- 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire@
- San Francisco - Learn about the 1906 Sanfrancisco earthquake and fire, one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. Sites include earthquake details, death toll, photographs, eyewitness accounts, virtual tour, commemoration, and reenactment of the historic seismic catastrophe and resulting fires which changed the entire economic and cultural face of San Francisco.
- 1957 Daly City Earthquake@
- Daly City
- 20th Century in Headlines, The
 - Sonoma County - Decade by decade archive of Sonoma County, U.S., and world headlines from The Press Democrat. - A History of East Palo Alto
- East Palo Alto - Covers such topics as the Ohlone Indians, Runnymede, Cooley's Landing, municipal government (1966-1980s), and incorporation (1981-1987).
- Adams, Ansel@
- Best known for his images of Yosemite Valley and America's National Parks, Ansel Adams was also the author of several instructional books on photography. Along with Fred Archer he developed the Zone System, a systematic method for translating the tonalities of a scene into specific densities on negatives and paper.
- America Hurrah: San Francisco
- San Francisco - Historic prints and photographs from 1865 through the 20th Century. Includes Muybridge's 1878 panorama of San Francisco
- Amusing America
- San Francisco - Telling the story of participatory commercial amusements in American cities -- San Francisco in particular -- and how they changed the way Americans lived.
- Ardenwood Historic Farm
- Fremont - A living history, turn-of-the-century farm. History, events, and general information about Ardenwood and the Patterson House, a Victorian mansion.
- Bits of History
- San Mateo County - Explores San Mateo County through historical photographs.
- Cable Cars@
- San Francisco - Travel by the Cable Cars, or the San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI), the world's last manually operated cable car system. Sites feature history, route maps, photographs, interactive demos, mailing list, and preservation and operation of historic street cars in San Francisco.
- Centerville Depot, The
- Fremont - Online home of the restored Centerville transportation depot in Fremont, California. Includes bus and train schedules, as well as photos of historic passenger trains, railroads, and horsecars.
- Digger Archives, The (1966-1968)
- San Francisco - Preserves and presents the history of the anarchist guerilla street theatre group that challenged the emerging Counterculture of the Sixties.
- Fab Fifties
- Photo realistic paintings and 3D computer graphics depicting life in the Santa Clara Valley during the fifties.
- Fairfax History
- Fairfax - Courtesy of Fairfax Historical Society.
- Filling the Marina
- San Francisco - An interview with Robert MacKimmie of the California Historical Society.
- Fillmore Museum
- San Francisco - A look at historical events that happened of Fillmore Street.
- Filoli Historical House and Gardens
- Woodside - Tour a magnificent country estate with 16 acres of formal gardens, surrounded by 620 acres of wilderness area for guided hikes.
- Flight of the Resolution
- San Mateo County - Tells the story of the British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines flight that crashed near Kings Mountain in San Mateo County, CA, on October 29, 1953.
- Fort Ross@
- Sonoma County
- Frontier Village Amusement Park@
- San Jose
- Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939-40@
- Haunted Bay
- A guide to Halloween happenings in the San Francisco Bay Area, plus history and stories about local hauntings and all sorts of Halloween goodies.
- Heart of the City
- San Francisco - Includes city history, lore, architectural highlights, guides to local joints, and more. By Hank Donat, AKA Mister SF.
- Heritage Homes of Petaluma
- Petaluma - Protects the unique character of the Petaluma, California, area by encouraging preservation and restoration of vintage buildings. Offers tours of the area's Victorian and craftsman-style homes.
- Homefront: Redwood City
- Redwood City - Describes local reaction to the outbreak of World War II.
- Hooked on Los Gatos
- Los Gatos - Collection of historic photographs showing local agriculture, town life, views in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and Robert Trent Paine's famous cats. From the Los Gatos Public Library and Museums of Los Gatos.
- Hunter's Point History
- San Francisco - Includes images and viewbook.
- Los Gatos Observed
- Los Gatos - Presents an overview of Los Gatos, California with an emphasis on architecture and history.
- Martyrdom of Mayor George Moscone
- San Francisco - Story of the mayor who fell victim to the gun of Dan White.
- Mendocino County Post Cards
- Mendocino County - Features dozens of historic photographs of Ukiah, the Mendocino Coast, and cities throughout the county.
- Milk, Harvey@
- Learn about Harvey Milk (1930-1978), the city supervisor of San Francisco and a gay rights activist. Sites offer biography, timeline, and commemoration for one of the first publicly homosexual person to be elected to the San Francisco Borad of Supervisors. Also find sites for his assassin, Daniel White.
- Oakland Hills Firestorm
- Oakland - San Francisco Fire Department's report on the 1991 fires.
- Oakland Seals (1967-1970) / California Golden Seals (1970-1976)@
- Oakland
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915
- San Francisco - Images and history.
- San Francisco Cemeteries
- San Francisco - Before you buy that house in North Beach, Pacific Heights, the Sunset, or the Richmond District, check to see where they used to bury the dead.
- San Francisco County Genealogy
- San Francisco - Resources and links for researching San Francisco ancestors including libraries and archives, vital records, history, cemeteries, and queries and other helpful information.
- San Francisco County Historical Landmarks
- San Francisco - Photos of historical plaque markers.
- San Francisco General Strike of 1934@
- San Francisco - Find sites for San Francisco General Strike of 1934 which triggered a unified strike of sailors along all the West Coast ports of the United States. Sites background information, magazine articles, virtual tour, and bibliography for the strike also known as West Coast Longshire Strike which lasted eighty three days.
- San Francisco History [zpub.com]
- San Francisco - Links include a timeline with photos.
- San Francisco Memories
- San Francisco - A collection of historic facts and images.
- San Francisco Public Library: Historical Photograph Collection
- San Francisco - View over 30,000 digitized images of San Francisco, sorted by subject.
- San Francisco Seals@
- San Francisco - Find sites for San Francisco Seals, a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 until 1957. Sites include history, photos, and sites for the stadium named after the pioneering baseball team as well as its legacy for the history of San Francisco.
- Shaping San Francisco
- San Francisco - Interactive multimedia excavation of the lost history of the city.
- Silicon Valley History: View from Internet Valley
- Silicon Valley
- Summer of Love
- San Francisco - A fond tour through the Summer of Love, 1967: the people, counter-culture, places, art, music and politics. Realaudio interviews, more.
- Sutro Baths@
- San Francisco - Learn about Sutro Baths, the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment built by Adolph Sutro, on the west of San Francisco in 1896. Sites include historical background, magazine article, and photographs of the bath whose remains are still the landmarks of San Francisco's history.
- Tales from Colma
- Colma - Stories of some of those buried in the legendary necropolis where the dead outnumber the living.
- The Land
- Santa Clara County - Wiki for the folks who were involved with The Land, a community on the San Andreas fault above Palo Alto, California, in the early 1970s, as well as Struggle Mountain and surrounding communities.
- Vacaville Museum
- Vacaville - Centre for Solano County history. Features hours, exhibit info, guild, and membership information.
- WHAT IM SEEING dot com
- San Francisco - San Francisco photo blog focusing on history, current events, and day-to-day life thru the lens of their cameras.
- Zodiac Killer, The@
- Learn more about The Zodiac Killer, the unconvicted serial killer who terrorized California during the 1960s and 1970s through sites featuring police reports, victims, crime scenes, and media coverage. Also includes profiles of suspects and popular beliefs.
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