San Mateo County Genealogy - History Bibliography

History Bibliography

Early Inns and Roadhouses : A History of Hospitality in San Mateo County. San Mateo County Historical Association, 1975.
The Early Italians of San Mateo County, 1860-1935. San Mateo County Historical Association, 1984.
Alley, B.F. History of San Mateo County, California, Including its Geography, Topography, Geology, Climatography, and Description, Together with an Historical Sketch of California; A Record of the Mexican Grants; The Early History and Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; Some of the Names of Spanish and American Pioneers; Legislative History; A Record of its Cities and Towns; Biographical Sketches of Representative Men; etc., etc. Illustrated. 1883.
The Illustrated History of San Mateo County [reprint 1974] of The Illustrated History of San Mateo County, Published in 1878 by Moore and DePue. G. Richards Publications, 1974.
Moore & DePue's Illustrated History of San Mateo County, California. G.T. Brown, 1878.
Pointers to the Past : A Guide to the Historic Resources of San Mateo County. The Association, 1989.
Alexander, Philip W. History of San Mateo County From the Earliest Times With a Description of its Resources and Advantages and the Biographies of its Representative Men. Press of Burlingame Publishing Co., 1916.
American Association of University Women. San Carlos Branch. Historic Preservation Section. Index to Oral Histories of San Mateo County Residents, Histories Housed in San Mateo County. The Association, 1989.
Brown, Alan K. Sawpits in the Spanish Redwoods, l789-l849. San Mateo County Historical Association, 1966.
Cloud, Roy Walter, History of San Mateo County, California, 1878-1952. S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1928.
Durham, David L. Durham's Place Names of the San Francisco Bay Area: Includes Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Alameda, Solano and Santa Clara Counties. Word Dancer Press, 2000.
Goodman, Marian. San Mateo County--Its Story. Goodman Pub. Co. 1967.
Hynding, Alan. From Frontier to Suburb: The Story of the San Mateo Peninsula. Star Pub. Co., 1982.
Japanese American Citizens' League (San Mateo Chapter), 1872-1942: A Community Story. Japanese American Citizens League.
Paul, Ken. San Mateo! A Sketchbook Tour of the San Francisco Peninsula's Past. CastleRock Press, 1989.
Postel, Mitchell. Peninsula Portrait: An Illustrated History of San Mateo County. Windsor Publications, 1988.
Richards, Gilbert. Crossroads; People and Events of the Redwoods of San Mateo County: A History. G. Richards Publications, 1973.
Centennials Committee. Centennial, San Mateo County, 1856-1956.
San Mateo County Historic Resources Advisory Board. San Mateo County, Its History and Heritage. The Board, 1983.
Stanger, Frank M. History of San Mateo County.
Stanger, Frank Merriman. A California Rancho Under Three Flags. A History of Rancho Buri Buri in San Mateo County.
Stanger, Frank Merriman. Peninsula Community Book: San Mateo County, California. A.H. Cawston, 1946.
Stanger, Frank Merriman. Sawmills in the Redwoods: Logging on the San Francisco Peninsula, 1849-1967. San Mateo County Historical Association, 1967.
Stanger, Frank Merriman. South From San Francisco; San Mateo County, California, Its History and Heritage. San Mateo County Historical Association, 1963.
Stindt, Fred A. Peninsula Service: The Story of Southern Pacific Commuter Trains. Western Railroader, c1957.
Svanevik, Michael. The County Chronicles: Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the Great and Memorable Events of Perpetual Interest in the History of San Mateo County -- Social, Political, Economic, Industrial, Agricultural and Commercial -- Including also Delineations of Great Historic Characters and Essentially Non-Essential Histrivia in the Annals of San Mateo. San Mateo County Historical Association, 1990.
Svanevik, Michael. San Mateo County Chronicles : Being a Popular Descriptive Portraiture of the Great and Memorable Events of Perpetual Interest in the History of San Mateo County -- Social, Political, Economic, Industrial, Agricultural and Commercial -- Including also Delineations of Great Historic Characters and Essentially Non-Essential Histrivia in the Annals of San Mateo: People of Statesmanship, Genius, Adventure, and Philanthropy. M. Svanevik & S. Burgett, 1995.
Svanevik, Michael. San Mateo County Parks: A Remarkable Story of Extraordinary Places and the People Who Built Them. San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation, 2001.
Wyatt, Roscoe D. Historic Names and Places in San Mateo County.