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Here are some of the more useful sites we've discovered
Here are some of the more useful sites we've discovered
(thanks to Ron Henggeler for a number of these).
(thanks to [http://www.ronhenggeler.com/ Ron Henggeler] for a number of these).


Please write us with your url if you have something that should be on this list.
Please write us with your url if you have something that should be on this list.
'''<font size=4>Primary resources:</font>'''
[http://www.shapingsf.org/public-talks/index.html ''Shaping San Francisco'' Talks: online archive]
[http://www.shapingsf.org/tours.html ''Shaping San Francisco'' upcoming Bicycle History Tours]
[http://www.historypin.com/project/13839007-YearoftheBay/#%7Cphotos/gallery/ History Pin's photo crowdsourcing project "Year of the Bay"]
[http://www.historypin.com/channels/view/id/14145017/ ''Shaping San Francisco'' channel at History Pin]
[http://www.thinkwalks.org/ Thinkwalks on foot and bike with Joel Pomerantz]
[http://www.davidrumsey.com/view/google-earth-browser#san-fran-city-1859 David Rumsey Map collection, 1859 US Coastal Survey Map geosynchronized with Google Maps!]
   
   
[http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfphoto.htm The Photo Archives at the History Center]  
[http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfphoto.htm The Photo Archives at the History Center]  


[http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm San Francisco Library History Center]
[http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm San Francisco Library History Center]
[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ Online Archive of California]
[http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=p&p=home&e=-------en--20--1--txt-IN----- California Digital Newspaper Collection]
[http://www.sfcityguides.org/ San Francisco City Guides--Neighborhood historical walking tours]
[http://www.archive.org/details/movies Internet Archive]
[http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger Prelinger Archives]
[http://www.nps.gov/safr/ Maritime Museum National Park--Maritime History]
[http://www.nps.gov/safr/learn/historyculture/library-collections.htm Maritime Research Center]
[http://www.library.sfsu.edu/about/depts/larc.php Labor Archives & Research Center, SFSU]
[http://www.sfsu.edu/~poetry/archives.html SFSU American Poetry Archives] An historic register of the past 50 years of poetry and related writing as it happened in San Francisco
[http://www.sfm.org/ San Francisco Media Archive]
[http://www.sfradiomuseum.com/schneider/articles.shtml History of Bay Area radio]
[http://www.sfmuseum.org/ Museum of the City of San Francisco]
(particularly the '06 quake and fire dept.)


[http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/maproom2.html San Francisco Historical Maps]
[http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/maproom2.html San Francisco Historical Maps]


[http://www.pier70sf.org/index.htm The Historic Shipyard at Pier 70]
[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/index.htm San Francisco Genealogy]
 
[http://www.sfhistory.org/ San Francisco Museum & Historical Society]
 
[http://localwiki.net/sf/History San Francisco LocalWiki history page]
 
[http://www.sfheritage.org/home.html San Francisco Architectural Heritage]
 
[http://urbanlifesigns.blogspot.com/p/forgotten-hills.html--Urban Life Signs Forgotten Hills]
 
 
 
'''<font size=4>Specific Neighborhoods, Areas, or Neighborhood Historical Associations</font>'''


[http://www.outsidelands.org/ Western Neighborhoods]
[http://www.outsidelands.org/ Western Neighborhoods]
[http://www.thd.org Telegraph Hill Dwellers]
[http://www.bernalhistoryproject.org// Bernal Heights history]
[http://www.uptowntl.org The Uptown Tenderloin Historic District]
[http://www.mtdavidson.org/ Mt. Davidson and its Historic Neighborhoods]


[http://www.lovehaight.org/history/ San Francisco and Haight-Ashbury history]
[http://www.lovehaight.org/history/ San Francisco and Haight-Ashbury history]


[http://www.americahurrah.com/ Bill Roddy's America Hurrah!]
[http://www.pier70sf.org/index.htm The Historic Shipyard at Pier 70]


[http://www.islaiscreek.org/ Islais Creek]  
[http://www.islaiscreek.org/ Islais Creek]  
[http://www.potreroarchives.com/ Potrero Hill Archives Project]
[http://www.bayviewhistoryproject.org/ Bayview History Preservation Project]
[http://www.presidio.gov/history/history/ Presidio History]
[http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/dolores.html California Missions: Mission Dolores]
[http://www.gardenregistry.org/ San Francisco Garden Registry: A Survey of Urban Food Production Zones]
[http://www.sanfranciscohistory.org/ San Francisco History Association] <br>
'''<font size=4>Specific Groups</font>'''
[http://www.glbthistory.org/ GLBT Historical Society]
[http://www.sfaahcs.org/ San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society]


[http://www.muwekma.org/ Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Information]
[http://www.muwekma.org/ Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Information]
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[http://www.freepress.org/fleming/fleming.html Thomas Fleming on Black History]
[http://www.freepress.org/fleming/fleming.html Thomas Fleming on Black History]


[http://www.thd.org Telegraph Hill Dwellers]
[http://www.californiabusinesshistory.com/ California's (and San Francisco's) business and management history]
 
[http://www.christinewitzel.com/ DeBoom Family History]
 


[http://wild-bohemian.com/hip-dbf.htm Who's Who of "Haight Ashbury Era"]
'''<font size=4>Curious and Entertaining Local History Sites</font>'''


[http://www.sanfranciscomemories.com/ppie/panamapacific.html 1915 Exposition Fair]


[http://www.sanfranciscomemoirs.com/ Malcolm Barker's San Francisco Memoirs]
[http://usingsfhistory.com/ Using San Francisco History] a fine historiographical collection of blog entries relating to San Francisco history


[http://www.sfheritage.org/home.html San Francisco Architectural Heritage]
[http://burritojustice.com/ Burrito Justice, one of the best local bloggers, full of history and sharp insights]


[http://www.sfhistory.org/ San Francisco Museum & Historical Society]
[http://www.sparkletack.com/ San Francisco History Podcasts from Sparkletack]


[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/index.htm San Francisco Geneology]
[http://www.trampsofsanfrancisco.com/ Tramps of San Francisco: In search of San Francisco's forgotten histories]


[http://www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/dolores.html California Missions: Mission Dolores]
[http://www.americahurrah.com/ Bill Roddy's America Hurrah!]


[http://www.sfcablecar.com/ San Francisco Cable Cars]
[http://www.bopsecrets.org/rexroth/sf/index.htm Kenneth Rexroth's San Francisco]


[http://www.sonic.net/~laird/landmarks/counties/San_Francisco.html California Landmarks: San Francisco]
[http://www.historysmith.com/index.html Memories of San Francisco]


[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ Online Archive of California]
[http://wild-bohemian.com/hip-dbf.htm Who's Who of "Haight Ashbury Era"]


[http://www.nps.gov/safr/historyculture/library-and-research.htm San Francisco Maritime Museum - J. Porter Shaw Library]
[http://www.sanfranciscomemories.com/ppie/panamapacific.html 1915 Exposition Fair]


[http://www.nps.gov/safr/ Maritime Museum National Park--Maritime History]
[http://www.sanfranciscomemoirs.com/ Malcolm Barker's San Francisco Memoirs]


[http://www.glbthistory.org/ GLBT Historical Society]
[http://www.sfcablecar.com/ San Francisco Cable Cars]


[http://www.sfmuseum.org/ Museum of the City of San Francisco]
[http://www.sonic.net/~laird/landmarks/counties/San_Francisco.html California Landmarks: San Francisco]
(particularly the '06 quake and fire dept.)


[http://www.mistersf.com/ Hank Donat's Mister SF]
[http://www.mistersf.com/ Hank Donat's Mister SF]
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[http://members.tripod.com/~WaipahuHaole1/SanFrancisco.html Digging in downtown SF c. 1978]
[http://members.tripod.com/~WaipahuHaole1/SanFrancisco.html Digging in downtown SF c. 1978]


[http://www.bernalheightspreservation.org/ Bernal Heights history]
[http://oaklandwiki.org/History Oakland LocalWiki history page]
 
[http://www.potreroarchives.com/ Potrero Hill Archives Project]
 
[http://www.bayviewhistoryproject.org/ Bayview History Preservation Project]


[http://www.presidio.gov/history/history/ Presidio History]
[http://localwiki.net/berkeley/City_History Berkeley LocalWiki history page]


[http://www.sfm.org/ San Francisco Media Archive]
[http://upfromthedeep.com/ Up From The Deep]  photo essays documenting the past and present of San Francisco's central city
 
[http://www.sfradiomuseum.com/schneider/articles.shtml History of Bay Area radio]

Latest revision as of 12:19, 25 June 2015

Dozens of efforts are underway to provide access to the history of San Francisco on the web.

Here are some of the more useful sites we've discovered (thanks to Ron Henggeler for a number of these).

Please write us with your url if you have something that should be on this list.


Primary resources:

Shaping San Francisco Talks: online archive

Shaping San Francisco upcoming Bicycle History Tours

History Pin's photo crowdsourcing project "Year of the Bay"

Shaping San Francisco channel at History Pin

Thinkwalks on foot and bike with Joel Pomerantz

David Rumsey Map collection, 1859 US Coastal Survey Map geosynchronized with Google Maps!

The Photo Archives at the History Center

San Francisco Library History Center

Online Archive of California

California Digital Newspaper Collection

San Francisco City Guides--Neighborhood historical walking tours

Internet Archive

Prelinger Archives

Maritime Museum National Park--Maritime History

Maritime Research Center

Labor Archives & Research Center, SFSU

SFSU American Poetry Archives An historic register of the past 50 years of poetry and related writing as it happened in San Francisco

San Francisco Media Archive

History of Bay Area radio

Museum of the City of San Francisco (particularly the '06 quake and fire dept.)

San Francisco Historical Maps

San Francisco Genealogy

San Francisco Museum & Historical Society

San Francisco LocalWiki history page

San Francisco Architectural Heritage

Life Signs Forgotten Hills


Specific Neighborhoods, Areas, or Neighborhood Historical Associations

Western Neighborhoods

Telegraph Hill Dwellers

Bernal Heights history

The Uptown Tenderloin Historic District

Mt. Davidson and its Historic Neighborhoods

San Francisco and Haight-Ashbury history

The Historic Shipyard at Pier 70

Islais Creek

Potrero Hill Archives Project

Bayview History Preservation Project

Presidio History

California Missions: Mission Dolores

San Francisco Garden Registry: A Survey of Urban Food Production Zones

San Francisco History Association


Specific Groups

GLBT Historical Society

San Francisco African American Historical and Cultural Society

Muwekma Ohlone Tribe Information

Thomas Fleming on Black History

California's (and San Francisco's) business and management history

DeBoom Family History


Curious and Entertaining Local History Sites


Using San Francisco History a fine historiographical collection of blog entries relating to San Francisco history

Burrito Justice, one of the best local bloggers, full of history and sharp insights

San Francisco History Podcasts from Sparkletack

Tramps of San Francisco: In search of San Francisco's forgotten histories

Bill Roddy's America Hurrah!

Kenneth Rexroth's San Francisco

Memories of San Francisco

Who's Who of "Haight Ashbury Era"

1915 Exposition Fair

Malcolm Barker's San Francisco Memoirs

San Francisco Cable Cars

California Landmarks: San Francisco

Hank Donat's Mister SF

Thomas Bachand's 360 degree animation of San Francisco in 1851

The Barbary Coast trail

Anchor Steam- Telegraph Hill

Digging in downtown SF c. 1978

Oakland LocalWiki history page

Berkeley LocalWiki history page

Up From The Deep photo essays documenting the past and present of San Francisco's central city