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  Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco http://www.sfmuseum.org/
Many online exhibits and links on practically every aspect of local history.
  California Shipwrecks http://shipwrecks.slc.ca.gov/
Articles about California shipwrecks plus pictures of artifacts, underwater video, an online database of ship wrecks, and a list of links from the California State Lands Commission.
  Heart of the City http://www.mistersf.com/
Includes various sections on the City's cultural history, along with a street origin guide, written by journalist Hank Donat.
  The Muwekma Ohlone Website http://www.muwekma.org/
Features information about the original inhabitants of the Bay area. Includes news, history, and a photo gallery.
  Iceberg at the Golden Gate http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/item.php/1487.html
An article about Henry Washington Dodge, a survivor of the Titanic disaster, by Jan C. Nielsen.
  America Hurrah http://www.americahurrah.com
Images and text on the history of San Francisco and California.
  San Francisco History Index http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/
From prehistory to the present. Includes historical maps, neighborhoods, ethnic groups, an email list and forum.
  Fisherman's Wharf http://www.fishermanswharf.org/history.aspx?n=782885
A brief history of Fisherman's Wharf.
  Books about California http://www.books-about-california.com/
Books about California, including etexts, and publishers lists. Includes San Francisco publishers and books about the City.
  Shaping San Francisco home page http://www.shapingsf.org
Shaping San Francisco pioneers an interactive multimedia approach to San Francisco's lost history.
  Reflections on Black History http://www.freepress.org/fleming/fleming.html
Articles by Thomas Fleming, who writes for the Sun-Reporter, San Francisco's African American weekly.
  The Maritime Heritage Project: Gold Rush Ships, Passengers, Captains http://www.maritimeheritage.org/
A non-profit organization dedicated to preserving shipping history from the mid-1800s to the turn of the Century.
  San Francisco History http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/sindex.htm
A collection of historical resources for the city and county.
  San Francisco Memoirs http://www.sanfranciscomemoirs.com/
The history of San Francisco in the words of people who were in the city between 1835 and the earthquake of 1906.
  Sin, Fire and Gold! http://www.kqed.org/w/sinfiregold
KQED's documentary about San Francisco's Barbary Coast history, the gold rush, the 1906 earthquake and fire.
  Summer of Love http://www.sftoday.com/enn2/summerlove.htm
The 1967 Summer of Love web site tour.
  Gold Rush Trail http://www.goldrushtrail.org
Walk San Francisco's Gold Rush Trail, an outdoor museum of San Francisco history.
  San Francisco Memories http://www.sanfranciscomemories.com
A visual scrapbook of various events and structures in San Francisco's history.
  Encyclopedia of San Francisco http://www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com/
A project from the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. Includes a timeline, gallery, and biographies.
  Summer of Love http://www.summeroflove.org
A celebration of the 1967 Summer of Love.
  S.F. Heart http://www.sfheart.com/
History and photographs of the city, Peace and Love, and music.
  http://www.pier70sf.org/ http://www.pier70sf.org/
History and current condition of the oldest operating civilian shipyard in the United States.
  Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-1940 http://www.ggie.com
History of the GGIE held on Treasure Island.
  Jewish Life in San Francisco, 1860 http://www.jewish-history.com/WildWest/san_francisco.html
A passage about Jewish life from "From Three Years in America," 1862.
  The Straight on The Haight http://www.thestraight.com/
Stories and history of the Haight Ashbury. 60's styles, music, fashions and accessories in picture and text.
  Mechanics' Institute Library http://www.milibrary.org/hist.html
A general interest library in the San Francisco business district, from 1854.
  Fisherman's Wharf 1870-1930 http://www.nps.gov/archive/safr/local/wharf.html
History of Fisherman's Wharf from the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park site.
  An Unvanished Story: 5,500 Years of History http://www.nps.gov/history/seac/appeals3.htm
A local historical study conducted by the U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. General Services Administration.
  California Highways http://www.cahighways.org/maps-sf-fwy.html
History of San Francisco Bay area freeway development with maps.
  Intersections: True Tales of San Francisco http://atn2002.tripod.com/
Various stories on "sex, madness, blood lust and nobility."
  Financial Women's Association of San Francisco http://www.fwasf.org/about_history.asp
History of the Financial Women's Association from 1956.
  Memories of San Francisco http://www.historysmith.com/
A site dedicated to San Francisco’s Lost Landmarks, by Jim Smith.
  Playland Amusement Park http://www.laffinthedark.com/articles/pacific/pacific.htm
The dark side of the Playland Amusement Park, and details of the restoration of Laffing Sal.
  Hoppers Hands http://www.hoppershands.blogspot.com
The story behind infamous Hoppers Hands sign at Fort Point.
  Bay Area 2000 http://www.sfgate.com/news/special/pages/1999/01/bayarea2000/
KRON's documentary series about San Francisco's first 150 years. Includes information per decade and a history quiz.
  Women Pioneers in San Francisco Medicine http://www.sfms.org/sfm/sfm303d.htm
History of women in San Francisco medicine.
  San Francisco History Center http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm
Front page for the San Francisco Main Public Library's History Center.
  1990 Census of Population and Housing http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/GovData/info/
Population and housing statistics from the 1970, 1990, and 2000 census. Presented by UC Berkeley.
  Postcard Exhibits http://www.postcard.org/exhibits.htm
Exhibits of early postcards including the Cliff House, Golden Gate International Exposition, etc.

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