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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)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><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>

: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 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>

: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>

: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>

: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>

:Claims to be one of the largest genealogy collections in the southeastern United States with a geographic emphasis on Florida, the southeast region, the thirteen colonies, and all states on the Mississippi River.<ref>[https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.hcplc.org_hcplc_locations_jfg_genealogy.html&d=DQMFaQ&c=z0adcvxXWKG6LAMN6dVEqQ&r=hw91ufSz-PsD_DPYefHu1E0tYj-GtO31gMGNgRD-w_E&m=seOeYvZKEpj7lF2xPXkguEsGaDvA4Q7tjJj1mgMbgmQ&s=XNNYsW8U1LaCtVZMnQrDvHkKdllyByWgq_a36sBu5Uw&e= Genealogy Collection] in ''Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative'' (accessed 3 November 2016).</ref><br><br>

:A big genealogy collection that rivals Orlando in size and quality.<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>

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

:A very good genealogical collection.<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>

:They have a good collection of published Florida local histories and Hillsborough County records.<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>

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

:Florida DAR collection with 25,000 books and periodicals, 10,000 microfiche, and over 15,000 microfilms. Includes census indexes, censuses 1790-1930, Florida deaths 1877-1997, marriages 1927-1997, divorces 1927-1997, Orlando births and deaths 1910-1922, Orlando city directories, nationwide passenger arrival lists, and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps.<ref>[https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__westoaks.ocls.info_the-2Dcollection_&d=DQMFaQ&c=z0adcvxXWKG6LAMN6dVEqQ&r=hw91ufSz-PsD_DPYefHu1E0tYj-GtO31gMGNgRD-w_E&m=seOeYvZKEpj7lF2xPXkguEsGaDvA4Q7tjJj1mgMbgmQ&s=4chRbWTcB2xTu6G3twuSzLVVgnNqje_EW2TV70qEI_Y&e= Genealogy Collection] in ''West Oaks Branch Library & Genealogy Center'' (accessed 3 November 2016).</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>

: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>

: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>

: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>

:Good collection of southern states family history material including '''Florida'''. <br><br>