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• A Brief History of Florida

  http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/a-brief-history/
  A concise history of the state "from the Stone Age to the Space Age" by the Florida Department of State's Division of Historical Resources.

• Florida Division of Historical Resources

  http://dos.myflorida.com/historical/
  Pages on archaeology, grants, museums, underwater preserves, history, and folklife. Site map, section on state historical commission.

• Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942

  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/florida/
  Folksongs, folktales, and life histories of African-American, Arabic, Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, and Slavic cultures throughout the state, recorded under the auspices of the WPA arts projects in Florida.

• Florida Historical Societies

  http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-FL-NDX.html
  Locate address information (including web site links) for historical societies in each county within the state of Florida.

• Florida Historical Society

  http://myfloridahistory.org/
  Cultural organization. Bookstore, journeys for the junior historian, family history, library, Florida Historical Quarterly, research requests and membership.

• Florida History Internet Center

  http://www.floridahistory.org/
  A history of Florida and guide to historic sites across the state, with detailed timeline from 1497 to the present day.

• Florida Kids

  http://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/kids/
  A place for Florida kids to learn, explore, and amuse themselves with Florida history and education.

• Florida Memory Project

  http://www.floridamemory.com/
  Searchable collections of manuscripts, war records, historic images, vital statistics, audio and video recordings.

• Florida Newspaper Library

  http://ufdc.ufl.edu/newspapers/
  Florida newspapers are being cataloged to full level CONSER standards. Microfilm of newspapers is produced to national preservation standards.

• Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festival

  http://margem.tripod.com/SCOTTISH.HTM
  In celebration of the Scottish and Celtic families who settled North Florida.

• Society of Florida Archivists

  http://www.florida-archivists.org/
  Academics, librarians, government officials and individuals working to preserve documents of historical value including papers, maps, photos, films, audio recordings and electronic records. Newsletter, listserv, annual conference, membership application.

• United States-Spain Treaty of 1819

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1819florida.asp
  The original agreement transferring Florida to the United States of America. Provided by the Modern History Sourcebook.

• Wallace Reichelt Oral History Project, Florida State University

  http://ohp.fsu.edu/
  With an index of oral interviews, some of which are now readable on the web. Covering the history of Tallahassee, the state, and W.W.II.

• WPA Life Histories from Florida

  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/flcat.html
  Depression-era reminiscences of ordinary Floridians, some written by novelists and poets who later achieved fame. From the U.S. Library of Congress files.

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