Florida Division of Historical Resources
- Pages on archaeology, grants, museums, underwater preserves, history, and folklife. Site map, section on state historical commission.
- http://www.flheritage.com/
University of South Florida (Tampa) - Special Collections Department - Focuses on Tampa and Florida History. Oral history, manuscript collections, historic photographs, and bibliographies. - http://kong.lib.usf.edu:8881/R/LQMJL5M2HQA6459V5P5MGLB3E2FPKGE5T3VH8TI2N8QS64KXC3-02826?func=base-list&pds_handle=GUEST
South Florida Radio History, 1923-Present - The history of radio in south Florida. Entertaining and informative facts, stories, and anecdotes. - http://radiopages.net/radio/
Florida Memory Project - Searchable collections of manuscripts, war records, historic images, vital statistics, audio and video recordings. - http://www.floridamemory.com/
American Memory - Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - An online collection from the Library of Congress. Maps from all over the state, zoom in to see details. - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/gmd:@filreq(@field(STATE+florida)+@field(COLLID+pmmap))
Special Collections, University of North Florida - Among others, includes major manuscript and biographical collections about Eartha M. M. White (prominent African-American), Arthur N. Sollee, Sr. (engineer and planner for Jacksonville), and legislators Joe Carlucci and John E. Mathews, Jr. - http://www.unf.edu/library/sc/papers.html
Florida Historical Contexts - A multimedia presentation on the history of aboriginal Florida. - http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/reports/contexts/
Emanuel Point Shipwreck - An underwater wreck thought to be from Tristan de Luna's 1559 expedition which sunk off the tip of Santa Rosa Island. The wreck is still being explored by state and university underwater archeologists with volunteer help. Includes virtual tour. - http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/projects/shipwrecks/emanuelpoint/
Mission San Luis - The Florida Department of State describes the early settlement and capital of La Florida from 1656 to 1704. Includes reconstructions of Apalachee buildings. - http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/archaeology/sanluis/
A Brief History of Florida - 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. - http://www.flheritage.com/facts/history/summary/
Florida Kids - A place for Florida kids to learn, explore, and amuse themselves with Florida history & education. - http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/kids/
Society of Florida Archivists - 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. - http://www.florida-archivists.org/
NASA Manned Missions - Historical archives of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. - http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/inforcenter/history/history.html
Historic Roads and Highways of Florida - US routes - Densely packed descriptions, maps, stories, and links for history buffs interested in the tale of Florida highways. - http://home.earthlink.net/~us98/flus.htm
Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie - The Henrietta Marie sank near Key West in 1701 after delivering a consignment of African captives to the island of Jamaica. - http://www.historical-museum.org/exhibits/hm/henmarie.htm
WPA Life Histories from Florida - Depression-era reminiscences of ordinary Floridians, some written by novelists and poets who later achieved fame. From the U.S. Library of Congress files. - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/flcat.html
Florida Historic Maps, 1836-1900 - Multi-resolution maps from the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress. - http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/gmd:@filreq(@field(STATE+florida)+@field(COLLID+rrmap))
Find A Grave By State: Florida - Locate the graves of notable people throughout the state. Includes many photographs, biographies, and visitor comments plus links to famous sites in other states. - http://www.findagrave.com/state/11.html
Florida Historical Societies - Locate address information (including web site links) for historical societies in each county within the state of Florida. - http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-FL-NDX.html
The Floridians Text Book - A promising interactive textbook in progress, covering the history of Florida from aboriginal times to the present-day. - http://www.floridahistory.org/floridians/textpg.htm
United States-Spain Treaty of 1819 - The original agreement transferring Florida to the United States of America. Provided by the Modern History Sourcebook. - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1819florida.html
Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942 - 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. - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/flwpahtml/
Florida et Apalche - 1597 map by Flemish mapmaker Cornelius Wytfliet. - http://www.humanities-interactive.org/crossroads/ex026_06a.html
Florida Newspaper Project - Florida newspapers are being cataloged to full level CONSER standards. Microfilm of newspapers is produced to national preservation standards. - http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/flnews/
Florida History Internet Center - A history of Florida and guide to historic sites across the state, with detailed timeline from 1497 to the present day. - http://www.floridahistory.org
Florida Division of Historical Resources - Archaeology, grants, museum of Florida History, underwater preserves, history, and folklife. - http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/
Florida Historical Society - Cultural organization. Bookstore, journeys for the junior historian, family history, library, Florida Historical Quarterly, research requests and membership. - http://florida-historical-soc.org/