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Digital State Archives - Florida

Florida has some of the oldest European settlements in the US, and the records to prove it. Their state archives go back to the days of Sir Francis Drake, and include online copies of original Spanish land grants. This is a collection well worth exploring, even if you're not quite sure if your family tree has spent any time basking in the Florida sun.

Documenting the American South

Sponsored by the University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this is a a digital publishing initiative that provides Internet access to texts, images, and audio files related to southern history, literature, and culture. Currently DocSouth includes sixteen thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs.

FamilySearch - FamilySearch Center Locator: Florida

From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.

FamilySearch Catalog

From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Microfilm loans can be ordered and then sent to your local Family History Center.

Florida Department of State - Division of Library and Information Services

Florida Heritage Collection

An ongoing cooperative project of the State University System (SUS) of Florida to digitize and provide online access to materials broadly representing Florida's history, culture, arts, literature, sciences and social sciences. Thematic areas in this growing collection include Native American and minority populations, exploration and development, tourism, the natural environment, and regional interests. Materials are taken from archives, special collections, and libraries of the eleven state universities which make up the SUS.

Florida Memory

Presents a selection of historical records that illustrate significant moments in Florida history, educational resources for students of all ages and archival collections for historical research.

Florida Virtual Campus - PALMM Digital Collections

Publication of Archival, Library, & Museum Materials (PALMM) is a cooperative initiative of the public universities and colleges of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship. PALMM collections may involve a single Florida university/college or may be collaborative efforts between Florida universities, colleges, and partners.

Genealogy Libraries

Listing by the Pasco County Genealogical Society.

Leesburg Family History Center

LibDex - The Library Index - Florida

A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).

Library of Congress - Search results for Florida

Museum of Florida History

National Archives and Records Administration

Online Schools - Libraries in Florida

This tool allows you to search for over 500 libraries in Florida. You can find library address, a map to the library, phone number, and website address when available.

Public Libraries in the United States - Florida

A directory with detailed information for public libraries in each state.

PublicLibraries.com - Florida

Seminole Tribe of Florida - Tribal Library Program

Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites - Florida (Wayback Machine)

United Methodist Church - Annual Conference Commissions on Archives and History

List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.