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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Florida Genealogy|Florida]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Florida_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''  
''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Florida Genealogy|Florida]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Florida Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''  


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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research.  
These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Florida.  


[http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm '''Florida State Archives''']<br>Mail Station<br>R.A. Gray Building<br>500 South Bronough Street<br>Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250<br>Telephone: 850-245-6700<br>Fax: 850-488-4894<br>
=== Out of State ===


Online collections include Confederate Pension Applications, Spanish Land Grants, and World War I Service Cards among others.  
[[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|right|175px|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>


As of January 1984 the genealogy collection of the Florida State Library was transferred to the Florida State Archives. However, the Florida State Library, which is also in the R.A. Gray Building, still has references of interest to the genealogist, especially in the "Florida Collection."
: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>


[http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/library/ '''State Library of Florida'''] <br> R.A. Gray Building<br>500 South Bronough Street<br>Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250<br>Telephone: 850-245-6600<br>Fax: 850-245-6651<br>  
[[Image:Dallas Public Central Library.jpg|right|175px|Dallas Public Central Library.jpg]]'''[[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><br>  


:[http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/library/flcollection/index.cfm Florida Collection]
: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>


:[http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/library/FLCollection/genealogyresources.cfm Genealogy Resources]<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>  


[[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)|'''National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)''']]<br>5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260 <br>Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta] <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>


[http://www.florida-historical-soc.org/ '''Florida Historical Library''']<br>435 Brevard Avenue<br>Cocoa, FL 32922<br>Phone: 321-690-1971<br>Fax: 321-690-4388<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>  


[http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ '''University Of Florida''']<br>Smathers Library Room 100<br>P.O. Box 117007<br>Gainesville, FL 32611<br>Telephone: 352-392-0319<br>Fax: 352-392-4788<br>  
:Good collection of southern states family history material including '''Florida'''. <br><br>


[http://uwf.edu/library/ '''University of West Florida''']<br>John C. Pace Library<br>11000 University Parkway<br>Pensacola, FL 32514<br>Telephone: 850-474-2424 <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>  


[http://www.library.miami.edu/about/contactus/helpdesks.html '''University of Miami''']<br>Otto G. Richter Library<br>1300 Memorial Drive<br>P.O. Box 248214<br>Coral Gables, Florida 33124-0320<br>Phone 305-284-3233<br>Fax 305-284-4027<br>
:Emphasizes Scottish immigrants to America, but also has a good basic American genealogy collection including '''Florida'''.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.</ref>
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[http://www.ocls.info/Locations/MainLibrary/DRI/genealogy.asp?bhcp=1 '''Orange County Library System''']<br>101 East Central Boulevard<br>Orlando, FL 32801<br>Telephone: 407.835.7323<br>  


Two helpful guides for several important Florida archives and libraries are:
=== Statewide  ===


''Catalog of the Florida State Archives''. Tallahassee, Florida: Department of State, 1975. ({{FHL|142385|title-id|disp=FHL book 975.9 A5fs}})
[[Image:State Archives of Florida.jpg|right|175px|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>


''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}}.)
: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>


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.  
[[Image:State Archives of Florida.jpg|right|175px|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>


=== Florida Online Records  ===
: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>


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'''[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|175px|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;History  About the Archives - History] in ''FAMU - The Black Archives Research Center'' (accessed 7 May 2015).</ref>
 
=== Regional  ===
 
'''[[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]
 
: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 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>
 
'''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]
 
:A big genealogy collection that rivals Orlando in size and quality.<ref name="DB31" /><br><br>
 
[[Image:Jacksonville FL Public Library .jpg|right|175px|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>
 
: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|175px|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>
 
: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}})
:*''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}}.)
 
[[Image:P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History.jpg|right|175px|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>
 
: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]
 
:A very good genealogical collection.<ref name="DB31" /><br><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>
 
'''[[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>
 
'''[[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]
 
: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]
 
: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]
 
: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>
 
=== Family History Centers  ===
 
[[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:


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


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.
To find the nearest Family History Center:


Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:
:*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.


[[USGenWeb|'''The USGenWeb Project''']]<br> 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.
=== Online Records  ===


[http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/ '''Roots-L'''] <br>A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.
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'''[http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch]™''' <br>Available to anyone with access to the Internet. In addition, the Family History Library and some [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]] have computers with the Internet that can be used for free for genealogical purposes. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.
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