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Mission San Juan Capistrano

Official website for this California mission, which was the "seventh mission founded [on] November 1, 1776, the Feast of All Saints, by Fr. Junipero Serra." Features history, photos, a mission map and guide, and details about the "Retu ...

http://www.missionsjc.com

California Missions Foundation

Website for an organization "dedicated to the long-term preservation and restoration needs of all California missions and their associated historic and cultural resources for public benefit." Find brief information about each mission (with ...

http://missionsofcalifornia.org/

California Missions Resource Center

"Guide to discovering the history behind the [Spanish] missions and the people who founded and shaped the character of California." Features a map, timeline, contemporary and historical photos, galleries of 19th-century drawings and vintage ...

http://www.missionscalifornia.com/

The California Missions Trail: Missions of the Californias

Brief descriptions of the 21 missions that "comprise California's historic mission trail [and which] are all located on or near Highway 101, which roughly traces El Camino Real (The Royal Road) named in honor of the Spanish monarchy which financ ...

http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=22722

California History Online

"An online guide to over three hundred years of California history. This resource includes over 400 images from our fine arts, library, and photography collections and articles written by James J. Rawls, the Review Editor for California History. ...

http://californiahistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/online.html

Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Visions of the Golden State

Companion to an exhibit devoted to four important events in the history of California: the campaign for statehood (1850), the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915), the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940), and "the celebra ...

http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/Looking/

Donner Party

A history of the Donner Party including a complete roster, how many in each family with links to their name, and how many members of each family survived. Many of the family links include genealogical information. There is new research with full-text ...

http://www.utahcrossroads.org/DonnerParty/

American Experience: The Donner Party

This companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program features a description and transcript of the film, along with links to other books, articles, and Web sites on the Donner Party and the settlement of the West. Includes a map of the group' ...

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/donner/

Locke, California

Website for this California delta town founded in 1915, which is "the only town in the United States built exclusively by the Chinese for the Chinese." Features brief history and photos of points of interest such as the boarding house, Chin ...

http://www.locketown.com/

California Admission Day September 9, 1850

Brief historical background about how California became a part of the U.S. in 1850. Also includes material about how Sacramento became the state capital (following San Jose, Vallejo, and Benicia), and an image and description of the state seal. From ...

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23856

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