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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
* | *[[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]], Atlanta, GA, records of federal agencies and courts for Alabama, '''Florida''', Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, Indian records, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/atlanta/finding-aids/genealogy.html Checklist of Records Available for Research into Family History at NARA's Southeast Region] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 13 February 2014).</ref> | ||
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]], Dallas, TX, 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> | |||
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'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*< | *[[State Archives of Florida]], Tallahassee, 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> | ||
*< | *[[State Library of Florida]], Tallahassee, 700,000 titles: published books, government papers, magazines, and newspapers, 2000 Florida maps, and photos.<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> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*< | *[http://leon.floridahealth.gov/certificates/index.html Leon County Department of Health], Tallahassee, birth, death, and burial records.<ref name="HBG75">''Handy Book for Genealogists: United States of America, 9th ed.'' (Logan, UT: Everton Publ., 1999), 75. {{WorldCat|48077118|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|740321|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 1999}}.</ref> | ||
*[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. | |||
*[http://www.flnd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida], Tallahassee, recent criminal and civil cases. | |||
*[http://talgensoc.com/ Tallahassee Genealogical Society] about them, resources, publications, and queries. | |||
*County | *[http://www.jgst.org/ Jewish Genealogical Society of Tallahassee] facilitates genealogical research activities by providing general knowledge of research sources. | ||
*[https://www.facebook.com/TALLAHASSEEAFRICANAMERICANGENEALOGYGROUP Tallahassee African American Genealogy Group] promotes the study of African American genealogy and history. | |||
*County Coroner | *[https://sites.google.com/site/tallahasseehistoricalsociety/ Tallahassee Historical Society] history of Tallahassee, Big Bend, and Florida. | ||
*U.S. District Court | *[http://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Library LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library] houses the Tallahassee Genealogical Society collection. | ||
* | *[http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?BlackArchives Black Archives Research Center and Museum], Tallahassee, African American history/institutions: manuscripts, rare books, journals, magazines, maps, newspapers, and photographs. | ||
* | *[http://www.tumct.org/?s=heritage+room Trinity United Methodist Church – The Heritage Room], Tallahassee, parish registers online. | ||
*Public | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' '''in Florida:''' [[Gadsden County, Florida|Gadsden]], [[Jefferson County, Florida|Jefferson]], [[Liberty County, Florida|Liberty]], [[Wakulla County, Florida|Wakulla]], '''in Georgia:''' [[Grady County, Georgia|Grady]], and [[Thomas County, Georgia|Thomas]]. | ||
* | *[http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/ Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics], Jacksonville, has selected births from 1893; marriages and divorces from 1927; and selected deaths from 1877. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [ | *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. | ||
*State | *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flwfgs/?cj=1&sid=RootsWeb&netid=cj&o_xid=0002159160&o_lid=0002159160&o_sch=Affiliate+External West Florida Genealogical Society], Pensacola '''see also''' West FL Public Library Genealogy Branch. | ||
*State Genealogical Society | *[[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> | ||
*University | *[[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" /> | ||
* | *[[Hillsborough County Historical Commission]], Tampa, their ''Museum, History and Genealogy Library '' has the best indexes of Florida residents in the state.<ref name="DB31" /> | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or | *[[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" /> | |||
*[[Orlando Public Library]] is the largest genealogy reference collection in FL. American genealogical sources are covered well, including censuses, biographies, histories, and genealogies.<ref name="DB31" /> | |||
*[[P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History]], Gainsville, includes Spanish colonial sources, United States borderland records, and the best Florida newspapers collection in the state.<ref name="DB31" /> | |||
*[[Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library]], Bartow, is a very good genealogical collection.<ref name="DB31" /> | |||
*[[St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library]] has an excellent collection of records of the first Spanish colonists of east coast Florida, including parish record BMDs back to 1594.<ref name="DB31" /> | |||
*[[University of South Florida Tampa Library Special Collections]] have a good selection of published Florida local histories and Hillsborough County records.<ref name="DB31" /> | |||
*[[University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center]], Pensacola, is an excellent research facility. Start here for records of the earliest European settlers in the FL panhandle.<ref name="DB31" /> | |||
*[[Volusia County Public Library Daytona Beach Regional]] has a very good genealogy collection not just for Florida, but also for the entire eastern seaboard.<ref name="DB31" /> | |||
*[http://wakullahistory.com/gengroup.html Wakulla County Historical Society - Genealogy Group], Crawfordville, assist genealogists searching in our area of Florida. | |||
*[[West Florida Public Library Genealogy Branch]], Pensacola, is focused on the S.E. USA with a good collection for the N.E. and central states, Civil War, African Americans, family histories, and S.E. American Indians.<ref>[http://mywfpl.com/research/west-florida-genealogy-library/ Ask a Genealogy Expert] in ''West Florida Public Library System'' (accessed 29 April 2015).</ref> | |||
*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://home.rose.net/~glibrary/ Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library], Thomasville, GA, southern states family history material including '''Florida'''. | |||
*[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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