Gold Rush
The Sacramento Bee's sesquicentennial issue-articles on the gold rush
journey, the people, the impact. (Follow links to Extra! Extra! "As Good
as Gold" for photo and profile of JoAnn Levy)

"The Gold Rush"
Excerpts from the  PBS documentary

Gen. John A. Sutter describes the discovery of gold in California
Chronology and first-person accounts of the gold rush,
courtesy the Museum of the City of San Francisco

The Gold Rush History Alliance
An organization of professional and amateur historians
bringing gold rush history to life

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Gold discovery site history and events

Gold Fever!
Oakland Museum of California's 1998 Gold Rush Exhibition

History of California
The State's Home Page

Archives of the West
Memoir of Luzena Stanley Wilson 49'er