Florida Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Florida.<br><br>  

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== National Repositories ==

===National Archives at Atlanta ===

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== Statewide Repositories ==

=== Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics ===

[https://www.floridamemory.com/ Florida Memory Projects] Including Confederate pensions application, WWI service cards, early territorial census records and Spanish land grants. Download documents and images for free.

=== Meek-Eaton Black Archives ===

=== State Archives of Florida ===

=== State Library of Florida  ===

:Published records of Florida, and state government publications, including 700,000 books, magazines, and newspapers, 2000 Florida maps, photos, and over 200,000 government documents.<ref>[http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/about-us/about-the-state-library-of-florida/ About the State Library of Florida] in ''Florida Department of State'' (accessed 4 May 2015).</ref> <br><br>

=== Alma C. Field Library of Florida History  ===

:Floridiana: books, maps, photos, family histories, manuscripts, photos, the ''Mosquito Beaters'' collection, the ''Alice Strickland'' collection, and the Florida State Genealogical Society collection.<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> <br><br>

Tampa, Florida 33602<br>

Telephone: 813-273-3652<br>

Website: HCPLC [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.hcplc.org_hcplc_locations_jfg_genealogy.html&d=DQMFaQ&c=z0adcvxXWKG6LAMN6dVEqQ&r=hw91ufSz-PsD_DPYefHu1E0tYj-GtO31gMGNgRD-w_E&m=seOeYvZKEpj7lF2xPXkguEsGaDvA4Q7tjJj1mgMbgmQ&s=XNNYsW8U1LaCtVZMnQrDvHkKdllyByWgq_a36sBu5Uw&e= Genealogy Collection]<br>

:Claims to be one of the largest genealogy collections in the southeastern United States with a geographic emphasis on Florida, the southeast region, the thirteen colonies, and all states on the Mississippi River.<ref>[https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.hcplc.org_hcplc_locations_jfg_genealogy.html&d=DQMFaQ&c=z0adcvxXWKG6LAMN6dVEqQ&r=hw91ufSz-PsD_DPYefHu1E0tYj-GtO31gMGNgRD-w_E&m=seOeYvZKEpj7lF2xPXkguEsGaDvA4Q7tjJj1mgMbgmQ&s=XNNYsW8U1LaCtVZMnQrDvHkKdllyByWgq_a36sBu5Uw&e= Genealogy Collection] in ''Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative'' (accessed 3 November 2016).</ref><br><br>

===Indian River County Main Library  ===

:A big genealogy collection that rivals Orlando in size and quality.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>

=== P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History ===

:Their collection includes Spanish colonial sources, United States borderland records, and the best Florida newspapers collection in the state.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>

=== St. Augustine Hist Soc Research Library ===

:An excellent collection of records about the first colonists on the east coast of Florida. Their Spanish holdings include parish record births, marriages, and deaths back to 1594.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>

=== Univ of S FL Tampa Library Special Coll ===

:They have a good collection of published Florida local histories and Hillsborough County records.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>

=== UWF Archives and W FL History Center ===

:This an excellent research facility. Make this your starting place for finding records of the earliest European settlers in the Florida panhandle.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>

=== Volusia Co Pub Lib Daytona Beach Reg  ===

:Very good genealogy collection not just for Florida, but also for the entire eastern seaboard.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>

=== West Florida Pub Lib Genealogy Branch ===

:A good genealogy collection.<ref name="DB31" /> Focused on the southeastern states with a good selection for the northeastern and central states, Civil War, African Americans, family histories, local American Indian Cherokee and Creek tribes with some Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes.<ref>[http://mywfpl.com/research/west-florida-genealogy-library/ Ask a Genealogy Expert] in ''West Florida Public Library System'' (accessed 29 April 2015).</ref><br><br>

Ocoee, FL 34761<br>

Telephone: 407-835-7323<br>

Website: [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__westoaks.ocls.info_the-2Dcollection_&d=DQMFaQ&c=z0adcvxXWKG6LAMN6dVEqQ&r=hw91ufSz-PsD_DPYefHu1E0tYj-GtO31gMGNgRD-w_E&m=seOeYvZKEpj7lF2xPXkguEsGaDvA4Q7tjJj1mgMbgmQ&s=4chRbWTcB2xTu6G3twuSzLVVgnNqje_EW2TV70qEI_Y&e= West Oaks Branch Library & Genealogy Center Genealogy Collection]<br>

:Florida DAR collection with 25,000 books and periodicals, 10,000 microfiche, and over 15,000 microfilms. Includes census indexes, censuses 1790-1930, Florida deaths 1877-1997, marriages 1927-1997, divorces 1927-1997, Orlando births and deaths 1910-1922, Orlando city directories, nationwide passenger arrival lists, and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps.<ref>[https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__westoaks.ocls.info_the-2Dcollection_&d=DQMFaQ&c=z0adcvxXWKG6LAMN6dVEqQ&r=hw91ufSz-PsD_DPYefHu1E0tYj-GtO31gMGNgRD-w_E&m=seOeYvZKEpj7lF2xPXkguEsGaDvA4Q7tjJj1mgMbgmQ&s=4chRbWTcB2xTu6G3twuSzLVVgnNqje_EW2TV70qEI_Y&e= Genealogy Collection] in ''West Oaks Branch Library & Genealogy Center'' (accessed 3 November 2016).</ref><br><br>

=== Dallas Public Central Library ===

:Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including '''Florida''', Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.<ref name="DB107">Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.</ref><br><br>

=== Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library ===

:Emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection including '''Florida'''.<ref name="DB33">Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.</ref><br><br>

=== Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library ===

:This collection covers the southeast United States well,<ref name="DB33" /> including 14,000 files on families from south Georgia and north '''Florida'''.<ref>[https://www.huxford.com/History.html Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library History] in ''Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.'' (accessed 15 January 2016).</ref><br><br>

=== Mobile Municipal Archives ===

:Includes records of early Alabama/'''Florida''' settlers: Spanish, French, and Anglo especially during the Spanish period. This is the premier library for Gulf Coast settlers from Louisiana to Florida.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 11.</ref><br><br>

=== Thomasville Gen, Hist {{amp}} Fine Arts Library ===

:Good collection of southern states family history material including '''Florida'''. <br><br>