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United States Florida  Archives and Libraries

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

National
National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) 5780 Jonesboro Road Morrow, Georgia 30260 Phone: 770-968-2100 Fax: 770-968-2547 Internet: National Archives at Atlanta


 * 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.

Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research 5300 Caroline Houston, TX 77004 Telephone: 713-284-1999 Internet: http://www2.houstonlibrary.org/clayton/


 * One of America's best genealogical collections. Especially strong for Texas, adjoining states, and the South including Florida.

Statewide
Florida State Archives Mail Station R.A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 Telephone: 850-245-6700 Fax: 850-488-4894


 * A great Florida genealogy collection including state and county documents. This is the place to start research on Florida residents.

Online collections include Confederate Pension Applications, Spanish Land Grants, and World War I Service Cards among others.

State Library of Florida R.A. Gray Building 500 South Bronough Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 Telephone: 850-245-6600 Fax: 850-245-6651


 * Florida Collection


 * Genealogy Resources

Florida Historical Library 435 Brevard Avenue Cocoa, FL 32922 Phone: 321-690-1971 Fax: 321-690-4388

Regional
Orlando Public Library 101 East Central Boulevard Orlando, FL 32801 Telephone: 407.835.7323 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.


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


 * Catalog of the Florida State Archives. Tallahassee, Florida: Department of State, 1975.
 * Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in the United States: Florida. Jacksonville, Florida: Florida Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. (.)

Indian River County Main Library

Jacksonville Public Library Main

Hillsborough County Historical Commission Their museum, history and genealogy library

University of West Florida Pace Library University of West Florida John C. Pace Library 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514 Telephone: 850-474-2424

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

University of Miami Otto G. Richter Library 1300 Memorial Drive P.O. Box 248214 Coral Gables, Florida 33124-0320 Phone 305-284-3233 Fax 305-284-4027

Family History Centers
Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of FamilySearch and the Family History 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:


 * Giving personal one-on-one assistance to patrons
 * Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet or microfilm loan program
 * Offering free how-to classes (varies by location).

To find the nearest Family History Center:


 * Click on Find a Family History Center. Type your city and state in the location fields, and tap [Enter].