The photograph, above, was taken July 2011 in Yosemite, California when my husband & I visited there.
California, USA, the Golden State
31st State; Statehood, 1850; Capital City, Sacramento
Family members associated with California:
- Thomas Albert Coyle 1883 – 1962 CA
- William Paul Coyle 1894 – 1963 CA
- Denny & Danny Mark b 1946
History & Overview. According to the History Channel Website:
The first Spanish missionaries arrived in California in the 1700s, but California didn’t become a U.S. territory until 1847, as part of the treaty ending the Mexican-American War. Shortly thereafter, the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848 inspired a wave of settlers to head to the west coast in search of fortune. In 1850 California became the 31st state, and is now the third largest state behind Alaska and Texas. With millions of acres of farmland, California leads the U.S. in agricultural production. The state is also home to famous cultural institutions and national parks including: Hollywood, Disneyland, Yosemite National Park, Alcatraz, Angel Island and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Useful websites:
- Access Genealogy – Free Data and Links for Alabama
- Ancestor Hunt – Links to many state resources: newspapers
- California County Histories
- California Digital Newspaper Collection
- California Facts & Trivia very interesting
- California Genealogy [many helpful links]
- California Genealogical Society & Library
- California Historical Society
- California State Archives
- California State Genealogical Alliance Blog
- County & Town Histories for California and Other States
- Cyndi’s List for California
- The Great 1906 Earthquake & Fire