The signature flavor of Golden Gate gastronomy — sourdough bread — rolled into the town with the fever of 1849 ... starts in ...

More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, fueling Stockton's rapid growth, many are still digging for riches all over California.

From a visit to The Rock and a ride over one of the world’s famous bridges to luxury stays and exciting fusion food, a stay in San Francisco has it all.

The state’s non-Indigenous population rose from an estimated 14,000 to nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 ... York to San Francisco to open a dry goods business during the gold rush.

The society faced financial challenges that were exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Its nearly 600,000 items stretch ...

The Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, (published by Elsevier eBooks in Holland) explains that one of the oldest-known ...

The 153-year-old California Historical Society is winding down operations in San Francisco and is slated to transfer its vast ...

On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the early prospectors.

PALO ALTO, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanford University Libraries (SUL) has assumed permanent ...

Jan. 29 marked the beginning of the Chinese Lunar celebration. This is the Year of the Snake. The snake symbolizes the idea of letting go of the old and embracing the new in our lives, ...