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'''1850:''' ( September 9,) California became the 31st state | '''1850:''' ( September 9,) California became the 31st state | ||
'''1851-52: '''California Indian Wars | '''1851-52: '''California Indian Wars | ||
'''1860-1861:''' (23 April-24 October) Pony Express | '''1860-1861:''' (23 April-24 October) Pony Express | ||
'''1869:''' Completion of the transcontinental railroad gave California a direct connection with the East. Great numbers of Chinese were imported to work on this railroad. | '''1869:''' Completion of the transcontinental railroad gave California a direct connection with the East. Great numbers of Chinese were imported to work on this railroad. | ||
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The Family History Library has numerous state and local histories by James M. Guinn and other authors. Sources for studying the history of [[Portal:California|California]] include: | The Family History Library has numerous state and local histories by James M. Guinn and other authors. Sources for studying the history of [[Portal:California|California]] include: | ||
*Bancroft, Hubert H. ed. ''History of California.'' Six Volumes. San Francisco, California: A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1884-90. ( | *Bancroft, Hubert H. ed. ''History of California.'' Six Volumes. San Francisco, California: A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1884-90. (Family History Library book 979.4 B4b Volumes 1-6; film 982473 items 1-2, Volumes 1-2; items 3-5, Volumes 4-6; film 1321070 item 4, Volume 3.) There is an index in 979.4 B4b which covers 1542 to 1859. | ||
*Chapman, Charles E. ''A History of California: The Spanish Period''. New York, New York: Macmillan, 1921. ( | *Chapman, Charles E. ''A History of California: The Spanish Period''. New York, New York: Macmillan, 1921. (Family History Library fiche 6051216.) | ||
*Hunt, Rockwell Dennis. ''California and Californians''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1932. ( | *Hunt, Rockwell Dennis. ''California and Californians''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1932. (Family History Library book 979.4 H2h; film 1000092 items 1-4.) Volumes 3 and 4 contain biographical material. All four volumes are online at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com]. ($) | ||
A bibliography of local histories for California is Margaret M. Rocq, ''California Local History: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings,'' Second Edition. (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1970; FHL book 979.4 H23r; supplement, 1961 to 1970, is 979.4 H23r Supp.; 1950 ed. is on film 1000136 item 3). | A bibliography of local histories for California is Margaret M. Rocq, ''California Local History: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings,'' Second Edition. (Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1970; FHL book 979.4 H23r; supplement, 1961 to 1970, is 979.4 H23r Supp.; 1950 ed. is on film 1000136 item 3). | ||
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http://www.californiahistory.net/ | http://www.californiahistory.net/ | ||
http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/ | http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/ <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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[[Category:California]] | [[Category:California]] | ||