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General Information

Websites

California Missions Resource Center

http://www.missionscalifornia.com/

The California Mission Resource Center is a comprehensive guide to discovering the history behind the missions and the people who founded and shaped the character of California. Can you form a friendship on chocolate? Check out the California Stories page to find out. What games were played by kids in the missions? Take a look at the Ask the Experts page to find out.

California State Parks: The Mission Trail

http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=22722

Information about El Camino Real (The Royal Road) and each of the missions that lines the trail.

California Missions

http://138.23.124.165/collections/permanent/projects/survey/missions/default.html

Select a mission for some photographs.

Books

The Indians and the California Missions

Lyngheim, Linda.
X979.4 Lyngheim

Following a brief discussion of the history of the discovery and settlement of early California, the establishment and daily life of each of the missions is described. Each chapter also explains what happens today at the missions.

People of the California Missions (series name)

Williams, Jack S.
X979.4 Williams

Titles in this series include:

• Craftsmen and Craftswomen of the California Mission Frontier
• Indians of the California Mission Frontier
• Padres of the California Mission Frontier
• Sailors, Merchants and Muleteers of the California Mission Frontier
• Soldiers and Their Families of the California Mission Frontier
• Townspeople and Ranchers of the California Mission Frontier

Databases

Toucan Fact Cards Online

Under the California Fact Cards section, click on Missions for specific information on each mission, click on Mission Life for information about who lived at the missions and what they did as workers, soldiers and padres.

World Book Online Reference Center

The World Book Online Reference Center provides online access to encyclopedia articles, dictionary entrys, images, and maps.

Select World Book Student and then check out the Explore California tab for information about California history, geography, and more.

Gale Student Resource Center

The Gale Student Resource Center is designed for middle school and high school students. However the database does have information that may be useful for 4th and 5th graders.

Search for “california missions” for general information, or search for a specific mission by name.

eLibrary elementary

ProQuest's eLibrary Elementary is directed toward elementary school and middle school reading skills and assignments.

Search for “california missions” for general information, or search for a specific mission by name.

Specific Information

Please Note: Not every mission has an official website nor a reliable alternate site. If the mission you are researching does not have a specific site listed, check the general sites listed above.

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