Web Directory

» 2 Get California Gold Country
   Gold rush history, gold country travel information, and modern gold panning techniques.
   http://2getgold.com/gold_rush/index.htm

» A Brief History of the Gold Rush
   The California Gold Rush, from the State of California's CERES.
   http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/geology/goldrush.html

» By the Great Horn Spoon!
   Explore the gold rush through this Newberry Award winning book. Developed by teachers, this site meets California's fourth grade curriculum and is designed for use in the classroom.
   http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/spoon/spoontg.html

» Discovery of Gold
   John A. Sutter tells about the events leading to the discovery and its effects on his plans for building an empire by supporting the needs of a growing state.
   http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/gold.html

» Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories
   This site preserves and supplements four major exhibitions celebrating the gold rush sesquicentennial, at the Oakland Museum of California.
   http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/

» In Their Own Words and Images
   A small collection of letters and photographs from the California Gold Rush.
   http://www.glittering.com/letters/

» Land of Golden Dreams
   Online version of the Huntington Library's exhibition of the original manuscripts, drawings, letters, paintings, books, and diaries from the California gold rush decade, 1848-1858.
   http://www.huntington.org/Education/GoldRush/index.html

» The Gold Rush Diary of George Bonniwell
   Use your mind's eye to visualize the tough journey made by George Bonniwell from his home in Milwaukee to the gold fields of California as you read his diary.
   http://www.emigrantroad.com/gold01.html

» The Great American Gold Rush
   Timeline of the California Gold Rush.
   http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/~jross/goldrush.html

» The Maritime Heritage Project
   Passenger lists of 20,000 immigrants arriving during California's gold rush.
   http://www.maritimeheritage.org

» The Virtual California Gold Country
   Travel along "Historic Highway 49" and visit the old mining camps and learn about their history.
   http://www.malakoff.com/vcgc.htm

» Women in the Gold Rush
   Read interesting quotes and comments from and about the women of gold rush in California.
   http://claim.goldrush.com/~joann/