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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Florida Genealogy|Florida]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries''' | {{FL-sidebar}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Florida Genealogy|Florida]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries'''{{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> | |||
{{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> | |||
== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Florida == | == Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Florida == | ||
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[[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Atlanta (in Morrow)]] | |||
*[http://ufdc.ufl.edu/?c=fdnl1&m=hhh&t=seminole/ University of Florida Digital Collection][[Image:NARA Atlanta.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at Atlanta (in Morrow)]] | |||
== National Repositories == | == National Repositories == | ||
==National Archives at Atlanta == | ===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>Website: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ 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>Website: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ National Archives at Atlanta] | ||
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== Statewide Repositories == | == Statewide Repositories == | ||
== Florida Health Bureau of Vital Statistics == | === 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>Website: [http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/index.html Florida Health Certificates and Registries]<br> | '''[[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>Website: [http://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/index.html Florida Health Certificates and Registries]<br> | ||
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:'''''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. <br><br> | :'''''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. <br><br> | ||
== Meek-Eaton Black Archives == | === 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>Website: [http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?BlackArchives&Home Black Archives Research Center]<br> | [[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>Website: [http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?BlackArchives&Home Black Archives Research Center]<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> | :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> | ||
== State Archives of Florida == | === 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>Website: [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm Florida State Archives] <br> | [[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>Website: [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm Florida State Archives] <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|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>Website: [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/library/ State Library of Florida] <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>Website: [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/library/ State Library of Florida] <br> | ||
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== Regional Repositories == | == Regional Repositories == | ||
== Alma C. Field Library of Florida History == | === 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>Website: [http://www.florida-historical-soc.org/ Florida Historical Society]<br> | '''[[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>Website: [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 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>Website: [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>Website: [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 == | ===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>Website: [http://www.irclibrary.org/genealogy/ Lowenstein Genealogy Department]<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>Website: [http://www.irclibrary.org/genealogy/ Lowenstein Genealogy Department]<br> | ||
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: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> | ||
== Orlando Public Library == | === 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>Website: [http://www.ocls.info/Locations/MainLibrary/DRI/genealogy.asp?bhcp=1 Orlando Public Library]<br> | [[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>Website: [http://www.ocls.info/Locations/MainLibrary/DRI/genealogy.asp?bhcp=1 Orlando Public Library]<br> | ||
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:*''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> | :*''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> | ||
== P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History | === 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> | [[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 Co Historical and Gen 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>Website: http://library.mypclc.org/historical/ Polk County Genealogical Library]<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>Website: 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 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>Website: [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>Website: [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 | === 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>Website: [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>Website: [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> | ||
== UWF Archives and W FL 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>Website: [http://libguides.uwf.edu/universityarchives University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center]<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>Website: [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 Co Pub Lib Daytona Beach Reg == | === 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>Website: [http://volusialibrary.org/VCPLbranches-dab.html#CIT Daytona Beach Regional Library]<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>Website: [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 Pub Lib Genealogy Branch | === 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>Website: [http://mywfpl.com/research/west-florida-genealogy-library/ Ask a Genealogy Expert]<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>Website: [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> | :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 | === 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>Website: [http://dallaslibrary2.org/genealogy/index.php Dallas Public Library Genealogy]<br> | [[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>Website: [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> | :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 === | ||
'''[[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>Website: [http://www.mccls.org/odom_gen.htm Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library]<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>Website: [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> | :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> | ||
== Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library | === 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> Website:[https://huxford.com/ Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.]<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> Website:[https://huxford.com/ Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.]<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> | :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 | === 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> Website: http://www.cityofmobile.org/archives/ Municipal Archives<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> Website: 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> | :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 Gen, Hist {{amp}} Fine Arts Library | === 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>Website: [http://home.rose.net/~glibrary/ Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]<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>Website: [http://home.rose.net/~glibrary/ Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library]<br> | ||
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Florida Archives and Libraries
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[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]
 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 Repositories[edit | edit source]National Archives at Atlanta[edit | edit source]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
Website: Florida Health Certificates and Registries
Florida Memory Projects Including Confederate pensions application, WWI service cards, early territorial census records and Spanish land grants. Download documents and images for free.
- 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
Florida A&M University
445 Gamble Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32307 USA
Telephone: 850-599-3020
Website: 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
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
Website: 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
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
Website: 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
Website: 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
Website: 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
Website: Lowenstein Genealogy Department
- A big genealogy collection that rivals Orlando in size and quality.[3]
Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch
303 N. Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202 USA
Telephone: 904-630-2665
Website: 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
101 East Central Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32801 USA
Telephone: 407.835.7323
E-mail: Ask a Librarian
Website: 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 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
Website: 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
Website: 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
Website: 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
Website: 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
Website: 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
Website: 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
1515 Young St.
Dallas, TX 75201-9987 USA
Telephone: 214-670-1433
E-mail: genealogy@dallaslibrary.org
Website: 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
Website: 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
Website: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
Website: 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
Website: Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library
- Good collection of southern states family history material including Florida.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ About the Archives - History in FAMU - The Black Archives Research Center (accessed 7 May 2015).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ About the State Library of Florida in Florida Department of State (accessed 4 May 2015).
- ↑ The Alma C. Field Library of Florida History in Florida's Space Coast (accessed 5 May 2015).
- ↑ Ask a Genealogy Expert in West Florida Public Library System (accessed 29 April 2015).
- ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 107.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dollarhide and Bremer, 33.
- ↑ Huxford-Spear Genealogical Library History in Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc. (accessed 15 January 2016).
- ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 11.
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