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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Florida]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Leon County, Florida|Leon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Florida Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>  
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Florida]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Leon County, Florida|Leon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Florida Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br>  


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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===
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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


A great Florida genealogy collection including state and county documents. This is the place to start research on Florida residents.<ref name="DB31">Dollarhide and Bremer, 31.</ref> They have state and local government records, state agency records, manuscripts, and photos. Online collections include Confederate Pension Applications, Spanish Land Grants, and World War I Service Cards.<br><br>
A great Florida genealogy collection including state and county documents. This is the place to start research on Florida residents.<ref name="DB31">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 31. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> They have state and local government records, state agency records, manuscripts, and photos. Online collections include Confederate Pension Applications, Spanish Land Grants, and World War I Service Cards.


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===

Revision as of 14:21, 1 May 2015

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State Archives of Florida
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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  archives@dos.myflorida.com

Address:[1]

R A Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250 USA

Telephone:[1]  850-245-6700
Fax:[2]  850-488-4894

Hours and holidays:[2]  Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends and state holidays.

Map, directions, parking, and public transportation:

  • Map: 
  • Directions: 
  • Parking: ● Park in Lot E, adjacent to the building. Ask for a parking token at the circulation desk.[2]
                   ● Also, park in any metered space on Martin Luther King Blvd at the rear of the building.
  • Public transportation: 

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

A great Florida genealogy collection including state and county documents. This is the place to start research on Florida residents.[3] They have state and local government records, state agency records, manuscripts, and photos. Online collections include Confederate Pension Applications, Spanish Land Grants, and World War I Service Cards.

Tips[edit | edit source]

Parking: Ask for a parking token at the library circulation desk to keep from paying the $5 fee when exiting the next door parking garage.

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the State Archives of Florida, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

  • such as: NARA I
  • NARA II
  • National Archives at _____
  • State Archives
  • State Library

Similar Collections



  • National Personnel Records Center
  • LC
  • FHL

Neighboring Collections


  • County Vital Records Office
  • City Vital Records Office
  • County Archives
  • County Orphan's Court
  • County Probate Court
  • County Recorder
  • County Coroner
  • U.S. District Court
  • County and local historical societies
  • County and local genealogical societies
  • Public Libraries
  • Museums and heritage societies
  • Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
  • State Vital Records Office
  • State Historical Society
  • State Genealogical Society
  • University Libraries
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 About the State Archives of Florida in Florida Department of State (accessed 1 May 2015).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Plan Your Visit in Florida Department of State (accessed 1 May 2015).
  3. William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 31. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.