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An excellent collection of Encyclopedias, Multimedia, and Periodicals on the California Gold Rush. Also includes more recommended web links.
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The Dark Side Of The Gold Rush Legacy
The legacy of the gold rush era is toxic pollution in California mines and waterways.
URL: http://www.theunion.com/article/20080305/NEWS/411416803
Updated: 3/6/08
Modern Gypsy Sets Record On Gold Rush Voyage
New Record set for a trip from New York to San Francisco around the Great Horn. Great Hook for the Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleishman.
URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/29/MN3HVB1CS.DTL
Updated: 3/6/08
Chinatown Tradition Reigns At Marysville's Firing Of The Bombs
This is the oldest Chinese festival in California
URL: http://www.sacbee.com/107/story/762865.html
Updated: 3/6/08
N.A. Chandler Gold Rush Era Letters
N. A. Chandler Gold Rush Era Letters collection consists of fifty-six handwritten letters from 1855 to 1872.
URL: http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/cng/
California Legacy Project Radio Anthology
Dramatic performances of great California writing. California Legacy Project, Santa Clara University.
URL: http://californialegacy.org/podcast/podcast.xml
By The Great Horn Spoon! A Gold Rush Adventure
Interactive exhibits and "Sound Movies" on "The Journey", "San Francisco" and "The Diggings". Plus some excellent resources to accompany the book by Sid Fleischman.
URL: http://hornspoon.info/index.htm
Museum of the City of San Francisco
A great collection of online exhibits covering a range of topics on the California Gold Rush
URL: http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/index0.1.html#gold
Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories
This site presents a virtual tour of the Oakland Museum of California's Gold Rush exhibition, including sections on art, natives and immigrants, a quiz, and curriculum materials for educators. The exhibit includes photographs, artifacts, primary documents, audio files (some in Chinese), and maps.
URL: http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/
Gold Rush City: San Francisco in the California Gold Rush
A few selective Web resources and an extensive print bibliography, browsable by source and alphabetically, about San Francisco in the late 1840s through the 1850s and beyond. Includes links to articles about ships buried in landfill, and a local history treatise about a "Californio" family: "To Have But Not to Hold: The Bernals of Early San Francisco and Their Lost Corner of the City." From Greg Pabst, an MA candidate in history and local history buff.
URL: http://gregnoevly.home.mindspring.com/welcome.html
Land of Golden Dreams: California in the Gold Rush Decade 1848-1858
This online exhibit contains many of the materials available in the California Gold Rush exhibit at the Huntington Library and ArtGallery in San Marino, California. The items include original documents and diaries, illustrations, maps, letters, rare books, and photographs. Each item is interpreted in detail, and translated when needed. This is an excellent online resource for students of the Gold Rush; the exhibit was at the Huntington until September 10, 2000.
URL: http://www.huntington.org/Education/GoldRush/
ReadWriteThink: Gold Was Discovered in California in 1848
Lesson plan and links to related sites for a classroom activity inspired by the discovery of gold in California in January 1848 and the ensuing Gold Rush. The lesson plan invites students to read Gold Rush letters and write fictional letters of their own. From the International Reading Association (IRA) and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
URL: http://www.readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=403
Gold Rush
Compilation of stories and related material to honor the sesquicentennial of the discovery of gold in northern California in 1848. Includes information about how gold was discovered, maps about how miners traveled to California by land and sea, details about life in mining camps, some types of people during the Gold Rush era (such as Latinos, black miners, Chinese workers, and women), the legacy of the Gold Rush, and more. From The Sacramento Bee.
URL: http://www.calgoldrush.com
California As We Saw It
Maps, letters, books, and other resources from the archives of the California State Library are used to provide an outline of California history during the Gold Rush. Each item is described in detail with both small and large images of the original.
URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/goldrush/
The Gold Rush
Geared for classroom use, this site gives brief commentaries on various aspects of the California Gold Rush. It starts with the 1840s and ends with how the mindset of early entrepreneurs shaped California. Features fun facts for children and classroom resources.
URL: http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/
Gold Rush Chronicles
History of the California Gold Rush, including a chronology beginning when Swiss-born John Sutter arrived in the California territory and covering the 1848 discovery of gold by James Marshall and California's admission to the United States in 1850. Features information about towns, mines and mining camps, people, the Pony Express, and more. From a company in the gold country that created a website for El Dorado County, California.
URL: http://comspark.com/goldminer-mall/chronicles/
Historic Hwy 49.com \
This travel and tourism site for the towns along California Highway 49 includes historical background about California's Gold Country where "James Marshall discovered Gold in California at Sutter's Mill in [January] 1848 and set off the largest gold rush in history." Includes a business directory, city directory, and maps of the area and of individual cities such as NevadaCity, GrassValley, and Coloma (location of Sutter's Mill).
URL: http://www.historichwy49.com/home.html
Our Gold Country Community
Explores "how the California gold rush of l849 attracted the global community to Nevada County, California." Features information on notable people of the area (Nisenans, Chinese, women); hydraulic and placer mining; trains; and more. Includes timelines. From the DeerCreekSchool, located in Nevada City, California.
URL: http://www.ncgold.com/goldrushtown/
California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900This site "consists of the full texts and illustrations of 190 works documenting the formative era of California's history through eyewitness accounts. The collection covers the dramatic decades between the Gold Rush and the turn of the twentieth century." Searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress.
URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/
The Gold Rush Trail
Collection of articles about a "month-long trek [in 1998] across the West retracing the steps of the emigrants along the GoldRushTrail." Features maps, photos, and stories about the overland trail to California and the trails used by miners following the January 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California. From the website for the San Francisco Chronicle.
URL: http://www.sfgate.com/news/special/pages/1998/08/goldtrail/arcbin/arcdex_0731.shtml
California Pioneer Project
Directory of resources for genealogical research in California. See the California Pioneer List for "settlers to California who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880 (included in the 1880 California Census ...)." Lists county information; libraries and databases; historical and genealogical societies; pioneer, trail, and California Gold Rush Web sites; a bibliography of diaries and journals; and much more.
URL: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/
Wayback: Gold Rush!
Aimed at children, this site offers "information about this fascinating moment in American history, looking at Californios, the Spanish-speaking community that had been in California since the mid-1700s; the various routes Forty-Niners took to reach the gold fields, with mixed success; and the overall history of the Gold Rush." Includes a guide for teachers and parents. From PBS Kids.
URL: http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/
California History Lectures
Audio of seven one-hour lectures on California history topics: California missions, the California Gold Rush, Mark Twain, water delivery systems, Henry J. Kaiser, Governor Hiram Johnson, and the history of the Bancroft Library. The lectures, moderated by the Director of the Bancroft Library, Dr. Charles Faulhaber, were recorded live in the Bancroft and originally broadcast in 2002 and 2003. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/info/audiolectures.html
LearnCalifornia.org
Homework and curriculum resources for students and teachers of California history. The site features documents and photographs contained in the California State Archives presented alongside thematically arranged collections of Internet links. Sample topics include the California Gold Rush, hydraulic mining, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the Progressive era, and the Great Depression. Also includes lesson plans. Searchable and browsable by topic. From the California Secretary of State.
URL: http://www.learncalifornia.org
The Lawrence & Houseworth Albums: Online Photographic Database
This collection of nearly 1,500 pictures from a photographic publishing company, "used for the selection of prints by its customers, is ... 'without doubt the finest single pictorial record of the maturation of Northern California and the Pacific Coast following the rambunctious days of the Gold Rush and statehood.'" Includes images of the states of California and Nevada, San Francisco and Sacramento, mining, buildings, landscapes, and Native Americans. From the Society of California Pioneers.
URL: http://www.californiapioneers.org/lh/
The Hihn-Younger Archive
Website of an archive devoted to Santa Cruz, California, entrepreneur F.A. Hihn and Charles Bruce Younger Sr., Hihn's attorney. "A German immigrant to California's Gold Rush, F.A. Hihn is considered by many as the County's most influential entrepreneur, from arrival in Santa Cruz (1851) to his death (1913)." Contains biographies and family trees, photos, and material about correspondence files. From the University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
URL: http://library.ucsc.edu/Zope/hihn/
California History Guide
Brief illustrated essays and associated education materials about California history through the mid-18th century. Topics include native Californians, missions and ranchos, and the California Gold Rush and statehood. Also includes links to online activities such as exploring life on a 17th century Spanish galleon, and learning about the use of cattle brands and the meaning of the state seal. (The rock art activity is not available.) From the NaturalHistoryMuseum of Los AngelesCounty.
URL: http://www.nhm.org/education/cahistory/
UC Berkeley Library Digital CollectionsA searchable and browsable guide to the digital collections of the UC Berkeley libraries. Subjects include agriculture, architecture, business and industry, the Gold Rush, Chinese communities, social movements, the 1906 earthquake, and California places such as Berkeley, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Yosemite. Browsable formats include maps, stereographs, photographs, and oral histories. From the University of California, Berkeley, Library.
URL: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/digicoll/
Guide to the Cased Photographs and Related Images from The Bancroft Library Pictorial Collections, Bulk ca. 1845-ca. 1870
"Approximately 440 cased photographs and related images from the collections of The Bancroft Library. Included are daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes dating from the 1840s through 1860s. Also present are some painted miniature portraits as well as other photographic processes such as opalotypes, pannotypes, and crystoleum prints." Features portraits, mining scenes, California gold rush towns, and views of San Francisco and Sacramento. Also contains a glossary of photographic terms, and bibliography. From the California Digital Library.
URL: http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=tf7p3006fv&query=cased&query-join=and&brand=oac
California Water Awareness Campaign (CWAC)
The CWAC is an "effort by organizations throughout California to heighten public awareness of water and the role water agencies and allied entities play in conservation, management, water supply, water quality and distribution. The campaign focuses on the month of May each year with the observance of Water Awareness Month." Site features lesson plans (such as on water usage during the Gold Rush), interactive activities, and water saving tips for homes and businesses.
URL: http://www.wateraware.org
The Gold Rush
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program that "tracks the evolution of the [California] Gold Rush from the easy riches of the first few months to the fierce competition for a few good claims." Features a map with major "strikes," timeline, background about people (such as Mexicans and Chinese immigrants) and events, a special feature on Native Americans, and an online role playing game. Also includes a teacher's guide.
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/
Welcome to Bodie... A California Ghost Town
A brief history of the former gold-rush town, a map, and a good photo tour with brief notes for each structure photographed.
URL: http://thelizards.com/bodie/
Health & Medicine in Sacramento During the Gold Rush Era
This annotated bibliography describes materials from the collection of the Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library. It includes categories for physicians, hospitals, diseases, health care organizations, and other topics related to health and medicine during the Gold Rush. From librarian Judith Welsh.
URL: http://trc.ucdavis.edu/jawelsh/Sacramento_Room/Bibliography.html
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s History Pages
"Over 150 years ago, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo founded a company [in San Francisco] that has become a legendary part of America," known for its banking operations and its stagecoaches. The site features a FAQ, company history (including information about Wells Fargo and black, women's, Hispanic, and veteran's history), information about stagecoaches and stagecoach travel, and about various Wells Fargo museums in California and other states.
URL: http://www.wellsfargohistory.com
The Maritime Heritage Project (MHP)
The history of ships reaching and leaving San Francisco is presented with newspaper articles, letters, advertisements, passenger quotes, statistics, poetry, and illustrations. There are sketches of travel conditions, migration, commerce, the gold rush, and cultures. Vessels are listed, often with detailed descriptions. Captains provides biographies of "Masters under God" who sailed into San Francisco. Other categories cover foreign ports, shipping paths, passenger lists, ship nationalities and cargos, VIPs, gossip, and tall tales.
URL: http://www.maritimeheritage.org/ | |
