Local Resources
The Pleasant Hill Library has the following local history resources:
- Historical newspapers
Locate all newspapers for a specific Contra Costa community or check the different libraries for a specific community newspaper. - Maps
Contra Costa back to 1870. - City directories
Dating back to 1914. - Business directories
Dating back to the 1940s. - Telephone books
Dating back to 1955
California Missions
Twenty one California Missions eBooks that can be read online or downloaded. The checkout period for these titles is 48 hours.
Local Historical Societies
- Contra Costa Historical Society
- Antioch Historical Society
- Clayton Historical Society
- Concord Historical Society
- East Contra Costa Historical Society and Museum
- El Cerrito Historical Society
- Lafayette Historical Society
- Martinez Historical Society
- Moraga History Center
- Orinda Historical Society
- Pinole Historical Society
- Pittsburg Historical Society
- Richmond Museum of History
- San Pablo Historical and Museum Society
- Walnut Creek Historical Society
- California Digital Newspaper CollectionThe California Digital Newspaper Collection, that allows you to search the print versions of old California newspapers. You can see the originals, and click and drag to view the page, or flip pages. It goes back at least to the 1800s.
Subject Guide |
 Louise O'Dea |
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