Collier County, Florida Genealogy

United States   Florida    Collier County

Parent County
1923--Collier County was created 8 May 1923 from Lee County. County seat: Naples

Neighboring Counties

 * Broward
 * Hendry
 * Lee
 * Miami-Dade
 * Monroe

Newspapers
Naples Daily News 1100 Immokalee Road Naples, FL 34110

http://www.naplesnews.com

Societies and Libraries
Genealogical Society of Collier County, Inc. P.O. Box 7933 Naples, FL 34101

Website: http://thegscc.org

The Genealogical Society of Collier County, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Naples, Florida. We are dedicated to researching and recording family histories; as well as teaching and assisting researchers through our many educational classes and programs.

Many of our members also serve as volunteers in the "Genealogy Room" located in the reference area of the Naples Regional Library, 650 Central Avenue. Our library volunteers are eager to assist library patrons by offering guidance with the genealogy special collection and computer databases. A schedule of when volunteers are on duty can be found on our website under "Volunteer Help."

The Society offers two free "Beginning Genealogy" courses each year and monthly educational programs at our meetings. Please consult our website at http://thegscc.org for the dates, times and location of our classes and meetings.

Projects: Collier County Obituary Index Volunteers from the Genealogical Society of Collier County, Inc. have indexed names from obituaries and death notices published in the Naples newspapers from July 28, 1927 to January 2008, however the microfilm for certain years has not been found or doesn’t exist. The microfilm reels used in this project, currently numbering over 850, are housed in the Collier County Public Library at 650 Central Avenue, Naples. To search the index online visit: http://public.collier-lib.org/db/.

Family History Surname Index Volunteers from the Genealogical Society of Collier County have indexed the surnames found in all the family history books located in the genealogy special collection at the Naples Regional Library,650 Central Avenue. To search the index online visit:http://public.collier-lib.org/dbgen/.

Web Sites

 * Collier County, Florida Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Collier County, FLGenWeb Project, Inc.
 * Genealogical Society of Collier County, Inc.
 * Collier County Public Library Genealogy Resources Page
 * Collier County Public Library Genealogy Resources Page