Florida History

This Month in Florida History

General Florida History

Faces and Biographies - Florida Civic Ed
www.firn.edu/civiced/games/faces/index.html

Introduce yourself to famous Floridians, both past and present, who have contributed so much to our state! Contains only a small number of biographies. More biography resources are also available on Jacksonville Public Library's Biography webpage.

Florida Facts and History
dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts

State of Florida website featuring information on State Symbols, Florida's many historic flags, History and more detailed Historical Reports on certain topics. Also includes some statistical information and quick facts (geographical, historical and population).

Florida Heritage Collection: Florida History Timeline
palmm.fcla.edu/fh/outline/outline.html

Online sources organized by key time periods in Florida History

Florida Heritage Collection: Florida Counties
palmm.fcla.edu/fh/counties.html#D

Historical online sources organized by county

Florida Heritage Collection: Florida Themes
palmm.fcla.edu/fh/themes.html

Online sources grouped by general subject areas

Florida Historical Quarterly
palmm.fcla.edu/FHQ/index.shtml

A journal of Florida History published four times a year by The Florida Historical Society. This link, provided through the Publications of Archival Library and Museum Materials (PALMM) site, provides access to all Florida Historical Quarterly issues available online through the Florida Heritage Collection. If you click on "Browse Issues", a list of issues will be generated starting with the most current available and then working back to the first. There is also a search function at the top of the page which should help you find specific articles on topics of interest.

Florida State Archives: Florida Memory Project
www.floridamemory.com

Provides educational resources for students of all ages, and makes available collections for historical research.

The Florida Photographic Collection
www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection

A searchable image database of over 100,000 online photographs.

Florida Memory : The Online Classroom
www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/

An educational web site for students and teachers with transcripts and scanned images of original diaries, letters, documents and photographs from Florida's past. Materials, lesson plans, online activities and quizzes are referenced to the Sunshine State Standards.

Florida Memory : Highlights of Florida History
www.floridamemory.com/FloridaHighlights

An online exhibit of significant State Archives documents representing some of Florida's defining moments.

Florida Memory : Collections
www.floridamemory.com/Collections

Online access to selected historical and genealogical collections.

Florida Memory : Timeline
www.floridamemory.com/Timeline

An interactive timeline of people and events featured on the Florida Memory Site.

Publications of Archival & Museum Materials (PALMM) Collections
palmm.fcla.edu

A initiative of the public universities of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship. PALMM projects create high-quality virtual collections relevant to the students, research community and general citizenry of Florida. This link will take you to PALMM's main page, which also includes more detailed descriptions of the resources available through its many individual digital collections.

RootsWeb: Florida State History and Genealogy Resources
www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/USA/fl.html

Serves primarily as a online clearinghouse for people interested in conducting and sharing genealogy research. However the site also has a lengthy directory of local and state history links organized by state. This link connects you to the Florida state and local history portion of the directory.

State Library of Florida, Florida Collection: Florida History Links
dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/flhist.html

Directory of online resources on various topics pertaining to Florida History, and organized by Librarians from the State Library of Florida's Florida Collection Department.

Florida Native Americans

Florida Heritage Collection: Native American Online Sources
palmm.fcla.edu/fh/themes/native.html

Links to The Florida Heritage Collection's group of online works on Native American history, culture, folklore, and warfare. Currently a short title list.

Seminole Indian History
www.flheritage.com/facts/history/seminole/

State of Florida site which provides a good overview of the Seminole Indians and their tribal history. Also includes information on the Seminole Wars and Seminole Indian Leaders.

Seminole Tribe of Florida
www.seminoletribe.com

Official site of the Seminole Indian tribe. Contains sections covering History, Culture, Tribal Government, among other areas.

Florida & the Civil War

Battle of Olustee
battleofolustee.org

The Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site commemorates the largest Civil War battle in Florida. This site offers detailed information not only on the battle itself, but also on the units that were involved. Strategy, tactics, biographies and pictures of key participants, as well as papers, diaries and reminisces, are also highlighted here.

Civil War Florida
www.civilwarflorida.com/site/news

A private site that appears to be devoted to Florida and its role in the Civil War. Of special interest: a Master Soldier Index or database of Florida Soldiers (not fully completed), which includes information on their service, where they died or where they were hospitalized. Also some information on Grave Locations of Florida Confederate soldiers.

Civil War Sites in Florida
www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/FLmap.htm

Developed by the National Park Service as part of their American Battlefield Protection Program. Interactive site which will allow you to click on Civil War sites in Florida and find summary information on each site's history and key participants.

Florida Heritage Collection: Civil War in Florida 1861-1865
palmm.fcla.edu/fh/outline/1861.html

Link to the Florida Heritage Collection's group of Civil War related online sources. This link connects you to a short history of Florida's role in the Civil War, followed by a link to the collection's online titles.

Museum of Florida History: Florida in the Civil War, 1961-1865
dhr.dos.state.fl.us/museum/mfh/exhibits/civilwar

Developed by the State of Florida describing the state's role in the Civil War. The information contained in these web pages was adapted from the temporary exhibit "Florida in the Civil War," displayed at the Museum of Florida History from December 1997 to May 1998. Many of the components from this exhibit are now displayed in the Civil War area of the Museum's Main Gallery. Site also includes photographs, maps and a bibliography of additional text sources.

Jacksonville & First Coast History

Florida Heritage Collection: Duval County Historical Sources Online
webluis.fcla.edu...

A cooperative project of the State University system of Florida that provides online access to materials broadly representing Florida's history and other subject areas as well. This link will provide you with a list of online historical materials covering Duval County and Jacksonville.

Golden Crescent: Early History of the Florida & Southern Georgia

National Park Service site which offers a fairly detailed history of Northeast Florida and Southern Georgia prior to 1821, when Florida became an United States Territory.

History of Jacksonville, By T. Frederick Davis
(fulltext10.fcla.edu

An online book. Excellent resource by local author on Jacksonville History from 1513 to 1924. This link connects you to the online version available through the Florida Heritage Collection. Both Circulating and Reference Desk (non circulating) copies also available through Jacksonville Public Library.

Jacksonville City Directories, 1876-1925
www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/dlc/florida/rbmp/cdindex.html

City Directories offer a wealth of information for Local History and Genealogy research, including where people lived, their occupation, name of spouse and who lived nearby. Local business information is also available.

Jacksonville Historical Maps: 1876 Jacksonville Panoramic Map
lcweb2.loc.gov/...

Library of Congres mapss collection, a part of its American Memory Collection.

Jacksonville Historical Maps: 1893 Jacksonville Panoramic Map
lcweb2.loc.gov/...

Library of Congres mapss collection, a part of its American Memory Collection.

Jacksonville.com: Portraits of Our Past
www.jacksonville.com/celebrate2000/portraits.html

A site created by The Florida Times Union in 2000 to celebrate the new Millennium. It traces Jacksonville's rich history through a series of stories covering key events that have shaped and impacted our area.

Jacksonville in Flames!
web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/pkyonge/jacksonville/fire.html

A University of Florida Library's Department of Special Collections online exhibit which combines two sources, images from Jacksonville in Flames with text from Acres of Ashes to recreate an account of the catastrophe better known as Jacksonville's Great Fire of 1901.

Jacksonvillestory.com
jacksonvillestory.com

An extensive site devoted to the study of local and family history in Jacksonville. Also includes links to maps, photographs, other Jacksonville History research sites. Site also contains a Google search engine to help users find information on the site, more easily.

Maple Leaf Civil War Shipwreck
www.mapleleafshipwreck.com

In the early morning darkness of April 1, 1864, a Union Army transport, the Maple Leaf, returning from Palatka and bound for Jacksonville, struck a torpedo off Mandarin Point and sunk in 25 feet of water. This site is devoted solely to the ship, its history, and archeological efforts to raise artifacts from the wreck. Photographs, a bibliography and articles pertaining to the Maple Leaf specifically and the Civil War on the St. Johns River, are also included.

Jacksonville Area Historical Parks & National Monuments

Fort Caroline National Monument
www.nps.gov/foca

Created to memorialize the Sixteenth Century French effort to establish a permanent colony in Florida.

Kingsley Plantation
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/geo-flor/21.htm

Located on Fort George Island, named for Zephaniah Kingsley, who operated the property from 1813-1839. The site includes the plantation house, a kitchen house, a barn, and the ruins of 25 of the original slave cabins.

Fort Clinch State Park
www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/geo-flor/18.htm

The site, on Amelia Island at the entrance to the St. Mary's River and the Cumberland Sound, has been occupied by various military troops since 1736. A pentagonal brick fort with both inner and outer walls, Fort Clinch was a safe haven for blockade runners during the Civil War. Briefly occupied by Confederate forces, its recapture by Federal troops in early 1862 gave the Union control of the adjacent Georgia and Florida coasts.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
www.nps.gov/casa

The Castillo de San Marcos, built 1672-1695, served primarily as an outpost of the Spanish Empire, guarding St. Augustine, the first permanent European settlement in the continental United States, and also protecting the sea route for treasure ships returning to Spain.

Fort Matanzas National Monument
www.nps.gov/foma

This Spanish outpost fort was built in 1740-1742 to guard the Matanzas Inlet and to warn St. Augustine of British or other enemies approaching from the south.

Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
www.nps.gov/timu

The 46,000 acre Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve was established to protect one of the last unspoiled coastal wetlands on the Atlantic Coast, and to preserve historic and prehistoric sites within the area.