Access Millions of Digital Documents from the Library of Congress

An amazing source of information is the Library of Congress' website, http://www.loc.gov/about/

The Library of Congress is a research extension of Congress itself. Additionally, it serves to document cultural information. The LOC is the largest library in the United States (and the largest library in the world). It contains millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections- much of which are accessible online! There is a learning curve to effectively conducting research through their online database but its worth it. Considering their massive online database, you're bound to get lost in the world of historical documents.

For example, there's a write-up about Romualdo Pacheco, a Hispanic who has served as Governor of California who served from 1875-1875 (only 10 months). He was son to an upper-echelon Californio couple, Ramona Carillo de Pacheco and Captain Romualdo Pacheco. He was born in Santa Barbara, California on October 31, 1831. You can read more about his life at the LOC's website, http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/congress/pacheco.html

Romualdo Pacheco
Image source: Library of Congress

For more information about Romualdo as Governor of California, visit http://governors.library.ca.gov/12-Pacheco.html