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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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/

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/

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

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