British Florida, 1763-1783

British Florida, 1763-83

Georgia's Western Lands, Mississippi Territory and East & West Florida, 1783-1819

Spanish Florida, 1670-1763

Florida, 1562-88

British Florida, 1763-83

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NEHGS Comes to Orlando, Florida on February 9 and 10

Genealogy DNA Days Coming to Florida

British Florida, 1763-83

Florida: French and Spanish Settlements, 1562-88

West Florida, 1796-1821

British Florida, 1763-83

West Florida Border, 1763-1787

Florida State Genealogical Society 25th Annual Conference

Cedar Keys, Florida, 1861

Florida Land Records

Florida Census, 1820-90

Florida Marriages, 1822-1850

Jacksonville, Florida Directories, 1888-93

Florida Marriages, 1851-75

Florida War Death List, 1836-42

Florida Death Index, 1946

Florida Death Index, 1936

Florida Death Index, 1947

Florida Death Index, 1950

Florida Death Index, 1951

Florida Death Index, 1952

Florida Death Index, 1953

Florida Death Index, 1954

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Florida Death Index, 1956

Florida Death Index, 1957

Florida Death Index, 1958

Florida Death Index, 1959

Florida Death Index, 1960

Florida Death Index, 1961-1966

Florida Death Index, 1967-69

Florida Death Index, 1970-79

Florida Death Index, 1980-89

Florida Death Index, 1990-91

Florida Death Index, 1992-93

Florida Death Index, 1994-95

Florida Death Index, 1996

Florida Death Index, 1997

Florida Death Index, 1998

Florida Death Index, 1938

Florida Death Index, 1944

Florida Death Index, 1937

Florida Death Index, 1943

Florida Death Index, 1939

Florida Death Index, 1942

Florida Death Index, 1945

Florida Death Index, 1949

Florida Death Index, 1940

Florida Death Index, 1941

Florida Death Index, 1948

What is a Family History Center?

Family History Centers are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Centers provide access to many of the microfilms and microfiche in the Family History Library to help you identify your ancestors.

Location and Hours

There are more than 3,400 centers worldwide. To find a Family History Center near you, see the list of addresses below.

Before you visit, you should contact the center to verify when it is open.

Services

Staff members will show you around the center, answer some research questions (research expertise in each center varies), help you use center resources, and order microfilms and microfiche from the Family History Library.

Many centers offer classes on different genealogical research topics.

Resources

Most centers have a computer with FamilySearch, which helps you search for information about your ancestors. FamilySearch includes Family History Library Catalog, International Genealogical Index, Ancestral File, Social Security Death Index, Scottish Church Records and the United States Military Index

Most also have Personal Ancestral File, a computer program that allows you to organize your family history information.

Most centers also have a variety of resource files, microfilms, microfiche and published material such as genealogies, histories, gazetteers, atlases and maps at your disposal.

Information about state archives and libraries:

Write to:
Florida State Archives
Bureau of Archives and Records Management
Division of Library and Information Services - Public Services Section
R.A. Gray Building
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
Telephone: (904) 487-2073
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00-5:00, Saturday 9:00-3:00, closed Sunday and all state holidays
Records include a 7,000 volume collection of published materials for Florida and most Southeastern states, census records from 1830 to 1920 on microfilm, service records from the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, and the Mexican War, confederate pension records, a compiled index of Civil War soldiers, vital records for the early 20th century, state census records from 1845-1945, maps, Spanish land grant records, tax records, cemetery records, militia records, state troops records, and national guard records.

Information about state genealogical societies:

Write to:
Florida Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 18624
Tampa, FL 33679-8624
Publications: Journal, Newsletter

Florida Society for Genealogical Research
8461 54th Street North
Pinellas Park, FL 33565

Florida State Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 10249
Tallahassee, FL 32302-2249
Publications: The Florida Genealogist, Florida State Genealogical Society Newsletter

See also: Florida Genealogy at Live Roots, and Original Florida Documents