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History
Sonoma State University Resources:
- North Bay Digital Collections at SSU
- Sonoma County Timeline
- North Bay historical newspapers at SSU
- Before Warm Spring Dam: a History of the Lake Sonoma Area
- Archaeological Overview of Point Reyes National Seashore
- A Relative Advantage: Sociology of the San Francisco Bohemian Club
Other Links:
- Sonoma County Library Local History Resources
- Sonoma County Historical Records Commission
- Santa Rosa, Sebastopol and Sonoma County Research Papers
- History of Rohnert Park
- Petaluma History & Tour & Petaluma History Room
- Sonoma County Points of Interest
- Marin History and Preservation Resources
- Marin County Library California History Room
- Golden Gate: Cultural Resources Publications
- California Digital Newspaper Collection
- California State Library History Room Databases
- California State Historical Landmarks
- Atlas of Historical County Boundaries - California
Images:
- North Bay Digital Collections (SSU)
- North Coast Magic Lantern Slides (UCB)
- California Scenic Line, ca. 1900 (UCB)
- Vacation Cyanotypes from Lake County (UCB)
- Mendocino Coast Photographed by Carleton E. Watkins, 1863 (UCB)
Historical Museums:
- Anderson Valley Historical Museum
- Benicia
Historical Museum at Camel Barns
- Grace Hudson
Museum and Sun House
- Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society
- Lake
County Museums
- Luther
Burbank Home and Gardens
- Marin County Museum & Historical Society
- Mendocino
County Museum
- Napa County
Museum
- Novato History Museum
- Robert Louis Stevenson Silverado Museum
- Petaluma Museum
- San Anselmo
Historical Museum
- Sharpsteen
Museum
- Sonoma County
Museum
- Tomales Regional
History Center
- Vacaville Museum
- West County
Museum (Sonoma)
- Western Railway Museum
Historical Societies:
- Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society
- Cotati Historical Society
- Fairfax
Historical Society
- Glen
Ellen Historical Society
- Mendocino Historical Society
- Mill
Valley Historical Society
- Napa Valley Historical Society
- Rohnert Park Historical Society
- Russian River Historical Society
- Sausalito Historical Society
- Sea Ranch Association
- Solano County
Historical Society
- Sonoma County Historical Society
- Sonoma Valley Historical Society & Depot Park Museum
- Vacaville Heritage Council
- Valley of the Moon Natural History Association
- Western Sonoma County Historical Society
- California Historical Society
Genealogical Societies:
- Sonoma County Genealogical Society Home
- Sonoma County USGenWeb Project
- Lake County Historical Network
- Marin County Genealogical Society
- Mendocino County USGen Web Project
- Napa Valley Genealogical and Biographical Society
- Solano County Genealogical Society
- Northern California Genealogy & History (NORCAL)
- San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society
- National Archives - Pacific Region
Notable North Bay People
Elsie Allen (1899 - 1990) - Pomo basket weaver & cultural leader
Luther Burbank (1849 - 1926) - Botanist & horticulturist
Maria Ygnacia Lopez de Carrillo (1793 - 1849 ) - Pioneer
M.F.K. Fisher (1908 - 1992) - Author
- Biographical sketch of Fisher (by Janice Albert, Calif. Assoc. of Teachers of English)
Clark Foss (? - 1885) - Stagecoach driver
Agoston Haraszthy (1812 - 1869) - Viticulturist
Grace Carpenter Hudson (1865 - 1937) - Painter
Jack London (1876 - 1916) - Author
- John Griffith London (by Dr. Clarice Stasz )
- Jack London Collection (Huntington Library)
William A. Richardson (1795 - 1856) - Pioneer
Russians at Fort Ross (1812 - 1841) - Colonists
Ruben Salazar (1928 - 1970) - Journalist & activist
Charles "Sparky" Schulz (1922 - 2000) - Cartoonist
Vera "Bobbie" Schultz (1902 - 1995) - Public servant
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1807 - 1890) - Pioneer & soldier
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