California Fact Cards

• California Fact Cards access from outside a library branch or in-library use. A wide selection of important information on California history, Indians, missions, ranchos, explorers, governors, and counties.

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California Geography

• Images of the California Environment
  http://geogweb.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/BainCalif/CalClickMap.html
  Photos of California grouped by geographic region.
• Relief Map of California
  http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/maps1/ca.gif
  An excellent relief map that allows you to manipulate the size and position of the image.

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California History

• California as We Saw It: Exploring the California Gold Rush
  http://www.library.ca.gov/goldrush/
  The California State Library presents an informative exhibit on this period of state history.
• California Gold Rush
  http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/index.html
  Everything you want to know about the California Gold Rush, including fun facts and links to other sites.
• California History Online
  http://www.californiahistory.net/
  The complete story of California.
• Calisphere
  http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/
  Explore thousands of primary sources to discover California history! Find photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, political cartoons, art, and other cultural artifacts.

• Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories
  http://www.museumca.org/goldrush.html
  An Oakland museum virtual tour of the gold rush with information on the Native Americans and immigrants of the time as well.
• History of Fresno County
  http://valleyhistory.org/YoureHistory.html
  From the Fresno Historical Society, a timeline of Fresno County’s first 100 years. Select the Past & Present Journal for articles on Fresno County’s history.

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California Indians

• California Indians-Intermountain Culture
  http://www.californiahistory.net/Native_1.htm
  Information on California Indians, especially the Chumash.
• The First Californians: Native Cultures
  http://www.californiahistory.net/Native_1.htm
  Learn about the diverse groups of California Indians located throughout the state.

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California Missions

• California Missions
  http://138.23.124.165/collections/permanent/projects/survey/missions/default.html
  Contains historical photographs of every mission.
• California Missions
  http://www.californiamissions.com
  Featuring two histories for each of the twenty-one California Missions.
• Directory of Missions, Pueblos, Ranchos, and More
  http://www.ca-missions.org/contact.html
  Information about California missions, pueblos, ranchos, presidios, adobes, and more. Includes facts about their locations, histories and native people of the areas.
• A Spanish Colonial Frontier: Missions, Presidios, Pueblos
  http://www.californiahistory.net/span_frame_main.htm
  Information on the history, lifestyle, and architecture of California's missions, presidios, and pueblos.