Monday, July 29, 2019

Mug Shots and Railroad Mythologies

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In the early 1900s, the San Joaquin Valley—California’s geographical and agricultural center—was marked by the growth of community and oppo...
Monday, July 22, 2019

Peoples Temple Publications Department photographs now available online

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The California Historical Society is pleased to announce that 4,467 slides and negatives from the Peoples Temple Publications Department ...
Monday, July 15, 2019

Uncovering remarkable documents through Teaching California

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The California Historical Society often relies on scholars in the field to illuminate new areas of collection and research. When exploring ...
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Teaching the Important, Honest, and Troubling History of Native California

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This blog is reposted from the California History-Social Scient Project's blog. The original post can be found here.   -- Editor...
Friday, June 28, 2019

Our Time Has Come

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We’ve just added two new collections to CHS’s digital library: the Gay and Lesbian rights movement ephemera collection, and the Joe Altman...
Monday, June 17, 2019

The Transcontinental Railroad, African Americans and the California Dream

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A pivotal moment for the era and a monumental industrial infrastructure achievement in the history of the United States, the transcontinent...
Monday, June 10, 2019

Children's voices in the Archives : El Joaquin Newspaper

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Children’s Voices in the Archives is a series of posts brought to you by CHS’s North Baker Research Library. Reading through the histor...