Sources and Approaches
In-depth articles focused on the strengths and weaknesses of specific types of sources used in researching local history. These are intended to help local historians, public historians, and amateur researchers in determining what should and should not be used as sources in historical research, and how best to use them.
- Aerial Photographs
- Evolving Terminology
- Family History
- Local Newspapers
- Photographs
- Sanborn Map Company
- Secondary Books and Articles
- Subdivision Plans
Infrastructure
Articles on current and historic railroad infrastructure in and around Santa Cruz County.
Useful Reference Books
- Hilton, George W. American Narrow Gauge Railroads
- Orsi, Richard J. Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850 – 1930
- Sullivan, Kerry. Southern Pacific in California
- Abandoned Rails: The South Pacific Coast Railroad
- Charlie Comstock's South Pacific Coast Resource
- City of Santa Cruz: Water Department
- Course-Trained – Running the Mountain Trails
- Iowa Pacific Holdings
- Pacific Coast Narrow Gauge
- Roaring Camp Railroads
- Santa Clara Valley Water Company
- Santa Cruz, CA Railroad Tunnels
- Sierra Northern Railroad
- Society for the Preservation of Carter Railroad Resources (SPCRR)
- Southern Pacific in San José, Vasona Branch
- Union Pacific Railroad