that began in 1849 climaxed all migration orgies of the world in its lust for gold; but the lust for gold was merely one manifestation of a mighty population's lust for life.
		Ten million Longhorns were going up the trails; from Texas while the last of a hundred million buffaloes, killed in herds -- the greatest slaughter in history -- were being skinned.
	www.oldcardboard.com /lsj/olbooks/dobie/dobie20.htm (1830 words)

	A Fraternal History of Marin County California - Knights of the Golden Eagle KGE
		The Knights of the Golden Eagle is a currently active, beneficial and semi-military, secret society that founded its ritual and ceremonies on the history and pageantry of the crusaders of old.
		Many fraternal historians erroneously believed and their histories have stated that the Knights of the Golden Eagle ended as a functioning fraternal organization in the 1960's or 1970's (i.e., The International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders, Alan Axelrod (Facts on File, Inc., N.Y.: 1997).) This is not the case.
		The Castles from the three states meet three times a year and still perform a host of good works, including the recent donation of $20,000 to various organizations and maintaining eighteen college students on four-year scholarships (a program started in 1930).
	mill-valley.freemasonry.biz /marin_knights_golden_eagle.htm (1830 words)

	Aerospace Legacy Foundation, Apollo Program, Space Shuttle Orbiter, Shuttle Columbia, North American Aviation, Vultee, Convair, Security Aircraft, Gordon Kaufman
		A recent page one series of stories on aerospace history in Downey touched on the saga of Gerard "Jerry" Vultee (1900-1938) whose brief life was marked with both the genius of his creativity and tragedy of his early death.
		Overall, the Downey facility exceeded 200 acres." We have an obligation to preserve and honor a portion of this awesome site and its incredible legacy.
		-A Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Downey and the federal General Services Administration details the historical significance and need to save key buildings and structures on the 168 acres of NASA land being acquired by the City at the old Boeing site.
	www.aerospacelegacyfoundation.org /page52.html (2231 words)

	::: Campbell CA History : California :::
		When Campbell High School opened on Sept. 14, 1900, there were 35 students: 23 girls and 12 boys, according to Campbell: The Orchard City by Jeanette Watson.
		The city of Campbell leased the Campbell High School property in 1980 and bought it five years later for $9 million.
		The school was located on the second floor of Campbell Grammar School and there were only three teachers responsible for educating the children.
	www.campbell.net /history/index.shtml (581 words)

	Petaluma, California, Chamber of Commerce, Petaluma History
		We have gone from being one of California's largest cities (1860's) to the World's Egg Basket (early 1900's) to the World's Wristwresting Capitol (current).
		Because Petaluma was miraculously untouched by the 1906 earthquake, a substantial stock of quaint Victorian homes and commercial buildings remain, andsightseeing is a particularly rewarding treat.
		We were the first U.S. city to be able to protect our uniqueness through a residential growth management plan (we won the right from the U.S. Supreme Court), and our "Anytown, U.S.A." visual appeal has drawn film makers since the earliest days of Hollywood.
	www.petaluma.org /history.html (135 words)

	Orange County California GenWeb Site
		Lookup Volunteers - If you have Orange County materials such as local history books - a lookup now and then would be immensely helpful.
		Space for the California portion of The USGenWeb project has been donated by Compuology, a Southern California computer company that specializes in computers for genealogical research.
		All of these are from Orange County and they are lovely.
	www.rootsweb.com /~caorange (570 words)

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