California Mormon Pioneer HIstory, weblinks

http://californiapioneer.org/
This is a site promoting the exploration of Mormon Pioneer History.  It also has pages dedicated to different events including the Mormon Battalion, Ship Brooklyn, Bear Flag Revolt, The Donner Party, and the Southern California Saints.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B._Ide
The question is of William Ide's participation in the Mormon church before the events of the Bear Flag Revolt.  Some say he helped nominate Joseph Smith for President, and helped write his platform.

http://www.vom.com/bearflag/revolt.html
The history of the Bear Flag revolt.

http://www.dailyrepublican.com/shipbrooklynplus1.html
150 year anniversary celebration of the Ship Brooklyn.

http://shipbrooklyn.com/
This website has access to the DVD  "Forgotten Voyage" and book "Ship Brooklyn Saints"  It also has a summary of the Saints, with access to biographies after paying a fee.

 https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ship_Brooklyn
More Ship Brooklyn information.  This includes a description of the voyage.

http://www.onlineutah.com/historybattalion.shtml
This it a site of information about the Mormon Battalion.  

http://www.three-peaks.net/battalion.htm
This site also has a history of the Battalion, but also has a nice map of the journey.