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'''1542-1812: | '''1542-1812: ''' Spain, Mexico, England, and Russia made various claims to California, but most settlements were Spanish. | ||
'''1769: | '''1769: ''' The first permanent settlement was made by the Spanish in the San Diego Bay area. | ||
'''1821: | '''1821: ''' Spain granted Mexico its independence. California was included with Mexico. | ||
'''1841: | '''1841: ''' Americans began traveling overland to California. | ||
'''1846'''<nowiki>: | '''1846'''<nowiki>: War broke out between the United States and Mexico. U.S. settlers in California set up a republic.</nowiki> | ||
'''1848'''<nowiki>: | '''1848'''<nowiki>: Mexico ceded California to the United States. Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill.</nowiki> | ||
'''1849'''<nowiki>: | '''1849'''<nowiki>: The Gold Rush attracted over 100,000 people to California.</nowiki> | ||
'''1850: | '''1850: ''' California became the 31st state | ||
'''1869: | '''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. | ||
'''1884-1885: | '''1884-1885: ''' A railroad rate war (1884) and a California real estate boom (1885) caused a new wave of overland immigration. | ||
The Family History Library has numerous state and local histories by James M. Guinn and other authors. Sources for studying the history of 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 California include: | ||
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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). | ||
=== '''Web Sites<br | === '''Web Sites<br>''' === | ||
http://www.californiahistory.net/ | http://www.californiahistory.net/ | ||
http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/ | http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/ | ||
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Revision as of 13:39, 18 January 2008
1542-1812: Spain, Mexico, England, and Russia made various claims to California, but most settlements were Spanish.
1769: The first permanent settlement was made by the Spanish in the San Diego Bay area.
1821: Spain granted Mexico its independence. California was included with Mexico.
1841: Americans began traveling overland to California.
1846: War broke out between the United States and Mexico. U.S. settlers in California set up a republic.
1848: Mexico ceded California to the United States. Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill.
1849: The Gold Rush attracted over 100,000 people to California.
1850: California became the 31st state
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.
1884-1885: A railroad rate war (1884) and a California real estate boom (1885) caused a new wave of overland immigration.
The Family History Library has numerous state and local histories by James M. Guinn and other authors. Sources for studying the history of California include:
Bancroft, Hubert H. ed. History of California. Six Volumes. San Francisco, California: A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1884-90. (FHL 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. (FHL fiche 6051216.)
Hunt, Rockwell Dennis. California and Californians. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1932. (FHL book 979.4 H2h; film 1000092 items 1-4.) Volumes 3 and 4 contain biographical material. All four volumes are online at 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).