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Los Angeles's History

Angels Flight - History of the Los Angeles Incline Railway.
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California - Has history timelines and documents regarding Chinese settlers and immigrants. Includes calendar of events, meetings, and membership information.
The Grim Society - Nonprofit association of otherwise normal individuals who share the same morbid curiosity about the less savory aspects of the history of the city. Contains news, archives, picture gallery, and chat.
Heroes, Hooligans, and The Zoot Suit Riots - Article about the Zoot Suit riots of 1943.
Highland Park Heritage Trust - Highland Park Heritage Trust is a non-profit organization located in the North East section of Los Angeles California, and dedicated to community health and restoration.
History of Boyle Heights - Introduces historical insight of this diverse community with images, oral histories, and document archive.
History of Lincoln Heights, 90031 - The history of Lincoln Heights, through old photos, postcards, and memories.
Los Angeles - A City in Stress - A series of articles about the problems of Los Angeles in the 1990s, including the 1992 riots.
Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Archive - Contains photos, maps, articles, reports and records dating back to 1871.
Los Angeles Funeral Homes in the 1900s - A map showing the location of Los Angeles funeral homes in 1909.
Los Angeles: Painted City - Dedicated to Mexican-American history in Los Angeles, as reflected through murals. Includes photos and text.
McKinley Avenue Intermediate School - Features pictures of the student and faculty of this early local intermediate school. Provides obituary, cemetery search, and genealogy links.
The Red Cars of Los Angeles - Shares the history of the rail lines and electric streetcars which connected L.A., Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties.
Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots - A local reporters story of the 1992 riots.
Sleepy Lagoon - Murder Mystery - A 1942 court case that led to the Zoot Suit riots.
Sources for the Study of the 1965 Watts Riots - Includes a brief background of the riots and references.
Three Days of Hell in Los Angeles - News reports on the 1992 riots following the L.A.P.D. Rodney King beating trial.
Zoot Suit Riots - History of the zoot suit riots.

Beneath Los Angeles - Photographs of Southern California's graves of the "Famous, the Infamous, and the Just Plain Dead".
Buffalo Soldiers - Ninth & Tenth (Horse) Cavalry Association - The history of the black cavalry men of the west. Includes information about the Los Angeles chapter and its events.
Los Angeles and the Problem of Urban Historical Knowledge - A photographic essay of Los Angeles.
The Political Graveyard: Los Angeles County - Political history site provides demographic summary, names and brief biographies of politicians who were born, lived or died in the county, and a list of cemeteries and memorial sites related to those politicians.

The Anza Letters - Sixteen letters written by Juan Bautista de Anza to Fernando Javier de Rivera y Moncada, Captain Governor of Upper California in the 1770's.
California as I Saw It - First-person narratives of California's early years, 1849 - 1900.
The California Bear Flag Revolt - 1846 - Information on the historic Bear Flag and the stories surrounding it.
California Folk Music - Library of Congress site documenting the WPA ethnomusicology project in 1938-1940 to collect English and ethnic folk music of Northern California.
California Heritage Collection - Archive of images illustrating the state's history and culture from the collections of the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
California History Online - 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 the European exploration through the Great Depression of the 1930s.
California History Teacher and Student Center - Educator-developed site covering California history from Spanish settlement to statehood.
California Lecture Series - A series of seven lectures done by the Bancroft Library at UC Berekley on California history. Topics include Mark Twain, Hiram Johnson, and the Gold Rush.
California Newspaper Project - Project dedicated to locating, cataloging, and preserving newspaper publications published in California from 1846 to the present. Online catalog provides information on the location and condition of these publications.
California Pioneers Project - List of past settlers in California who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880 obtained directly from individuals doing genealogical research.
California Railway History - Information on the history of railways in California.
California Research at The Records Room - Locate resources (online listings, books, CD-Rom, lookups and addresses) for vital records in each county within the state of California.
California State Archives - A division of the Office of the Secretary of State, provides a repository for the state's permanent governmental records as well as other materials documenting California history.
California Zephyr Virtual Museum - History, artifacts, and information about the California Zephyr passenger car.
Carrillo Family of Early California - Brief history and genealogy of the Joaquin and Maria Carrillo family of early California includes information about their lives in San Diego and Sonoma. Also includes information about their grandson Romualdo Pacheco, California's first native born and only Hispanic governor.
Center for Bibliographical Research and Studies - Located in the Tomas Rivera Library on the University of California, Riverside campus.
Governors of California - An online resource about the history of the governors of California.
H-California - H-Net group dedicated to discussing California culture and history. Features subject overview, archive, links to related resources, and subscription information.
Historic Bakersfield and Kern county - Essays on overlooked events and people in Bakersfield and Kern County history.
HistoricHwy49.com - Historic photographs and drawings of the California gold rush. Prints are also available for sale.
Isla Vista California History Resources - This site lists all of the resources concerning the history of Isla Vista, California that are available to researchers at the Department of Special Collections at the Davidson Library, UCSB.
John Charles Fremont - Information on John Fremont, explorer, mapmaker, and scientist.
John Muir Exhibit - Features the life and legacy of John Muir; naturalist, writer, conservationist, and founder of the Sierra Club.
K & K Publications - Books on California history and the history of the Old West, plus research and events.
LearnCalifornia.org - A collaboration between the California State Archives and the Golden State Museum that provides a portal for historical resources for children, teachers, and the general public.
Los Angeles River Railroads - Provides information on the history of the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and the Santa Fe Railways.
Napa Valley - History of California Wines - From the Napa Valley Vintners Association
Points of Interest in the Desert - Photos of old buildings, ghost towns, gold mines, and graveyards throughout the California Mojave Desert.
Power Planting - An unofficial history of California Energy Commission power plant licensing cases from 1975 to 2001. Broken down by eras, the site describes over 70 different proceedings, with technologies such as geothermal, natural gas, solar, coal, and garbage burning.
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire - Information on the earthquake of 1906 from the Museum of the City of San Francisco.
TimeShip - Profiles O. Henry Mace, author of 47 Down: The 1922 Argonaut Gold Mine Disaster; Collectors Guide to Early Photographs; and Between the Rivers: A History of Early Calaveras County.