History and Culture of California-State of California
http://www.ca.gov/About/History.html Make sure to put this in your FAVORITES! Tons of information about our beautiful state of California. Make sure to choose: Missions- or follow this link....
http://www.ca.gov/About/Maps/Missions.html
1. California Missions: A Virtual Tour http://www.californiamissions.com/ "Featuring two histories for each of the twenty-one California Missions, with beautiful color photographs, fascinating black and white sketches, and, for the first time ever, authentic mission music. This music was written in the missions during the late 1700's by the Spanish padres and the Native Americans who lived and worked there."
Make sure to scroll down page to choose the location for the Virtual Tour. The list is located under the arch, it's a little tricky to find at first. A fun and interactive site!
2. California Missions Foundation http://californiamissionsfoundation.org/home.html This site raises awareness on the preservation and restoration of the Missions. Cick the link on the main page to visit the Mission News to see what current efforts are in progress to showcase these historic buildings.
3. California Mission Studies & Association http://www.ca-missions.org/ The best part on this site is the Researcher and Teacher Aids. The Illustrated Glossary of Tems is awesome!
http://www.ca-missions.org/glossary.html There is also a Directory of Missions and a large selection of full- text Articles under this heading.
4. California Museum of Photography, University of California Riversidehttp://138.23.124.165/collections/permanent/projects/survey/missions/default.html "This site features historic photographs of all 21 California Missions, from as early as 1895. Coming soon: contemporary views of the missions, 3-dimensional views (stereographic anaglyphs) and 360-degree panoramas of the missions in QuickTime Virtual Reality format."