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  California History Room

We’ve gone digital!

While we are closed to in-person visitors, please enjoy some of the online exhibits created by the State Library’s Exhibits and Preservation unit!

Previous Displays

  • Oct–Dec 2019: "Preserving the Struggle"
  • July–Sept 2019: "All the World's a Stage"
  • Apr–June 2019: Stop and Smell the Flowers
  • Jan–Mar 2019: Yosemite
  • July–Dec 2018: Wagons West
  • April–June 2018: Art of Printing
  • January-March 2018: Steamboats, Schooners, and Cruisers
  • November–December 2017: For the Love of Writing
  • September–October 2017: It Came from the Archives?! – Weird, Wacky and Wonderful Treasures
  • July–August 2017: Make Love Not War: California in the 1960’s
  • May–June 2017: Wildflowers in California
  • March–April 2017: Horses and Horse Racing in California
  • January–February 2017: Mining in California
  • November–December 2016: Hollywood Movie Stars
  • October 2016 Selection: A Thirst for History – Wine in California
  • September 2016 Selection: Sutter's Fort
  • August 2016 Selection: California Beaches
  • July 2016 Selection: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
  • June 2016 Selection: California — A Political State of Mind

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