California History
To search Heritage Center's collection of California books and pamphlets, go to ValleyCat and under the "Everthing" drop-down menu, select "Fresno Heritage."
The Center also has vertical files about California history and here is a available list.
Finding Tools
Searchable databases:
California Digital Newspapers Collection
California Revealed (Archival material from California public libraries)
Calisphere (Primary California history sources, drawn from institutions throughout the state)
Online Archive of California (Documentary California history sources)
Lists of California history websites and links:
Libraries and Archives
Institutions listed below all have major California holdings and searchable online catalogs.
Museums
Institutions listed below all have major California research collections and searchable online catalogs.
Specialized California History Websites
Indexes
The Heritage Center has a number of indexes valuable to those researching local history and California/genealogical topics:
California Information File, a microfiche index of documents, photographs, published references, etc. held by the California State Library's California section
Indexes to the Fresno Bee,
- On microcards (covering 1922-1986)
- On standard cards (covering mostly the 1960s and 1970s)
- Post-1986, searchable at Newsbank.
- Note: Some items, such as obituary rosters and paid funeral notices, might not be available from this database.
San Francisco Newspaper Indexes for 1904-1980 (microfiche)
San Joaquin Valley Information Index (standard cards, covering mostly the 1960s and 1970s)
And the Fresno Genealogical Society's Obituary Index, on standard cards and containing data between 1962 and 2010.
