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California Facts

Netstate Almanac of current information on the state of California. Use the sidebar on the left hand side to find information about the geography, symbols, and people of California.

50States.Com   Provides extensive information about the 50 United States of America.

World Almanac for Kids Provides facts and information about the State of California.

 

California History 

American Memory Project: California   Stories and tales from early California state history and development.

The California Capitol Museum  California State Capitol History.

CaliforniaHistory.Net The story of California from the physical aspects to the historical is told in short articles accessed through a timeline, covering the state's history from.

 

CaliforniaHistory.Org    Educator-developed site covering California history from Spanish settlement to statehood.

California Mission History  This site offers a history of each of the 21 California Missions and authentic California Mission Music.

 

California State Library   View official state images, symbols and insignia of California.

 

 

Gold Rush

 

Oakland Museum of California  California's untold stories from exhibits from the California Museum in Oakland.

 

California Gold Rush  Created by the University of Idaho History Department.

 

Kidport  An Internet-based educational service designed to help K-8 students excel in school.

 

California Gold Rush   Produced by the Sacramento Bee Newspaper.

 

American Experience   A PBS program focused on American History for kids.

 

 

 Native Californians

 

Indian Baskets  From the California Indian Library Collections Project. Here are drawings of various California Indian basket shapes and designs with short explanations of what they were used for and by whom.

 

California Tribes Map  From the California Indian Library Collections Project.

 

The First Californians  From the California Historical Society.