CalaverasHistory.org has been compiled and continues to be augmented by historians, archeologists, researchers and writers. This site offers the most authoritative and comprehensive gold mine of historical information for historians, genealogists, residents and anyone with an interest in Calaveras County. The Calaveras Heritage Council was founded in 1976 to manage the Calaveras County Archives. It is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a Board of Directors consisting of five members: Tad Follendorf, Judith Marvin, Julia Costello, Shannon Van Zant, and Maureen Elliott.

Mission Statement:

The Calaveras Heritage Council is dedicated to the enhancement of the Calaveras County Archives and the protection and promotion of the historic assets of Calaveras County.

Projects:

• Support for the Calaveras County Archives.
• Assisted in the publication of books on Calaveras County .
• Maintain and add to the web site www.calaverashistory.org, providing accurate historical information on people, places, and events of Calaveras County.

Board Members of the Council have published several books on local history.

Around Murphys, by Judith Marvin (Images of America, Arcadia Publishing 2005)

Northern Calaveras County, by Judith Marvin, Julia Costello, and Salvatore Manna (Images of America, Arcadia Publishing 2007)

Angels Camp and Copperopolis, by Judith Marvin, Julia Costello, and Salvatore Manna (Images of America, Arcadia Publishing 2009)

They Walked the Streets of Murphys, by Maureen Elliott (Published by Author 2018)

Brands of Calaveras County, CA, 1854-1880, by Salvatore John Manna and Shannon Dixon Van Zant (Calaveras History Publishing 2017)

Brands of Calaveras County, CA, 1881-1913, by Salvatore John Manna and Shannon Dixon Van Zant (Calaveras History Publishing 2018)

Madam Felix’s Gold: The Story of the Madam Felix Mining District, Calaveras County, California by Willard P. Fuller, Judith Marvin, and Julia G. Costello. (Calaveras County Historical Society and Foothill Resources, Ltd., 1996)

Melones, A Story of a Stanislaus River Town, by Julia G Costelo..( US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation 1983).