Butte County Historical Society
Established 1956
Phone : 530 533-9418
Email us at buttehistory@sbcglobal.net
Other Places to Explore
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OROVILLE
Oroville Veterans Memorial Park
South Oroville African American Historical Society
CHICO
Bidwell Mansion
PARADISE
Gold Nugget Museum
OTHER AREAS
Colman Museum (Butte Creek Canyon and Centerville)
Yankee Hill Historical Society (Pentz to Pulga, Highway 70 Corridor)
Records
Butte County Death Index, pre-1905
Butte County Directories (scanned)
Butte County Recorders Office Archives
Butte County Vital Records newspaper index, 1854-1897
California Death Records, 1940-1997
Research
Association for Northern California Historical Research
Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley
Bidwell, Annie Ellicott Kennedy
Butte County Library online resources
Research (Continued)
California Newspapers at Meriam Library (CSU, Chico)
California State Library, California History Section
California’s Living New Deal Project
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Early Oregonians Database, Oregon State Archives
Historical Markers in Butte County
Lahontan Images Archives, including material from Butte, Lassen and Modoc Counties
Library of Congress, American Memory,
“California As I First Saw It” (first person narrative 1849-1900)
The Marysville Appeal directory of Northern California for 1878, complete directory of residents in the counties of Butte, Colusa, Nevada, Placer, Sutter, Tehama, and Yuba
Oroville in the 20th Century – The Freight Era, Oil Tanks and High Street
Oroville in the 20th Century – An Electric Railway Arrives
Special Collections at CSU Chico, includes photos
Genealogy
Butte County Library Local History and Genealogy
Butte County Tombstone Transcription Project
Cyndi’s List, comprehensive list of genealogy sites