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850-653-9347
850-653-8700
www.baynavigator.com
850-653-8700
www.lighthousefriends.com
P.O. 1824,
DESOTO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
APOPKA Historical Society
122 East Fifth Street
APOPKA, FL 32703; 407-703-1707;
APOPKA
ARCHER Historical Society, Inc.
411 West Main Street
Yulee Railroad Days
www.yuleerailroaddays.org �
Rosewood -Florida It is true most of the buildings are gone since the tragedy. The store and "hiding well" do remain.
941-778-0492
PO Box 565,
BAGDAD, FL 32530
North Okaloosa Historical Association
1307 Georgia Avenue, BAKER, FL 32531
850-537-5714
Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts
PO Box 6, BARBERVILLE, FL 32105
386-749-2959
Glades Historical Society
PO Box 1089
BELLE GLADE, FL 33430
561-996-7099
Panhandle Pioneer Settlement
17880 NW Pioneer Settlement Road
BLOUNTSTOWN, FL 32424
850-674-2777
PIONEER SETTLEMENT
Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum
PO Box 100, BOCA GRANDE 32921
941-964-4466
BOCA RATON Historical Society
71 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, FL 33432
561-395-6766
Boca Raton
BONITA SPRIUNGS GENEALOGICAL CLUB
PO 366471, Bonita Springs 34136
http://www.bsgen.org
BONITA SPRINGS Historical Society
27142 South Riverside Street
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
239-992-6997
BOYNTON BEACH Historical Society
PO Box 12, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33425
561-965-9860
Bowling Green Historical Council
PO Box 478
BOWLING GREEN, FL 33834
Hernando Historical Museum
601 Museum Court,
BROOKSVILLE, FL 34601
352-799-0129
Hernando Museum
Hernando County Genealogical Society
PO Box 1793
BROOKSVILLE, FL 34605
Flagler County Historical Society
204 East Moody Blvd.
BUNNELL, FL 32135
386-437-0600
Polk County Historical and Genealogical Library
100
The Polk County Historical Library is located
in the beautiful 1908 Polk County Courthouse, and has one of the finest
genealogical collections in the state. .
BARTOW 33830
Polk County Historical
Polk County Genealogical Society
PO Box 9000
BARTOW, Fl 33830
The Manasota Genealogical
Society
6023 26th SAtreet
BRADENTON 34207
(941) 755-544
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flmgs/
The 1918
Carnegie Library houses all public records and documents of the history of
(941-748-5555
Hours: M-T 10 to 9; Fri and
Sat 10-5
(941) 749-7165
This organization operates the
Manatee Heritage Association
7200 CR 603, BUSHNELL, FL 33513
(904) 793-4781
www.dadebattlefield.com/society.htm
If not for the stupidity of one George
Armstrong Custer, millions of tourists would be visiting this spot as the
greatest Indian massacre in American history.
www.coralgables.com
This group does a wonderful job protecting the legacy of George Marrick's city with ordinances, records, guidebooks, and
educational programs. They operate the George Merrick
544 Cultural
239-772-7037,
www.capecoralhistoricalmuseum.org
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CEDAR KEY Historical Society
2nd Street at FL 24 in Lutterloh Building
P.O. Box 222, Cedar Key 32625
352-543-5549
www.dedarkeymuseum.org
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Levy County Genealogy and History Societyu
PO 1025, CHIEFLAND 32644
Washington County Historical Society
PO 757 854 Main Street, CHIPLEY, FL 32428
850-638-0358
http://www,washungtoncountyhistoricalsociety.com
FORT CHRISTMAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1300 Fort Christmas Road, CHRISTMAS 32709
Past Finders of South Lake County
821 West Minneola Avenue, CLERMONT 34711
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flpslc
The
(407-632-1830)
Brevard County Historical Commission
801 Dixon Blvd 110, COCOA, FL 32922
Brevard County History
Mosquito Beaters
435 Brevard Avenue #6, COCOA 32922
http://www.mosquitobeaters.org Central Brevard Historical Group
Brevard Genealogical Society
PO Box 1123, COCOA, FL 32923
http://www.flbgs.org
FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
435 Brevard Avenue, COCOA, Florida 32922
(321) 690-1971
Florida Historical Society Website
Wakulla County Historical Society
PO Box 151, CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32326; 850-926-7405
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flwchs/
Dixie County Historical Society
PO Box 928, CROSS CITY 32628
http://dixiehistory.org
Pasco County Historical Society
PO Box 33
DADE CITY, FL 33526; 352-567-7449
Pioneer Florida Museum
14218 US 98 BYP
DADE CITY, FL 33523
352-567-0328
Pasco County Genealogy Society
PO Box 2072
DADE CITY, FL 33526
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flpcgs/
904-255-6976
www.halifaxhistorical.org
PO
1245, 416 West Green Street ENGLEWOOD 34295-1245 The complex provides a museum and archives
on
904-261-7378 www.ameliamuseum.org � 100 South New River Drive E.
Morikama Inc.
(561) 495-0233
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHEAST VOLUSIA COUNTY
PO 895, EDGEWATER 32132
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgssvc
http://lemonbayhistory.com
ENGLEWOOD Genelogical Society
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flegst/
Eatonville History Association
227 East Kennedy Blvd., EATONVILLE, FL 32751
407-647-3307
Collier County Museum and Archives
3301 E. Tamiami Trail
East Naples 33942; (239-774-8476)
AMELIA ISLAND GENEAOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PO 6005, FERNANDINA BEACH 32035-6005
http://www.aigensoc.org
2119
Geneaological Society of Broward County
PO Box 485, FORT LAUDERDALE 33302-0485
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flgsbc
Jewish Geneaological Society of Broward County
PO Box 17251, FORT LAUDERDALE 33318-7251
http://jgsbc.org
Fort Lauderdale 33301
Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
219 SW Second Avenue, FORT LAUDERDALE 33301
Historical Society of FORT MEADE
1 North Tecumseh Avenue
FORT MEADE, FL 33841
863-285-7474
Treasure Coast Genealogical Society
PO Box 12582, FORT PIERCE, FL 34979
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fltcgs/
Southwest Florida Historical Society
139 Miracle Strip Parkway
FORT WALTON BEACH, 3 2549
www.fwb.com
Genneaological Society of Okaloosa County
PO 1175, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32549
http://www.rootsweb.ancestrry.com/~flgsoc
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Alachua County Genealogical Society
PO Box 12078, GAINESVILLE, FL 32604
Florida Heritage Collection
5830 NW 38th Avenue
GAINESVILLE, FL 32606; 352-292-9020
Florida Heritage Collection
Historic
PO 466
� PO
91
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/fl/county/seminole/gene
GULF BREEZE Historical Society
PO Box 814
Gulf Breeze, FL 32590
Graceville Historical Society
PO Box 637
GRACEVILLE, FL 32440
850-263-3951
West Gadsden Historical Society
Drawer D, GREENSBORO 32330-0803
http://gadsdenhistory.org
Gulfport
www.beachesareahistoricalsociety.com
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Museum of Southern History
5345 Ortega Blvd.
JACKSONVILLE 32210
Riverside-Avondale Preservation Inc.
2624 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville 32204
Hamilton County Historical Society
PO Box 1056
JASPER 35052
Loxhatchee Historical Society
805 US 1 North
JUPITER 33477 407-747-6639� 561-747-8380
Historical Preservation Society of the
Upper Keys
PO 2200 KEY LARGO 33037
Historic Florida Keys Foundation
510
www.historicfloridakeys.org �
Key West 33040 305-296-3913
Wrecker's Museum
(305-294-9502)
Monroe County Genealogical Society
21 Ventana Lane, BIG COPPITT KEY (key West) 33040
Osceola County Historical Society
750 North Bass Road, KISSIMMEE, FL 32743 www.osceolahistory.org
KISSIMMEE Historical Society
117 South Clyde Avenue
Kissimmee, FL 34741
407-343-8086
Columbia County Historical Society
105 South Hernando
LAKE CITY, FL 32056 386-753-9096
Lake Wales Museum and Cultural Center
325 South Scenic Highway at Depot
Lake Wales 33853 863-678-4209 www.cityofllakewales.com/depot
Historic Bok Sanctuary
1151 Tower BVlvd.
LAKE WALES, FL 33853
863-676-1408
Largo Area Historical Society
805 South Palm
LARGO 33770 727-589-2480
www.largohistory.org �
Pinellas Genealogical Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flpgs
120 Central Park Drive
LARGO, FL 33771
Pinellas County Historical Society
11909 125th Street North (site of Heritage Village) PO 4862
Largo, FL 33771 727-5822123 www.pinellascounty.org/heritage
LABELLE Heritage Museum
PO Box 2846
150 South Lee Street
LaBelle, 33975�
(941) 674-0034
The LaBelle Heritage Museum organization meets in a
complex which includes the law office of first Hendry County Attorney (1923) H.
A. Rider and works to preserve the heritage of Hendry and Glades County. The
group got the Hendry Courthouse on the National Register.
Hendry County Historical Society
PO Box 1760
LABELLE, FL 33935
Leesburg Heritage Society
352-435-9424
Kinseekers Genealogical Society
PO 492711, LEESBURG 34749-2711
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flickgs
Center for Florida History
111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive
LAKELAND, FL 33801
863-680-4312
Florida History
Suwannee Valley Genealogical Society
PO 967, LIVE OAK 32064-0967
http://sugsoc.org
Suwannee Historical Museum
208 Ohio Avenue North
LIVE OAK, FL 34064
386-362-1776
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Longboat Key Historical Society
PO Box 44
LONGBOAT KEY, FL 34228
941-383-4066
Central Florida Society for Historic Preservation
PO BOX 520500
LONGWOOD, FL 32752
407-322-6920
Bradlee-McIntyre House
130 West Warren Avenue
LONGWOOD, FL 32750
407-332-6920
Madison County Historical Society
205 South Shelby Street, MADISON, FL 32340
850-973-2153
Madison County Genealogical Society
PO Box 136
Madison, FL 32340
Chipola Historical Trust
PO Box 166
MARIANNA, FL 32446
850-526-4168
Baker County Historical Society
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flbakehs/
Altamonte Springs Historical Society
380 Lake Seminary Circle, MAITLAND, FL 32751
407-339-2337
MARCO ISLAND Historical Society
http://www.themihs.org
PO Box 2282, MARCO ISLAND 34146
Pidgeon Key Foundation
PO Box 500130
MARATHON, FL 33050
305-289-0025
Lafayette County Historical Society
PO Box 92
MAYO, FL 32066
386-294-3819
South Brevard Historical Society
PO Box 665 Route 1, MELBOURNE 32902-1064
321-723-6835; http://www.gssb.us
Genealogical Society of South Brevard
PO Box 786
MELBOURNE, FL 32902
Keystone Genealogical Society
PO Box 50
66 Caroline Street�
Genealogical Society of Santa Rosa County
5541 Alabama Street, MILTON, FL 32570
http://www.db229.com
Historical Association of Southern Florida
101
Bay of Pigs Museum
1821 SW 9th Street
MIAMI, FL 33155
305-649-4719
Bay of Pigs Museum
Genealogical Society of Greater Miami
PO Box 162905, MIAMI, FL 33116
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgsgm
Jewish Museum of Florida
301 Washington Avenue
MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139
Jewish Museum
Miami Springs Historical Society
135 Royal Poinciana Blvd.
MIAMI SPRINGS, FL 33166
305-805-3321
Dade Heritage Trust
190 S.E. 12 Terrace
The Black Archives History and
Miami Springs Historical Society
PO
660022 Miami Springs 33166
Cuban Genealogy Club
5521 SW 163th Avenue, MIAMI 33331-1443
http://www.cubangenclub.com
Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami
PO 560432, MIAMI 33156-0432
http://www,rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fjgsm
Jefferson County Historical Association
PO Box 496 www.co.jefferson.fl.us/history
Monticello 32344 904-987-3304
Mount Dora Historical Society
PO Box 1166
MOUNT DORA, FL 32757
352-383-8546
Mount Dora History
Northeast Black History Committee
1650 North Tremain Street
MOUNT DORA, FL 32757
Royellow Museum
450- Royellou Lane
MOUNT DORA, FL 32757
352-383-0006
NAPLES Historical Society
137 12th Avenue South, NAPLES 34102
http://www.napleshistoricalsociety.org
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF COLLIER COUNTY
PO Box 7933, NAPLES 33941
http://www.naples.net/presents/gscc
West Pasco Historical Society
6431 Circle Blvd
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34652
727-847-0680
WEST PASCO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 34656, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34673
http://wpcgs.webs.com
OAKLAND PARK Historical Society
3976 NE 6th Avenue
Oakland Park 33334
954-561-6250
Marion County Historical Society
PO Box 3215
OCALA, FL 32678 www.oaklandparkmainstreet.com
Marion County Genealogical Society
PO Box 1296, OCALA 34478
http://mariongenealogy.tripod.com
Marion County Museum of History
307 SE 26th Terrace
OCALA, FL 34471
352-629-2773
On Top of the World Genealogical Society
8314 SW 79th Circle, OCALA 34481
http://www.omntopoftheworldinfo.com
OKEECHOBEE County Historical Society
1850 US 98 North
Okeechobee, FL 34972
863-763-4344
Genealogical Society of Okeechobee
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgso
PO Box 371
Okeechobee, FL 34973
Orange City Historical Society
315 West University Avenue
ORANGE CITY, FL 32763
386-775-2942
Orange City Historical Society
236 South Rose Avenue
ORANGE CITY, FL 32763
386-774-8849
Central Florida Genealogical and Historical Society
PO Box 53609, ORLANDO, FL 32853
href="http://www.cfgs.org"> Central Florida Geneaological
Orange County Regional Historical Museum
65 East Central Blvd. www.thehistorycenter.org
Orlando 32801� 407-836-8500
Central Florida Railroad Museum
4328A Lake Underhille Rioad
ORLANDO, FL 32803
407-895-4749
Ormond Beach Historical Trust
42 North Beach Street
ORMOND BEACH, FL 32174
386-677-7005
Halifax Genealogical Society
30 South Beach Street
ORMOND BEACH, FL 32174
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flsgs
OCOEE Historical Commission
150 North Lakeshore Drive
Oconee, FL 34761
407-656-2051
Gulf Coast Heritage Association
337 South Tamiami Trail (US41), Spanish Point 941-966-5214
Osprey 34229� www.historicspanishpoint.org
OVIEDO Historical Society
PO Box 620841
Oveido, FL 32762
407-365-4380
Putnam County Archives and History Commission
518 St. Johns Avenue
PALATKA, FL 32077 386-329-0330
Putnam County Genealogical Society
PO Box 3254
PALATKA, FL 32177
Putnam County Historical Society
PO Box 35
Palatka, FL 32178
Putnam County Historical Museum
100 Madison Street
Palatka, FL 32177
904-329-0140
Historical Society of Palm Beach County
139 North County Road� 561-832-4164
West Palm Beach 33480
�www.historicalsocietypbc.org
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
311 Peruvian Avenue #33
Palm Beach 33480
561-832-0731
www.palmbeachpreservation.org
Hwnry Morrison Flagler Museum
1 Whitehall Way
PALM BEACH, FL 33480
561-655-2833
Flagler Museum
Palm Harbor Historical Society
2043 Curlew Road
PALM HARBOR, FL 34683; 727-724-3054
Suncoast Genealogy Society
Box 1294, PALM HARBOR 34682
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flppgc
North Pinellas Historical Museum
2043 Curlew Road
Palm Harbor, 34683; 727-724-3056
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Historic
PO 12866
850-595-5985 www.historicpensacola.org
Pensacola Historic Preservation Society
201 South Alcaniz Street
PENSACOLA, FL 32582
850-434-3050
West Florida Genealogical Society
PO Box 947
Pensacola, FL 32591
110 East Church Street� 850-434-1559
904-825-2333� www.oldcity.com/oldhouse/
Historic
St. Augustine 32084 www.myhfm.org
St. Augustine Historical Society
(904) 824-2872
WEB SITE: http://www.oldcity.com/oldhouse
727-894-1052 www.spmoh.org
Florida Humanities Council
599 Second Street
ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33701
727-553-3800
Florida Humanities Council
Gulf Beaches Historical Museum
115 10th Avenue
ST PETERBURG BEACH, FL 33706
727-552-1610
Dept. of Historical Resources
701 Plaza de Santo Domingo�
�
941-316-1180
� www.scgovnet �
941-861-1187
(941) 322-1000
This rural
complex with its nature center, houses a pioneer
Sanford Historical Society
PO Box 168
SANFORD, FL 32772; 407-323-8952
Sanford Museum of History
520 East First Street
SANFORD, FL 32771; 407-302-1000
Museum of Seminole County History
300 Bush Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773
407-321-2489
Seminole Co. History
The Coastal Heritage Preservation Foundation
Rt 2
Sebring
Historical Society
863-347-2522� SEBRING HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Highlands County Historical Society
430 South Commerce Avenue
SEBRING, FL 33870; 863-402-6565
Bradford Historical Board
STARKE, FL 32091
904-964-5382
ST. LUCIE County Society and
414 Seaway Drive
St Lucie 34949 772-246-2178
850-245-6400
Southeast Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum
Florida A&M University 850-599-3020
Tallahassee 32307 www.famu.edu/acad/
TALLAHASSEE Historical Society
PO 3713
Tallahassee, FL 32315
TALLAHASSEE Genealogical Society
PO 4371
Tallahassee, FL 32515
Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
PO 11206
Tallahassee, FL 32302
850-224-8178
FLORIDA TRUST
John G. Riley Center
419 East Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399; 850-681-7881
Riley Center
Florida Supreme Court Historical Society
500 South DuVal Street
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399
850-222-3703
Tallahassee Trust for Preservation Board
423 East Virginia Street 850-488-7100
Tallahassee 32301
www.taltrust.org �
Tallahassee Museum of History
3945 Museum Drive� 850-575-8684
Tallahassee 32304
TALLAHASSEE MUSEUM
Tampa Historical Society Association
245 Hyde Park Avenue
Tampa 33609 www.tampahistory.com
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(813) 259-1111
Located in the Peter O. Knight Honeymoon Cottage in historic Hyde Park, the
Society is one of the oldest and largest historical groups in Florida, notable
for its dozens of historical markers around Tampa, its Oaklawn
Cemetery Ramble, and countless other events. The Society's Boards have included
Tonny Pizzo and Hampton
Dunn.
Henry B. Plant Museum
401 West Kennedy Blvd.
TAMPA, FL 33606; 813-254-1891
Plant Museum
Florida Studies Center
4202 East Fowler Avenue, USF
TAMPA, FL 33620; 813-974-7622
Florida Studies Center - USF
Tampa Bay History Center
Old Water Street
Tampa 33600 www.tampabayhistory.org �
(813) 228-0097
Tampa 33675 YBOR CITY MUSEUM
(813) 247-6323
TARPON SPRINGS Historical Society
160 East Tarpon Avenue
Tarpon SPrings, FL 34689
727-943-4624
Florida Aviation Historical Society
99 East Orange Street
Tarpon SPrings, FL 34689; 727-937-3854
317 West Main
Tavares 32778 352-343-9600
Lake County Historical Society
101 North Sinclair Avenue
TAVARES, FL 34778
Historical Society of TAVARES
121 ALfred Street
TAVARES, FL 32778; 352-234-3728
Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida
115 Westview Avenue
VALPARISO, FL 32580
850-678-2615
Valpariso
Vero Heritage Inc
www.veroheritage.org
Indian River Sounty Historical Society
2336 14th Avenue
VERO BEACH, FL 32960
772-778-3435
Indian River Geneaological Society
http://irgs.org
PO Box 1850
VERO BEACH, FL 32960
Indian River Citrus Museum
2140 14th Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960; 561-770-2263
VENICE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 995
VENICE, FL 34284
941-486-2487
Sumter County Historical Society
PO Box 1621
WEBSTER, FL 33597; 352-568-7488
http://www.pbcgs.org
3650
Black History Preservation Society
623 Divison Avenue
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401
561-833-5836