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


=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Florida  ===
=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Florida  ===


[[State Archives of Florida]]{{·}} [[State Library of Florida]]{{·}} [[Meek-Eaton Black Archives]]{{·}} [[Alma C. Field Library of Florida History]]{{·}} [[Charlton W. Tebeau Library of Florida History]]{{·}} [[Indian River County Main Library]]{{·}} [[Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch]]{{·}} [[Orlando Public Library]]{{·}} [[P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History]]{{·}} [[Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library]]{{·}} [[St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library]]{{·}} [[University of South Florida Tampa Library Special Collections]]{{·}} [[University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center]]{{·}} [[Volusia County Public Library Daytona Beach Regional]]{{·}} [[West Florida Public Library Genealogy Branch]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Atlanta]]{{·}} [[Dallas Public Central Library]]{{·}} [[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]]{{·}} [[Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]]{{·}} [[Mobile Municipal Archives]]{{·}} [[Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]]  
[[National Archives at Atlanta]]{{·}} [[Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics]]{{·}} [[Meek-Eaton Black Archives]]{{·}} [[State Archives of Florida]]{{·}} [[State Library of Florida]]{{·}} [[Alma C. Field Library of Florida History]]{{·}} [[Charlton W. Tebeau Library of Florida History]]{{·}} [[Indian River County Main Library]]{{·}} [[Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch]]{{·}} [[Orlando Public Library]]{{·}} [[P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History]]{{·}} [[Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library]]{{·}} [[St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library]]{{·}} [[University of South Florida Tampa Library Special Collections]]{{·}} [[University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center]]{{·}} [[Volusia County Public Library Daytona Beach Regional]]{{·}} [[West Florida Public Library Genealogy Branch]]{{·}} [[Dallas Public Central Library]]{{·}} [[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]]{{·}} [[Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]]{{·}} [[Mobile Municipal Archives]]{{·}} [[Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]]
 
=== Florida Online Records  ===
 
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=== Out of State Repositories  ===
=== Online Records of Florida ===


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| [[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|right|280px|NARA Atlanta.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Atlanta]]'''<br>5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA<br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br>E-mail: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta] <br><br>
[[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Atlanta (in Morrow)]]<br>
=== National Repositories  ===


:Records from over 100 federal agencies and courts in '''Florida'''. Also includes Vice Admiralty Courts of SC, evolution of federal courts, Constitutional rights, Revolutionary War, Civil War, reconstruction, World Wars I and II, and space exploration. Microfilms for censuses, diplomatic missions, military service records, bounty-land applications, passenger arrival lists, naturalizations, American Indians, and African Americans.<ref name="DB127">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 127-28. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>
==== National Archives at Atlanta  ====
'''[[National Archives at Atlanta]]'''<br>5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA<br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br>E-mail: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov atlanta.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta]
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:The National Archives at Atlanta has records from over 100 federal agencies and courts in '''Florida'''. Also includes Vice Admiralty Courts of SC, Constitutional rights, Revolutionary War, Civil War, reconstruction, World Wars I and II, and space exploration. Microfilms for censuses, diplomatic missions, military service records, bounty-land applications, passenger arrival lists, naturalizations, American Indians, and African Americans.<ref name="DB127">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 127-28. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>


'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]'''<br>1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, TX 75201-9987 USA[[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|right|280px|Dallas Public Central Library.jpg]]<br>Telephone: 214-670-1433<br>E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@dallaslibrary.org genealogy@dallaslibrary.org]<br>Internet: [http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php Dallas Public Library Genealogy]<br><br>  
=== Statewide Repositories ===
==== Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics  ====
'''[[Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics]]'''<br>1217 North Pearl Street<br>Jacksonville, FL 32202 USA<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 x1024 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931<br>E-mail: [mailto:VitalStats@FLHealth.gov VitalStats@FLHealth.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/index.html Florida Health Certificates and Registries]<br>  


: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>
:'''''Births&nbsp;''''' since 1917, and from some counties as early as 1893; '''''marriages&nbsp;''''' and '''''divorces&nbsp;''''' since 1927; and '''''deaths&nbsp;''''' since 1917, and from some counties as early as 1877. <br><br>


'''[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]]'''<br>Moultrie-Colquitt County Library<br> 204 5th Street, S.E.<br>Moultrie, Georgia 31768 USA<br>Telephone: 229-985-6540<br>E-mail: [mailto:mccls@mccls.org mccls@mccls.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.mccls.org/odom_gen.htm Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]<br>  
==== Meek-Eaton Black Archives  ====
[[Image:Carnegie Library at FAMU.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Meek-Eaton Black Archives in Tallahassee]]'''[[Meek-Eaton Black Archives]]'''<br>Florida A{{Amp}}M University<br>445 Gamble Street<br>Tallahassee, Florida 32307 USA<br>Telephone: 850-599-3020<br>Internet: [http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?BlackArchives&Home Black Archives Research Center]<br>  


: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>
:A statewide, and southeastern states regional center for researching African American history and institutions: over 500,000 manuscripts, rare books, journals, magazines, maps, newspapers, and photographs.<ref>[http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?BlackArchives{{amp}}History  About the Archives - History] in ''FAMU - The Black Archives Research Center'' (accessed 7 May 2015).</ref><br><br>


'''[[Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]]''' <br>Street address: 20 S. College St.<br>Mailing address: P.O. Box 595<br>Homerville, GA 31634<br>Telephone: 912-487-2310<br>E-mail: [mailto:huxford.spearlibrary@windstream.net huxford.spearlibrary@windstream.net]<br> Internet:[https://huxford.com/ Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.]
==== State Archives of Florida ====
 
[[Image:State Archives of Florida.jpg|thumb|right|280px|State Archives of Florida in Tallahassee]]'''[[State Archives of Florida]]'''<br>R.A. Gray Building<br>500 South Bronough Street<br>Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA<br>Telephone: 850-245-6700<br>Fax: 850-488-4894<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@dos.myflorida.com archives@dos.myflorida.com]<br>Internet: [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm Florida State Archives] <br>  
: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]]'''<br>'''Mail address:''' P.O. Box 1827<br>Mobile, Alabama 36633-1827 USA<br>'''Street address:''' 457 Church Street<br>Mobile, Alabama 36602 USA <br>Telephone: 251-208-7740<br>Fax: 251-208-7428<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@cityofmobile.org archives@cityofmobile.org]<br> Internet: http://www.cityofmobile.org/archives/ Municipal Archives<br>
 
: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 Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]]'''<br>135 North Broad Street<br>Thomasville, Georgia 31792 USA<br>Telephone: 229-226-9640<br>Fax: 229-226-3199<br>E-mail: [mailto:glibrary@rose.net glibrary@rose.net]<br>Internet: [http://home.rose.net/~glibrary/ Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]<br>
 
:Good collection of southern states family history material including '''Florida'''. <br>
 
=== Statewide Repositories ===
 
[[Image:State Archives of Florida.jpg|right|280px|State Archives of Florida.jpg]]'''[[State Archives of Florida]]'''<br>R.A. Gray Building<br>500 South Bronough Street<br>Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA<br>Telephone: 850-245-6700<br>Fax: 850-488-4894<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@dos.myflorida.com archives@dos.myflorida.com]<br>Internet: [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm Florida State Archives] <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">Dollarhide and Bremer, 31.</ref> 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">Dollarhide and Bremer, 31.</ref> Online collections include Confederate Pension Applications, Spanish Land Grants, and World War I Service Cards.<br><br>
 
==== State Library of Florida  ====
[[Image:State Archives of Florida.jpg|right|280px|State Archives of Florida.jpg]]'''[[State Library of Florida]]''' <br> R.A. Gray Building<br>500 South Bronough Street<br>Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA<br>Telephone: 850-245-6600<br>Fax: 850-245-6651<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@dos.myflorida.com library@dos.myflorida.com]<br>Internet: [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/library/ State Library of Florida] <br><br>  
[[Image:State Archives of Florida.jpg|thumb|right|280px|State Library of Florida in Tallahassee]]'''[[State Library of Florida]]''' <br> R.A. Gray Building<br>500 South Bronough Street<br>Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA<br>Telephone: 850-245-6600<br>Fax: 850-245-6651<br>E-mail: [mailto:library@dos.myflorida.com library@dos.myflorida.com]<br>Internet: [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/library/ State Library of Florida] <br>  


: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>
: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>
'''[http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/ Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics]'''<br>1217 North Pearl Street<br>Jacksonville, FL 32202 USA<br>Telephone: 904-359-6900 x1024 <br>Fax: 904-359-6931<br>E-mail: [mailto:VitalStats@FLHealth.gov VitalStats@FLHealth.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/index.html Florida Health Certificates and Registries]<br>
:'''''Births&nbsp;''''' since 1917, and from some counties as early as 1893; '''''marriages&nbsp;''''' and '''''divorces&nbsp;''''' since 1927; and '''''deaths&nbsp;''''' since 1917, and from some counties as early as 1877. <br><br>
'''[[Image:Carnegie Library at FAMU.JPG|right|280px|Carnegie Library at FAMU.JPG]][[Meek-Eaton Black Archives]]'''<br>Florida A{{Amp}}M University<br>445 Gamble Street<br>Tallahassee, Florida 32307 USA<br>Telephone: 850-599-3020<br>Internet: [http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?BlackArchives&Home Black Archives Research Center]<br><br>
:A statewide, and southeastern states regional center for researching African American history and institutions: over 500,000 manuscripts, rare books, journals, magazines, maps, newspapers, and photographs.<ref>[http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?BlackArchives&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;History  About the Archives - History] in ''FAMU - The Black Archives Research Center'' (accessed 7 May 2015).</ref>


=== Regional Repositories  ===
=== Regional Repositories  ===


'''[[Alma C. Field Library of Florida History]]'''<br>435 Brevard Avenue<br>Cocoa, FL 32922 USA<br>Phone: 321-690-1971<br>Fax: 321-690-4388<br>E-mail: [mailto:myfloridahistory.org myfloridahistory.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.florida-historical-soc.org/ Florida Historical Society]  
==== Alma C. Field Library of Florida History  ====
'''[[Alma C. Field Library of Florida History]]'''<br>435 Brevard Avenue<br>Cocoa, FL 32922 USA<br>Phone: 321-690-1971<br>Fax: 321-690-4388<br>E-mail: [mailto:myfloridahistory.org myfloridahistory.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.florida-historical-soc.org/ Florida Historical Society]<br>


: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>
: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>


==== Charlton W. Tebeau Library of FL History  ====
'''Charlton W. Tebeau Library of Florida History''' <br>101 W Flagler St.<br>Miami, FL 33130 USA<br>Telephone: 305-357-1492<br>Fax: 305-372-6313<br>Internet: [http://www.historical-museum.org/collect/rc.htm Historical Museum of Southern Florida Research Center]<br>  
'''Charlton W. Tebeau Library of Florida History''' <br>101 W Flagler St.<br>Miami, FL 33130 USA<br>Telephone: 305-357-1492<br>Fax: 305-372-6313<br>Internet: [http://www.historical-museum.org/collect/rc.htm Historical Museum of Southern Florida Research Center]<br>  


:Their collection is strong on the history of southern Florida. They also have many documents related to Cuba and the Caribbean.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>
:Their collection is strong on the history of southern Florida. They also have many documents related to Cuba and the Caribbean.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>


'''Indian River County Main Library''' <br>1600 21st Street<br>Vero Beach, FL 32960 USA<br>Telephone: 772-770-5060 x5<br>Fax: 772-770-5446<br>E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@irclibrary.org genealogy@irclibrary.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.irclibrary.org/genealogy/ Lowenstein Genealogy Department]  
==== Indian River County Main Library  ====
'''Indian River County Main Library''' <br>1600 21st Street<br>Vero Beach, FL 32960 USA<br>Telephone: 772-770-5060 x5<br>Fax: 772-770-5446<br>E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@irclibrary.org genealogy@irclibrary.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.irclibrary.org/genealogy/ Lowenstein Genealogy Department]<br>


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


[[Image:Jacksonville FL Public Library .jpg|right|280px|Jacksonville FL Public Library .jpg]]'''Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch'''<br>303 N. Laura Street<br>Jacksonville, FL 32202 USA<br>Telephone: 904-630-2665<br>Internet: [http://jpl.coj.net/lib/branches/main.html Jacksonville Public Library Main Library] <br><br>  
==== Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch  ====
[[Image:Jacksonville FL Public Library .jpg|thumb|right|280px|Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch]]'''Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch'''<br>303 N. Laura Street<br>Jacksonville, FL 32202 USA<br>Telephone: 904-630-2665<br>Internet: [http://jpl.coj.net/lib/branches/main.html Jacksonville Public Library Main Library] <br>  


:The Southeastern United States is covered well, including history, biography, genealogy, federal censuses and indexes. This is oldest collection of Floridiana in the state.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>
:The Southeastern United States is covered well, including history, biography, genealogy, federal censuses and indexes. This is oldest collection of Floridiana in the state.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>


[[Image:Orlando Public Library.JPG|right|280px|Orlando Public Library.JPG]]'''[[Orlando Public Library]]'''<br>101 East Central Boulevard<br>Orlando, FL 32801 USA<br>Telephone: 407.835.7323<br>E-mail: [http://askalibrarian.org/email.php?id=1590 Ask a Librarian]<br>Internet: [http://www.ocls.info/Locations/MainLibrary/DRI/genealogy.asp?bhcp=1 Orlando Public Library]<br><br>  
==== Orlando Public Library  ====
[[Image:Orlando Public Library.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Orlando Public Library]]'''[[Orlando Public Library]]'''<br>101 East Central Boulevard<br>Orlando, FL 32801 USA<br>Telephone: 407.835.7323<br>E-mail: [http://askalibrarian.org/email.php?id=1590 Ask a Librarian]<br>Internet: [http://www.ocls.info/Locations/MainLibrary/DRI/genealogy.asp?bhcp=1 Orlando Public Library]<br>  


:This is the largest genealogy reference collection in Florida. American genealogical sources are covered well, including censuses, biographies, histories, and genealogies.<ref name="DB31" /> Two helpful guides for several important Florida archives and libraries are:  
:This is the largest genealogy reference collection in Florida. American genealogical sources are covered well, including censuses, biographies, histories, and genealogies.<ref name="DB31" /> Two helpful guides for several important Florida archives and libraries are:  
:*''Catalog of the Florida State Archives''. Tallahassee, Florida: Department of State, 1975. ({{FHL|142385|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.9 A5fs}})  
:*''Catalog of the Florida State Archives''. Tallahassee, Florida: Department of State, 1975. ({{FHL|142385|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.9 A5fs}})  
:*''Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in the United States: Florida''. Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. ({{FHL|142707|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.9 A1 number 130}}.)
:*''Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in the United States: Florida''. Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. ({{FHL|142707|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.9 A1 number 130}}.)<br><br>


[[Image:P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History.jpg|right|280px|P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History.jpg]]'''[[P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History]]'''<br>P.O. Box 117007<br>University Of Florida Smathers Library Room 100<br>Gainesville, FL 32611 USA<br>Telephone: 352-392-0319<br>Fax: 352-392-4788<br>E-mail: [http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/ask Ask a Librarian]<br>[http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ University of Florida]<br><br>  
==== P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History  ====
[[Image:P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History.jpg|thumb|right|280px|P.K. Yonge Library of FL History in Gainsville]]'''[[P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History]]'''<br>P.O. Box 117007<br>University Of Florida Smathers Library Room 100<br>Gainesville, FL 32611 USA<br>Telephone: 352-392-0319<br>Fax: 352-392-4788<br>E-mail: [http://cms.uflib.ufl.edu/ask Ask a Librarian]<br>[http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ University of Florida]<br>  


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


'''Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library'''<br>100 East Main Street<br>Bartow, Florida 33830-4629 USA<br>Telephone: 863-534-4380<br>Fax: 863-534-4382<br>Email: [mailto:Dorinda.Garrard@mypclc.info Dorinda.Garrard@mypclc.info]<br>Internet: http://library.mypclc.org/historical/ Polk County Genealogical Library]  
==== Polk Co Historical and Gen Library  ====
'''Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library'''<br>100 East Main Street<br>Bartow, Florida 33830-4629 USA<br>Telephone: 863-534-4380<br>Fax: 863-534-4382<br>Email: [mailto:Dorinda.Garrard@mypclc.info Dorinda.Garrard@mypclc.info]<br>Internet: http://library.mypclc.org/historical/ Polk County Genealogical Library]<br>


:A very good genealogical collection.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>
:A very good genealogical collection.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>


==== St. Augustine Hist Soc Research Library  ====
'''St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library'''<br>12 Aviles Street <br>St. Augustine, FL 32084 USA<br>Telephone: 904-824-2872<br>Fax: 904-824-2569<br>E-mail: [mailto:sahsdirector@bellsouth.net sahsdirector@bellsouth.net ]<br>Internet: [http://www.staugustinehistoricalsociety.org/library.html St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library]<br>  
'''St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library'''<br>12 Aviles Street <br>St. Augustine, FL 32084 USA<br>Telephone: 904-824-2872<br>Fax: 904-824-2569<br>E-mail: [mailto:sahsdirector@bellsouth.net sahsdirector@bellsouth.net ]<br>Internet: [http://www.staugustinehistoricalsociety.org/library.html St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library]<br>  


: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>
: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  ====
'''[[University of South Florida Tampa Library Special Collections]]'''<br>4202 E. Fowler Ave. LIB122 <br>Tampa FL 33620 USA<br>Telephone: 813-974-6725<br>E-mail: [mailto:libraryservicesdesk@usf.edu libraryservicesdesk@usf.edu]<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.usf.edu/special-collections/ USF Libraries: Special Collections]<br>  
'''[[University of South Florida Tampa Library Special Collections]]'''<br>4202 E. Fowler Ave. LIB122 <br>Tampa FL 33620 USA<br>Telephone: 813-974-6725<br>E-mail: [mailto:libraryservicesdesk@usf.edu libraryservicesdesk@usf.edu]<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.usf.edu/special-collections/ USF Libraries: Special Collections]<br>  


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


'''[[University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center]]'''<br>John C. Pace Library<br>11000 University Parkway<br>Pensacola, FL 32514 USA<br>Telephone: 850-474-2424 <br>E-mail: [http://www.lib.usf.edu/special-collections/contact-us/ Contact Us]<br>Internet: [http://libguides.uwf.edu/universityarchives University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center]  
==== UWF Archives and W FL History Center  ====
'''[[University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center]]'''<br>John C. Pace Library<br>11000 University Parkway<br>Pensacola, FL 32514 USA<br>Telephone: 850-474-2424 <br>E-mail: [http://www.lib.usf.edu/special-collections/contact-us/ Contact Us]<br>Internet: [http://libguides.uwf.edu/universityarchives University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center]<br>


: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>
: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 County Public Library Daytona Beach Regional'''<br>105 E. Magnolia Ave.<br>Daytona Beach FL 32114 USA<br>Telephone: 386-257-6036<br>E-mail: [mailto:showes@volusia.org showes@volusia.org]<br>Internet: [http://volusialibrary.org/VCPLbranches-dab.html#CIT Daytona Beach Regional Library]  
==== Volusia Co Pub Lib Daytona Beach Reg  ====
'''[[Volusia County Public Library Daytona Beach Regional]]'''<br>105 E. Magnolia Ave.<br>Daytona Beach FL 32114 USA<br>Telephone: 386-257-6036<br>E-mail: [mailto:showes@volusia.org showes@volusia.org]<br>Internet: [http://volusialibrary.org/VCPLbranches-dab.html#CIT Daytona Beach Regional Library]<br>


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


'''West Florida Public Library Genealogy Branch'''<br>Genealogy Branch Library<br>5740 N. 9th Avenue<br>Pensacola, FL 32504 USA<br>Telephone: 850-494-7373 <br>Fax: 850-436-5039<br>E-mail: [mailto:RefStaff@mywfpl.com RefStaff@mywfpl.com]<br>Internet: [http://mywfpl.com/research/west-florida-genealogy-library/ Ask a Genealogy Expert]  
==== West Florida Pub Lib Genealogy Branch  ====
'''[[West Florida Public Library Genealogy Branch]]'''<br>Genealogy Branch Library<br>5740 N. 9th Avenue<br>Pensacola, FL 32504 USA<br>Telephone: 850-494-7373 <br>Fax: 850-436-5039<br>E-mail: [mailto:RefStaff@mywfpl.com RefStaff@mywfpl.com]<br>Internet: [http://mywfpl.com/research/west-florida-genealogy-library/ Ask a Genealogy Expert]<br>
 
: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>
 
=== Out of State Repositories  ===
 
==== Dallas Public Central Library  ====
[[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Dallas Public Central Library in Texas]]'''[[Dallas Public Central Library]]'''<br>1515 Young St.<br>Dallas, TX 75201-9987 USA<br>Telephone: 214-670-1433<br>E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@dallaslibrary.org genealogy@dallaslibrary.org]<br>Internet: [http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php Dallas Public Library Genealogy]<br>
 
: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  ====
'''[[Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]]'''<br>Moultrie-Colquitt County Library<br> 204 5th Street, S.E.<br>Moultrie, Georgia 31768 USA<br>Telephone: 229-985-6540<br>E-mail: [mailto:mccls@mccls.org mccls@mccls.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.mccls.org/odom_gen.htm Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]<br>
 
: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>


: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>
==== Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library  ====
'''[[Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library]]''' <br>Street address: 20 S. College St.<br>Mailing address: P.O. Box 595<br>Homerville, GA 31634<br>Telephone: 912-487-2310<br>E-mail: [mailto:huxford.spearlibrary@windstream.net huxford.spearlibrary@windstream.net]<br> Internet:[https://huxford.com/ Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.]<br>  


=== Family History Centers  ===
: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>


[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers (FHCs)]] are branches of [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] and the [[Family History Library|Family History&nbsp;Library]] in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. There are many centers located in Florida. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy and family history by:
==== Mobile Municipal Archives  ====
'''[[Mobile Municipal Archives]]'''<br>'''Mail address:''' P.O. Box 1827<br>Mobile, Alabama 36633-1827 USA<br>'''Street address:''' 457 Church Street<br>Mobile, Alabama 36602 USA <br>Telephone: 251-208-7740<br>Fax: 251-208-7428<br>E-mail: [mailto:archives@cityofmobile.org archives@cityofmobile.org]<br> Internet: http://www.cityofmobile.org/archives/ Municipal Archives<br>


*Giving personal one-on-one assistance to patrons
: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>
*Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet or [[Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche|microfilm loan program]]
*Offering free how-to classes (varies by location).


To find the nearest Family History Center:  
==== Thomasville Gen, Hist {{amp}} Fine Arts Library  ====
'''[[Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]]'''<br>135 North Broad Street<br>Thomasville, Georgia 31792 USA<br>Telephone: 229-226-9640<br>Fax: 229-226-3199<br>E-mail: [mailto:glibrary@rose.net glibrary@rose.net]<br>Internet: [http://home.rose.net/~glibrary/ Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]<br>


:*Click on [https://familysearch.org/locations Find a Family History Center]. Type your city and state in the search box, then tap [Enter]. A map showing nearby centers will appear. Click a FamilySearch Center icon on the map to view its address, phone, and hours.
:Good collection of southern states family history material including '''Florida'''. <br><br>


=== References  ===
=== References  ===

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Template:Adoption FLGenWebThese repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Florida.

Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Florida[edit | edit source]

National Archives at Atlanta · Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics · Meek-Eaton Black Archives · State Archives of Florida · State Library of Florida · Alma C. Field Library of Florida History · Charlton W. Tebeau Library of Florida History · Indian River County Main Library · Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch · Orlando Public Library · P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History · Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library · St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library · University of South Florida Tampa Library Special Collections · University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center · Volusia County Public Library Daytona Beach Regional · West Florida Public Library Genealogy Branch · Dallas Public Central Library · Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library · Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library · Mobile Municipal Archives · Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library

Online Records of Florida[edit | edit source]

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Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.
National Archives at Atlanta (in Morrow)

National Repositories[edit | edit source]

National Archives at Atlanta[edit | edit source]

National Archives at Atlanta
5780 Jonesboro Road
Morrow, Georgia 30260 USA
Phone: 770-968-2100
Fax: 770-968-2547
E-mail: atlanta.archives@nara.gov
Internet: National Archives at Atlanta

The National Archives at Atlanta has records from over 100 federal agencies and courts in Florida. Also includes Vice Admiralty Courts of SC, Constitutional rights, Revolutionary War, Civil War, reconstruction, World Wars I and II, and space exploration. Microfilms for censuses, diplomatic missions, military service records, bounty-land applications, passenger arrival lists, naturalizations, American Indians, and African Americans.[1]

Statewide Repositories[edit | edit source]

Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics[edit | edit source]

Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics
1217 North Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202 USA
Telephone: 904-359-6900 x1024
Fax: 904-359-6931
E-mail: VitalStats@FLHealth.gov
Internet: Florida Health Certificates and Registries

Births  since 1917, and from some counties as early as 1893; marriages  and divorces  since 1927; and deaths  since 1917, and from some counties as early as 1877.

Meek-Eaton Black Archives[edit | edit source]

Meek-Eaton Black Archives in Tallahassee

Meek-Eaton Black Archives
Florida A&M University
445 Gamble Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32307 USA
Telephone: 850-599-3020
Internet: Black Archives Research Center

A statewide, and southeastern states regional center for researching African American history and institutions: over 500,000 manuscripts, rare books, journals, magazines, maps, newspapers, and photographs.[2]

State Archives of Florida[edit | edit source]

State Archives of Florida in Tallahassee

State Archives of Florida
R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA
Telephone: 850-245-6700
Fax: 850-488-4894
E-mail: archives@dos.myflorida.com
Internet: Florida State Archives

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

State Library of Florida[edit | edit source]

State Library of Florida in Tallahassee

State Library of Florida
R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA
Telephone: 850-245-6600
Fax: 850-245-6651
E-mail: library@dos.myflorida.com
Internet: 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.[4]

Regional Repositories[edit | edit source]

Alma C. Field Library of Florida History[edit | edit source]

Alma C. Field Library of Florida History
435 Brevard Avenue
Cocoa, FL 32922 USA
Phone: 321-690-1971
Fax: 321-690-4388
E-mail: myfloridahistory.org
Internet: Florida Historical Society

Floridiana: books, maps, photos, family histories, manuscripts, photos, the Mosquito Beaters collection, the Alice Strickland collection, and the Florida State Genealogical Society collection.[5]

Charlton W. Tebeau Library of FL History[edit | edit source]

Charlton W. Tebeau Library of Florida History
101 W Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33130 USA
Telephone: 305-357-1492
Fax: 305-372-6313
Internet: Historical Museum of Southern Florida Research Center

Their collection is strong on the history of southern Florida. They also have many documents related to Cuba and the Caribbean.[3]

Indian River County Main Library[edit | edit source]

Indian River County Main Library
1600 21st Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960 USA
Telephone: 772-770-5060 x5
Fax: 772-770-5446
E-mail: genealogy@irclibrary.org
Internet: Lowenstein Genealogy Department

A big genealogy collection that rivals Orlando in size and quality.[3]

Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch[edit | edit source]

Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch

Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch
303 N. Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202 USA
Telephone: 904-630-2665
Internet: Jacksonville Public Library Main Library

The Southeastern United States is covered well, including history, biography, genealogy, federal censuses and indexes. This is oldest collection of Floridiana in the state.[3]

Orlando Public Library[edit | edit source]

Orlando Public Library

Orlando Public Library
101 East Central Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32801 USA
Telephone: 407.835.7323
E-mail: Ask a Librarian
Internet: Orlando Public Library

This is the largest genealogy reference collection in Florida. American genealogical sources are covered well, including censuses, biographies, histories, and genealogies.[3] Two helpful guides for several important Florida archives and libraries are:
  • Catalog of the Florida State Archives. Tallahassee, Florida: Department of State, 1975. (FHL book 975.9 A5fs)
  • Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in the United States: Florida. Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. (FHL book 975.9 A1 number 130.)

P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History[edit | edit source]

P.K. Yonge Library of FL History in Gainsville

P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History
P.O. Box 117007
University Of Florida Smathers Library Room 100
Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
Telephone: 352-392-0319
Fax: 352-392-4788
E-mail: Ask a Librarian
University of Florida

Their collection includes Spanish colonial sources, United States borderland records, and the best Florida newspapers collection in the state.[3]

Polk Co Historical and Gen Library[edit | edit source]

Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library
100 East Main Street
Bartow, Florida 33830-4629 USA
Telephone: 863-534-4380
Fax: 863-534-4382
Email: Dorinda.Garrard@mypclc.info
Internet: http://library.mypclc.org/historical/ Polk County Genealogical Library]

A very good genealogical collection.[3]

St. Augustine Hist Soc Research Library[edit | edit source]

St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library
12 Aviles Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084 USA
Telephone: 904-824-2872
Fax: 904-824-2569
E-mail: sahsdirector@bellsouth.net
Internet: St. Augustine Historical Society 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.[3]

Univ of S FL Tampa Library Special Coll[edit | edit source]

University of South Florida Tampa Library Special Collections
4202 E. Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa FL 33620 USA
Telephone: 813-974-6725
E-mail: libraryservicesdesk@usf.edu
Internet: USF Libraries: Special Collections

They have a good collection of published Florida local histories and Hillsborough County records.[3]

UWF Archives and W FL History Center[edit | edit source]

University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center
John C. Pace Library
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514 USA
Telephone: 850-474-2424
E-mail: Contact Us
Internet: University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center

This an excellent research facility. Make this your starting place for finding records of the earliest European settlers in the Florida panhandle.[3]

Volusia Co Pub Lib Daytona Beach Reg[edit | edit source]

Volusia County Public Library Daytona Beach Regional
105 E. Magnolia Ave.
Daytona Beach FL 32114 USA
Telephone: 386-257-6036
E-mail: showes@volusia.org
Internet: Daytona Beach Regional Library

Very good genealogy collection not just for Florida, but also for the entire eastern seaboard.[3]

West Florida Pub Lib Genealogy Branch[edit | edit source]

West Florida Public Library Genealogy Branch
Genealogy Branch Library
5740 N. 9th Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32504 USA
Telephone: 850-494-7373
Fax: 850-436-5039
E-mail: RefStaff@mywfpl.com
Internet: Ask a Genealogy Expert

A good genealogy collection.[3] 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.[6]

Out of State Repositories[edit | edit source]

Dallas Public Central Library[edit | edit source]

Dallas Public Central Library in Texas

Dallas Public Central Library
1515 Young St.
Dallas, TX 75201-9987 USA
Telephone: 214-670-1433
E-mail: genealogy@dallaslibrary.org
Internet: Dallas Public Library Genealogy

Outstanding genealogical collection with records for more than Texas, including Florida, Oklahoma, the South, Mid-Atlantic, and New England states.[7]

Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library[edit | edit source]

Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library
Moultrie-Colquitt County Library
204 5th Street, S.E.
Moultrie, Georgia 31768 USA
Telephone: 229-985-6540
E-mail: mccls@mccls.org
Internet: Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library

Emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection including Florida.[8]

Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library[edit | edit source]

Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library
Street address: 20 S. College St.
Mailing address: P.O. Box 595
Homerville, GA 31634
Telephone: 912-487-2310
E-mail: huxford.spearlibrary@windstream.net
Internet:Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.

This collection covers the southeast United States well,[8] including 14,000 files on families from south Georgia and north Florida.[9]

Mobile Municipal Archives[edit | edit source]

Mobile Municipal Archives
Mail address: P.O. Box 1827
Mobile, Alabama 36633-1827 USA
Street address: 457 Church Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602 USA
Telephone: 251-208-7740
Fax: 251-208-7428
E-mail: archives@cityofmobile.org
Internet: http://www.cityofmobile.org/archives/ 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.[10]

Thomasville Gen, Hist & Fine Arts Library[edit | edit source]

Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library
135 North Broad Street
Thomasville, Georgia 31792 USA
Telephone: 229-226-9640
Fax: 229-226-3199
E-mail: glibrary@rose.net
Internet: Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library

Good collection of southern states family history material including Florida.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 127-28. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.
  2. About the Archives - History in FAMU - The Black Archives Research Center (accessed 7 May 2015).
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Dollarhide and Bremer, 31.
  4. About the State Library of Florida in Florida Department of State (accessed 4 May 2015).
  5. The Alma C. Field Library of Florida History in Florida's Space Coast (accessed 5 May 2015).
  6. Ask a Genealogy Expert in West Florida Public Library System (accessed 29 April 2015).
  7. Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.
  9. Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library History in Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc. (accessed 15 January 2016).
  10. Dollarhide and Bremer, 11.