You can learn more about our organization, our library and museum, our collection of historic art and artifacts, as well as upcoming events and exhibitions, at californiapioneers.org.
And of course, The Society is also on social media. Check us out on Facebook @SCPMuseum and Instagram @calpioneers
There are 1,495 digitized images of people and places in California during the early years of statehood in our open-access Lawrence & Houseworth online database. Established in 1852, Lawrence & Houseworth’s studio was the premier source of western landscape photography and portraits for over forty years.
To learn more about pioneer women, visit our Her Side Of The Story website. It features rare documents and photographs from The Society’s collection to illustrate eight hundred first-person accounts of the members of The Association of Pioneer Women of California.
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Students and teachers are welcome to use the images featured on our websites for school projects.
You will find many that you can simply download here.
Those interested in using or reproducing images from our collection in commercial endeavors or academic publications, including websites and other online platforms, must secure permission in advance. Contact [email protected] for details. Print-ready, high-resolution files are available.