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=== Contact Information  ===

:R A Gray Building<br>500 South Bronough Street<br>Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 USA <br><br>

'''Map, directions, parking, and public transportation:'''<br>  

**'''''from the south on US-319 (Crawfordville, FL)&nbsp;''''' Go north on Crawfordville Hwy/US-319 N/FL-369 toward Tallahassee. Continue to follow FL-369. FL-369 becomes FL-61, 2.2 mi. Stay straight to go onto S Adams St/FL-363, 1.6 mi. Keep left at the fork to go on FL-363, 0.5 mi. FL-363 becomes S Duval St, 0.2 mi. Turn left onto W Pensacola St/FL-366, 0.08 mi. Take the 1st left onto S Bronough St, 0.06 mi. The State Library at 500 S BRONOUGH ST is on the right.<br>  

**'''''from the west on I-10 (Marianna, FL)&nbsp;''''' Merge onto I-10 E/FL-8 E toward Tallahassee. Take the US-27 S/Monroe St exit, EXIT 199, toward State Capitol/Fairgrounds/Civic Center, 0.6 mi. Turn right onto US-27 S/FL-63/N Monroe St. Continue to follow US-27 S/N Monroe St, 3.6 mi. Turn right onto E Jefferson St/FL-366. Continue to follow FL-366, 0.2 mi. Turn left onto S Bronough St, 0.06 mi. The State Library at 500 S BRONOUGH ST is on the right.<br>  

*'''Public transportation:'''&nbsp; Tallahassee [http://www.talgov.com/starmetro/starmetrohome.aspx StarMetro] bus routes '''D (Dogwood)''' and '''F (Forest Route)''' run on streets next to the Library. The bus route hub C.K. Steele Plaza is 6 blocks (0.5 mi.) from the Library.

'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  

=== Guides  ===

=== Alternate Repositories  ===

'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  

*[https://cvweb.clerk.leon.fl.us/public/login.asp Leon County Clerk of Circuit and County Courts], Tallahassee, marriages, divorce, probate, court, and land from 1825, military discharges since 1914.<ref name="HBG75" />  

*[http://www.countyoffice.org/fl-leon-county-medical-coroner/ Leon County Coroner and Medical Examiner], Tallahassee, suspicious or unusual deaths.  

*Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, '''see''' Alma C. Field Library of Florida History.  

*[http://www.flsgs.org/index.php Florida State Genealogical Society], Maitland, pioneer database, webinars, and speakers bureau.  

*[[Alma C. Field Library of Florida History]], Cocoa, Florida books, maps, photos, family histories, manuscripts, photos, ''Mosquito Beaters'', ''Alice Strickland'', and FL State Geneal. Soc. collections.<ref>[http://www.visitspacecoast.com/listings/The-Alma-C-Field-Library-of-Florida-History/246/ The Alma C. Field Library of Florida History] in ''Florida's Space Coast'' (accessed 5 May 2015).</ref>  

*[[Charlton W. Tebeau Library of Florida History]], Miami, is strong on the history of southern Florida. They also have many documents related to Cuba and the Caribbean.<ref name="DB31" />  

*[[Indian River County Main Library]], Vero Beach, is a big genealogy collection that rivals Orlando in size and quality.<ref name="DB31" /> County obituary index, censuses, 35,000 titles, 9 computers, wireless access.  

*[[Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch]], the southeastern USA is covered well, including history, biography, genealogy, federal censuses and indexes. This is the oldest Floridiana collection.<ref name="DB31" />  

*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or nations):''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Georgia Archives and Libraries|Georgia]], [[Louisiana Archives and Libraries|Louisiana]], [[Mississippi Archives and Libraries|Mississippi]], [[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]], and [[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]].  

*[[Mobile Municipal Archives]], Mobile, AL, has records of early Alabama/'''Florida''' settlers: Spanish, French, and Anglo. This is the premier library for Gulf Coast settlers from Louisiana to Florida.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 11.</ref>  

*[http://www.mccls.org/odom_gen.htm Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library], Moultrie, GA, emphasizes Scottish Americans, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection including '''Florida'''.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.</ref>

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