Follow these links to other great Websites.

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The History of E Clampus Vitus.

[ red ball ]The History of E Clampus Vitus.
The definitive guide to "What is ECV?", "How did it start?",
and "How to become a Clamper."

[ red ball ]Dr. History on Clampers.

[ red ball ]Squibob's Short History of E Clampus Vitus.

[ red ball ]Wikipedia article: E Clampus Vitus.

Clamper Links.

[ red ball ]Clampers on the Web.

[ red ball ]Branciforte Chapter No.1797.

[ red ball ]The Emperor Norton Bridge website.

[ red ball ]The new Doc Maynard Outpost#54-40 in Washington State.

[ red ball ]Barney Rubble's Webpage.

[ red ball ]Bodie Chapter#64.

[ red ball ]ECV.

[ red ball ]More ECV links.

[ red ball ]Grub Gulch Chapter#41-49.

[ red ball ]Lost Dutchman Chapter#5917.

[ red ball ]Estanislao Chapter#58.

[ red ball ]More Estanislao Chapter#58.

[ red ball ]Lord Sholto Douglas Chapter#3.

[ red ball ]Monterey Viejo Chapter#1846.

[ red ball ]N6ECV - Jim Ley's great Clamper Website.

[ red ball ]N6ECV - Jim Ley's great Ham Radio Website.



Santa Clara Valley Sites of Historical Interest.

[ red ball ]Alum Rock Park.

[ red ball ]Eric Carlson's "Notes From The Underbelly." website.

[ red ball ]Eric Carlson's "Notes From The Underbelly." Mountain Charlie McKiernan article.

[ red ball ]Eric Carlson's "Notes From The Underbelly." Captain Harry Love monument dedication article.

[ red ball ]Eric Carlson's "Notes From The Underbelly." San Jose's Graveyard article.

[ red ball ]Fallon House.

[ red ball ]S.I.A. Newsletter article: Hendy Iron Works and Stamp Mill.

[ red ball ]Highway 17; The Road to Santa Cruz. by Richard Beal.

[ red ball ]Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton.

[ red ball ]More about Lick Observatory.

[ red ball ]Markeroni: The Gentle Art of Landmark-Snarfing.

[ red ball ]Native Sons Of The Golden West.

[ red ball ]Native Sons Of The Golden West: San Jose Parlor No.177.

[ red ball ]Charlotte "Charley" Parkhurst.

[ red ball ]Patchen, California history.

[ red ball ]Peralta Adobe.

[ red ball ]Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.

[ red ball ]San Jose Historical Museum.

[ red ball ]San Jose Lodge #10 F&AM. History page.

[ red ball ]City of San Jose Plaques and Landmarks.

[ red ball ]Santa Clara County points of historical interest.

[ red ball ]Silicon Valley History Online.

[ red ball ]State Historical Landmark Plaques in Santa Clara County.

[ red ball ]SJSU/San Jose Public Library. California Room.

[ red ball ]Villa Montalvo.

[ red ball ]Winchester Mystery House.

[ red ball ]More Winchester Mystery House and Plaque info.



Other Neat Stuff.

[ red ball ]The American West.

[ red ball ]Ardenwood Historic Farm. Fremont, CA.

[ red ball ]Black Bart.

[ red ball ]More about Black Bart.

[ red ball ]California History Links Page.

[ red ball ]California Historical Landmarks.

[ red ball ]Donald Laird's California Historical Landmarks site.

[ red ball ]California Gold Rush Links Page.

[ red ball ]California Gold Rush Country. Virtual Tour.

[ red ball ]Columbia State Historical Park.

[ red ball ]Cowboy Poetry.

[ red ball ]Duct Tape.

[ red ball ]The Emperor Norton Bridge website.

[ red ball ]Emperor Norton History.

[ red ball ]Emperor Norton Day article. S.F.Chronicle. (1-13-2002)

[ red ball ]The Madness of Joshua Norton.

[ red ball ]Essanay Silent Film Museum. Niles, CA.

[ red ball ]Gold Rush Country revisited.

[ red ball ]The Gold Rush History Alliance.

[ red ball ]Gold Rush! Oakland Museum of California.

[ red ball ]All about GPS (Global Positioning Satellites).

[ red ball ]Horatio's Drive. First auto trip accross the USA.

[ red ball ]The Jackalope.

[ red ball ]Joe Cain Day - Gold Rush Mardi Gras.

[ red ball ]Library of Congress Bicentennial "Local Legacies" Photo Collection.

[ red ball ]Los Altos History Museum.

[ red ball ]Mardi Gras.

[ red ball ]Miner's Ten Commandments.

[ red ball ]The Moss Beach Distillery.

[ red ball ]Pusser's Rum folklore.

[ red ball ]The Red Green Show.

[ red ball ]Dave Schweisguth's great Genealogy Links.

[ red ball ]Dave Schweisguth's great Historical Links.

[ red ball ]The original Robert Service website.

[ red ball ]Society of California Pioneers.

[ red ball ]Sons Of The Desert.

[ red ball ]S.P.A.A.M.F.A.A. National website.

[ red ball ]S.P.A.A.M.F.A.A. California website.

[ red ball ]Talk like a Pirate.

[ red ball ]The Victoriana Study Center - Links.

[ red ball ]The Virginia City Radio Museum.



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The American Civil War.

[ red ball ]American Civil War Association.

[ red ball ]American Civil War Home Page. (1861-1865)

[ red ball ]American Civil War Society.

[ red ball ]Civil War Music by The 2nd South Carolina String Band.

[ red ball ]Band Music from the Civil War Era. Library of Congress.

[ red ball ]The California Historical Artillery Society.

[ red ball ]Civil War Preservation Trust.

[ red ball ]The Civil War Soldiers And Sailors System.

[ red ball ]Fort Tejon Historical Association.

[ red ball ]The National Civil War Association.

[ red ball ]Nevada Civil War Volunteers.

[ red ball ]Northwest Civil War Council.

[ red ball ] PBS Series: The Civil War.

[ red ball ]Reenactors of the American Civil War.

[ red ball ]San Benito County Historical Society.

[ red ball ]Sons of Confederate Veterans.

[ red ball ]Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

[ red ball ]The Valley of the Shadow: Two communities during the Civil War.

[ red ball ]South Bay Civil War Round Table.

[ red ball ]The War Between the States Historical Association.



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Cool Geek Stuff.

[ red ball ]Bob O'Donnel's Everything Technology.

[ red ball ]Computer History Museum. Mountain View, CA. (650) 810-1010.

[ red ball ]Dave Graveline's "Into Tomorrow" Radio Program.

[ red ball ]Inside Mac Radio Program.

[ red ball ]Kim Komando.

[ red ball ]Leo Laporte "The Tech Guy".

[ red ball ]Mike Solinas, "The Web Wanderer."

[ red ball ]Miles Sullivan, inventor of the original "Drinking Bird." toy.

[ red ball ]Dippy-Drinking-Birds.

[ red ball ]Drinking Birds.

[ red ball ]The Virginia City Radio Museum.



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Ferroequinology.

[ red ball ]Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad. Oak Meadow Park. Los Gatos, CA. (408) 395-7433

[ red ball ]California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA.

[ red ball ]Golden Gate Railroad Museum, San Francisco, CA.

[ red ball ]Next Stop, Aptos Station!

[ red ball ]Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA.

[ red ball ]Ocean Shore Railroad.

[ red ball ]Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA.

[ red ball ]Sierra Railroad, Oakdale, CA. (800) 866-1690.

[ red ball ]Skunk Train. Fort Bragg, CA. (800) 866-1690.

[ red ball ]South-Bay Historical Railroad Society, Santa Clara, CA (408) 243-3969.

[ red ball ]Steam Whistles... The Voice of The Iron Horse.

[ red ball ]Train Tunnels of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

[ red ball ]Santa Cruz Tunnels.

[ red ball ]The Whistle Man.

[ Red ball ]Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. (559) 683-7273



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Genealogy.

[ red ball ]American Civil War Home Page. (1861-1865)

[ red ball ]California Heritage Digital Library.

[ red ball ]California Historical Society.

[ red ball ]California State Library.

[ red ball ]The Civil War Soldiers And Sailors System.

[ red ball ]Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows.

[ red ball ]County Finder. Find the County for any US City.

[ red ball ]Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet.

[ red ball ]The LDS Family History Archive.

[ red ball ]The LDS Family History Search Site.

[ red ball ]GenWeb California.

[ red ball ]GenWeb U.S.A.

[ red ball ]GenWeb World.

[ red ball ]JewishGen: The home of Jewish Genealogy.

[ red ball ]Los Angeles Main Public Library.

[ red ball ]My Virtual Reference Desk.

[ red ball ]National Archives Records Administration Genealogy Page.

[ red ball ]Santa Clara County points of historical interest.

[ red ball ]Dave Schweisguth's Genealogy Links.

[ red ball ]Dave Schweisguth's Historical Links.

[ red ball ]Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society.

[ red ball ](City of) Santa Clara Central Park Library & online catalog.

[ red ball ]University of California Library.

[ red ball ]Yahoo!'s Genealogy Links.



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Mapping and GPS.

[ red ball ]All about GPS (Global Positioning Satellites).

[ red ball ]County Finder. Find the County for any US City.

[ red ball ]GNIS - USA.

[ red ball ]GNIS - Worldwide.

[ red ball ]Google's Mapping and 3-D Satellite Imaging site.

[ red ball ]Santa Clara County points of historical interest with GPS.

[ red ball ]TerraServer.

[ red ball ]Yahoo Maps.

[ red ball ]Yahoo Waypoints.



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Music

[ red ball ]Band Music from the Civil War Era. Library of Congress.

[ red ball ]Civil War Music by The 2nd South Carolina String Band.

[ red ball ]Classic Banjo.

[ red ball ]Banjo Jokes.

[ red ball ]"Banjo-L" homepage.

[ red ball ]Dueling Banjos.

[ red ball ]"Fiddle-L" homepage.

[ red ball ]Musical Saw Player's.

[ red ball ]Northern California Bluegrass Society. (formerly: Santa Cruz Bluegrass Assn.)

[ red ball ]Redwood Bluegrass Associates.

[ red ball ]San Francisco Folk Music Club.

[ red ball ]Santa Clara Valley Fiddler's Association.

[ red ball ]South Bay Folks.

[ red ball ]South Bay Guitar Society.

[ red ball ]South Bay Traditional Jazz Society.

[ red ball ]KPIG Radio.

[ red ball ]KFAT Radio. Gone, but not forgotten.

[ red ball ]KFAT - Fat Chance.

[ red ball ]Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz.



[ Homer's Suds ]

Zymurgy

[ red ball ]BeerCow.

[ red ball ]King Gambrinus, Patron Saint of Beer.

[ red ball ]Real Beer.



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Serious Stuff.

Here's how you can send a letter or an email of
support to our service men and women overseas.
Let's show them we appreciate what they are doing
and that they are not forgotten here at home.

[ red ball ]Operation Dear Abbey.

[ red ball ]Operation Enduring Response.

[ red ball ]Operation Military Support.

[ red ball ]Fallen Friends website.


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Special Interest

Here are some items of special interest
around the Greater Bay Area:


Barbary Coast Trail.
A 3.8 mile path tracing San Francisco's
history from the Gold Rush to the present.
Medallions and arrows in the sidewalk mark
the route, which connects historic sites,
museums, and landmark buildings.
It may be toured with printed guides or
a downloadable audio tour.

(415) 454-2355
www.barbarycoasttrail.org


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The California Room.
Located In the SJSU/San Jose Martin Luther King Jr. Library (5th floor).
150 E. San Fernando Streets (at 4th. Street)
San Jose State University campus.

An fine collection of California books, maps, periodicals,
photos, and source materials of local, state, and regional historical interest.
A great place to do research or just browse.

Hours may vary, call for current schedule.
(408) 808-2000 Library General info.
(408) 808-2167 California Room Service Desk.
(408) 808-2063 SJSU Special Collections.

www.sjlibrary.org/research/special

Admission: free.
Parking: Free after 6pm, and on weekends.


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South Bay Civil War Roundtable.
meets at 7:00pm on the last Tuesday
of each Month (except December) at
Holder's Country Inn
998 South De Anza Blvd. (near Bollinger)
San Jose, CA.

Hear noted Historians, Authors, and guest
speakers discuss Civil War related topics.
All meetings are open to non-members, and are free.


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Cupertino Historical Society and Museum.
Quinlan Community Center
10185 N. Stelling Road.
Cupertino, CA.
Info: (408) 973-1495
Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
Admission: free.

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Forbes Mill Museum of Regional History.
(Home of Mountain Charlie's original portrait painting.)
75 Church Street.
Los Gatos, CA.
Info: (408) 395-7375
Hours:
Wednesday-Sunday
Noon to 4pm.
Admission: free.

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Golden Gate Railroad Museum.
Hunter's Point Shipyard
San Francisco, CA.
Info: (415) 822-8728
www.ggrm.org

Restored historic locomotives and rail cars.
Hours: 10am-4pm Saturdays and Sundays.
Admission: $5.00
$2.00 Seniors and Students.

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Harris Lass Historic Museum.
1889 Market Street.
City of Santa Clara, CA.
(408) 249-7905

The last farm site in Santa Clara.
A large italianate home, barn, summer kitchen,
and tank house are featured.
Saturday - Sunday: Noon-4pm.
Weekdays by arrangement.

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History San Jose.
1650 Senter Road, San Jose.
(408) 287-2290
www.historysanjose.org

A 14 acre complex of historic
buildings inside Kelley Park,
including the Dashaway Stables,
firehouse, The bank of Italy, bandstand,
the San Jose Electric Light Tower (replica),
antique trolley rides, and much more.

Tuesday - Friday Noon-5:00pm
Exhibits and grounds open: Tuesday - Sunday Noon-5:00pm.
Guided tours at 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:00pm, and 3:00pm.
Admission: Tuesday - Sunday is FREE.

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Ira Brilliant Center For Beethoven Studies.
in the SJSU/San Jose Martin Luther King Jr. Library (5th floor).
150 E. San Fernando Streets (at 4th Street)
San Jose State University campus.
(408) 808-2000
www.sjsu.edu/depts/beethoven

This amazing collection includes:
over 300 first editions and
1,900 early editions of Beethoven's scores,
over 3,500 books about his life and times,
as well as recordings, letters,
a 1795 Dulken fortepiano, and an
original 1827 Viennese fortepiano.

Hours vary, call for current schedule.

Admission: free.
Parking: free after 6pm, and on weekends.

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Los Altos History Museum.
51 S. San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA.
(650) 948-9427
www.losaltoshistory.org

Photographs and other artifacts on the
history of the Los Altos area.
Noon-4pm Thursdays-Fridays.
Noon-4pm Saturdays-Sundays.
Admission: free.

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Moss Beach Distillery
140 Beach Way (off HWY.1)
Moss Beach, CA
(650) 728-5595

This California landmark opened in 1927,
during Prohibition. Alcohol was smuggled
into this establishment by the shipload from Canada.
Many photographs from that era are on display along the walls inside.
The famous ghost, The Blue Lady, is believed to roam in and around the restaurant.

Noon-8:30pm Mondays-Saturdays.
10am-8:30pm Sundays
Admission: free.

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Musee Mechanique.
With a collection of more than 300
coin-operated machines, ranging
from Barbary Coast orchestrians to
video games.
11am.-7pm. Mondays-Fridays.
10am.-8pm. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
Pier 45 on Taylor Street.
San Francisco, CA.
Admission: free.
Info: (415) 386-1170

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New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum.
In the La Casa Grande building.
21350 Almaden Road,
San Jose, CA.
Info: (408) 323-1107
www.geocities.com/almadenqs/newalmmus.html

Once famous for its rich cinnabar or quicksilver mines,
this area produced mercury used in the California Gold Rush
and the Civil War.
Hours: Friday-Sunday 10am-4pm
Admission: free.

Santa Clara County Parks info.
www.parkhere.org

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Niles Canyon Railway
Sunol Depot
6 Kilkare Road
Sunol, CA
(Just off Hwy.680) (925) 862-9063
Niles Canyon Railway.
Ride vintage steam and Diesel trains through scenic Niles Canyon.
Departures: Beginning at 10am Sundays.
Tickets:
$7.00 adults.
$3.00 ages 3-12.

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Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.
shows historic silent films at the
Edison Theater
37395 Niles Blvd. Fremont, CA.
The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.
7:30-10:00pm Saturdays
Admission: $5.00

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Orchard Heritage Park.
550 E. Remington Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA.

Visit our agricultural past and see what the
"Valley of Heart's Delight" was all about.

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Roaring Camp and Big Trees Railroad.
West of town on
Graham Hill Road.
Felton, CA.
(831) 335-4484

Re-creation of life in an early California logging camp,
a town from the late 1800s, covered bridge, steam saw mill,
depot, melodrama/vaudville show and general store.

Open 10am-sunset daily.
Admission: free.
Parking: $5.00 per car.
Train rides:
$17.00 Adults.
$12.00 ages 3-12.
$5.00 age 2 and younger.

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San Francisco Fire Museum.
665 Presidio Avenue.
San Francisco, CA.
(415) 563-4630

With antique equipment, artifacts and
historic photographs of firefighting
in the city from the time of the California Gold Rush.
Hours: Thursday-Sunday: 1:00-4:00pm, but hours may vary.
Call ahead for info.
Admission: free.

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Saratoga Historical Museum.
20450 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road.
Saratoga, CA.
(408) 867-4311

Located inside an old drugstore building,
history buffs can find relics of Saratoga's early days.
Docent-led tours of nearby historic buildings are available.
Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 1:00-4:00pm
Admission: free.

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Seymour Pioneer Museum at the
Society of California Pioneers.
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA.

The Society houses the Alice Phelan Sullivan Library and
the Moore Gallery, which are open to the public by appointment.

10am-4pm Wednesdays-Fridays.
10am-4pm First and third Saturdays of each month.

Admission: $3.00
$1.00 Seniors and Students

Info: (415 957-1849
www.californiapioneers.org

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South Bay Railroad Historical Society Museum.
1005 Railroad Avenue.
Santa Clara, CA.
(408) 243-3969
www.sbhrs.org/

The old Santa Clara Depot, circa 1860's, has been
converted into a monument to rail transportation.
Includes train equipment and artifacts, as well as
large HO and N gauge model train layouts.
Hours: Tuesday: 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-3:00pm.
Admission: free.

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Sunnyvale Historical Museum.
Murphy Fr. Park.
Sunnyvale Ave. and California Street.
Sunnyvale, CA.
(408) 749-0220

Dedicated to the History of Sunnyvale
all the way back to 1884 when Martin Murphy Jr.
bought the Pastoria de las Borregas rancho.
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday: Noon-3:00pm.
Sunday 1:00-4:00pm
Admission: free.

While at the park, see the old
Hendy Iron Works Stamp Mill
and ECV Historical plaques on the corner of
Sunnyvale Ave. and California Street.

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Wells Fargo History Museum.
420 Montgomery Street.
San Francisco, CA.
Info: (415) 396-2619

Artifacts from the Old West,
including mining tools,
stagecoaches, Pony Express stamps,
photographs, and documents.
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm.
Admission: free.

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Winchester Mystery House.
525 S. Winchester Blvd.
San Jose, CA.
(408) 247-2000

160 room Victorian mansion built by Sarah Winchester
of the Winchester Firearms family, with gardens and
firearms museum. Several Clamper plaques at entrance.
Open 9am-5pm daily through April 25. Call for info.

Admission:
$19.95 Adults.
$13.95 for ages 6-12.
$16.95 Seniors.

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Wings of History Air Museum.
12777 Murphy Avenue.
San Martin, CA.
(408) 683-2290
www.wingsofhistory.org

Antique aircraft museum featuring more
than 20 aircraft, photographs, and exhibits.

Museum hours: Saturday and Sunday 11:00am-4:00pm.

Museum workdays in the restoration shop, prop shop,
library and for display maintenance:
Tuesday and Thursday 10:00am-3:00pm.
Group tours by appointment.





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