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To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Florida counties, use the 12 inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies are at the Family History Library.  
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Florida counties, use the 12 inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies are at the Family History Library.  


=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
=== Web Sites ===


The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchersin the following ways:
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Florida in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.


*Locate other researchers
Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:
*Post queries
*Send and receive e-mail
*Search large databases
*Search computer libraries
*Join in computer chat and lecture sessions


You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Florida in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.
[[USGenWeb|'''The USGenWeb Project''']]<br>


Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  


=== [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]]<br> ===
'''Roots-L'''
 
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
 
=== Roots-L ===


http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/  
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/  
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A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.  
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.  


For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States "[[United States Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section.
'''FamilySearch™'''
 
=== FamilySearch™ ===


[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]  
[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]  
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