Oakland Museum of California
Gold Rush: Entertainment
Many individuals made money during the gold rush without finding any gold. This resource dicusses how many actors and musicians made money entertaining lonely miners. There is also an audio version.
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)
Italians in British Columbia
The Royal British Columbia Museum discusses the role that Italians played in shaping the province. Italian workers were instrumental with the gold rush, with coal mines and with the construction of the railroad. The Italian Community...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Memories of Red Lake: Why We Came, Why We Stayed
The mining town of Red Lake, Ontario is profiled. The different factors that attracted people to this wilderness area are examined. Archival photographs, native art, and early legends are included in the exhibit.
Oakland Museum of California
Gold Rush: Prospecting: Chinese Placer Mining
This resource presents information about Chinese miners in California and the prejudice they suffered.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Ulysses S. Grant and the Gold Rush
From Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs is this description of his 1852 trip to California across Panama and his stay in San Francisco.
Other
Science Publications: American Journal of Environmental Sciences
Browse through the current issue of an international peer-reviewed journal, which presents original research articles, reviews, and letters in all areas of environmental studies and environmental sciences.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Cabin Fever by b.m. Bower
Read the full text of the western "Cabin Fever" by B.M. Bower about a young couple who has a bout of cabin fever and decide to split up. This book follows the adventures of the husband after he meets a prospector and learns about gold...
Other
Iv: Rhyolite Nevada Bullfrog Ghost Towns of Nevada
Historical information on the towns of Rhyolite and Bullfrog, Nevada gold mining towns.
Other
Rockmans Trading Post: Welcome to the Mineral Information Finder
During your lifetime, you will use more than a million pounds of rocks, minerals, and metals. Dig through this web site and find out how.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Gold and Silver Mining Regions of the United States, 1904
Gold and silver mining regions of the United States.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Gold and Silver Mining Regions of the United States, 1906
Gold and silver mining regions of the United States.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ernest Lawson
Ernest Lawson is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...
Oakland Museum of California
Gold Rush: Miners and Sluice Boxes
This resource provides a picture and short description of the miners' use of the sluice box.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: California, 1904
A map of California from 1904 showing the State capital of Sacramento, major cities and towns, railroads, mountain systems, lakes, rivers, and coastal features. "California, first settlement made in 1769 by the Spaniards. Gold was...
Curated OER
Unesco: Brazil: Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Founded at the end of the 17th century, Ouro Preto (Black Gold) was the focal point of the gold rush and Brazil’s golden age in the 18th century. With the exhaustion of the gold mines in the 19th century, the city’s influence declined...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Montana, 1904
A map from 1904 of Montana showing the capital of Helena, major cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and mountains. The boundaries of Yellowstone National Park, primarily in Wyoming, are shown. "Montana was organized as a Territory in...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Colorado: Telluride Historic District
Former gold mining boomtown, it is now an artistic retreat and a ski resort town.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bust of Thucydides
Thucydides, the greatest of the Greek historians, was an Athenian, and was born in the year 471 B.C. His family was connected with that of Miltiades and Cimon. He possessed gold mines in Thrace, and enjoyed great influence in that...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nevada History Quiz
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a follow up quiz to the Nevada History Flipchart. It is geared towards intermediate grades (3-5) and quizzes students on their comprehension of basic Nevada History. There are also some...
Other
Guyana Www Handbook/the Economy
Read this brief description of Guyana's economy. Topics include exports and natural resources.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank San Francisco: American Currency Exhibit: Metal Standards
This site provides information about the expansion of the United States Currency, with links to other related sources.
Room Recess
Room Recess: Parts of Speech
Find the fool's gold by clicking and dragging the correct parts of speech into the box below the mine cars. Good luck!
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Alaska, 1919
A map of Alaska from 1914 showing the State capital at Juneau, cities, towns, ports, railroads, submarine telegraph lines, major rivers and lakes, mountains, coastal features, and islands. The map is keyed to show gold placers, gold and...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Idaho, 1904
A map from 1904 of Idaho showing the capital of Boise City, counties, towns, railroads, mountain systems, lakes, and rivers. "Idaho was created as a Territory in 1863. Admitted to statehood in 1890. Gold discovered in 1860. Area, 84,290...
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