Relevant Historical Research Resources
California Indian Museum & Cultural Center
California Mission Resource Center
California Office of Historic Preservation’s Historical Landmarks in Stanislaus County
California State Association of Counties
City of Modesto’s Historic Guide to Modesto, Historical Landmarks, and ‘History of Modesto’
E Clampus Vitus - ‘Estanislao’ (local branch chapter 58) Stanislaus and Merced counties monument markers (detailed more extensively on the Historical Markers Database)
Find A Grave (cemetery records search)
Genealogical Society of Stanislaus County (including a Historical Sketch Map of Stanislaus County)
JSTOR (this dedicated academic Journal Storage digital library also includes books and primary resources)
McHenry Museum & Historical Society’s (MM&HS) ‘Museum Monthly’ (2020 - present) and ‘Stanislaus Stepping Stones’ archive (1976 - 2019)
Newspapers.com (subscription required)
News Library (individual article purchase, or subscription required)
Online Archive of California (authoritative, expansive, and free! searchable primary resource records database)
Society of California Pioneers
Stanislaus County Library (ask for dedicated Special Collections at Modesto main branch)
Smithsonian - Explore America: California
Tuolumne County Historical Society (Stanislaus County was formed as a carve out of Tuolumne County in 1854)
United States ‘National Register of Historic Places’ in Stanislaus County
University Library - California State University, Stanislaus (housing a dedicated Local Special Collections Archive)