WARNING: Many local
historical societies change addresses and telephone numbers due to the changes
in membership and location. Websites are usually the best first resource. This site will attempt to update and add historical
societies and preservation groups. Groups are listed in alphabetical order by CITY ADDRESS not by name of group.
PLEASE CONTACT us at flahist@aol.com so we may make updates and
changes. FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
435 Brevard Avenue
Cocoa, Florida 32922
Website: myfloridahistory.org
Telephone: 321-690-1971
This is the State Historical Society and their library and resources are a must for researchers.
FLORIDA STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Website: Look for Latest List of Gen groups in Florida
APALACHICOLA
Website: Apalachicola History
Email: info@apalachicolahistoricalsociety.org
Email: Admin@apalachicolamaritimemuseum.org
Maritime Museum
850-653-8700
St. George Lighthouse
DESOTO COUNTY (ARCADIA)
P.O. 1824,
DESOTO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ANNA MARIA ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
402 Pine Avenue, PO Box 4315
Anna Maria Island, FL 34216
Website: Anna Maria Island History
Email: information@amihs.org
APOPKA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Historical Society
122 East Fifth Street
APOPKA, FL 32703; 407-703-1707
Website:
APOPKA MUSEUM
ARCHER Historical Society, Inc.
411 West Main Street
ARCHER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
SW 134th Avenue
ARcher, FL 33618
Website: sites.google.com/site/archerhistoricalsociety
Email: archerhistorical@gmail.com
PO 252, ARCHER 32618
They are developing a museum in Archer in memory of the people of Rosewood.
Rosewood Florida
NORTH OKALOOSA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
1307 Georgia Avenue, PO Box 186
BAKER, FL 32531
Website:BAKER BLOCK MUSEUM
PIONEER SETTLEMENT FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS
1776 Lightfoot Lane ,
BARBERVILLE, FL 32105
Website: PIONEER SETTLEMENT
Email: info@pioneersettlement.org
GLADES COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Westergaard House, 270 Avenue L, PO 806
Moore Haven, FL 33430
Website: GLADES COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
POLK COUNTY HISTORICAL ASOCIATION
PO Box 2749 (100 East Main Street)
Bartow, FL 33831
Website: POLK COUNTY HISTORY
Telephone: 941-534-4380
POLK COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Historical and Genealogical Library at 100 East Main Street, 863-534-4380
PO Box 9000
BARTOW, Fl 33830
Polk Gen
PANHANDLE PIONEER SETTLEMENT
17880 NW Pioneer Settlement Road
BLOUNTSTOWN, FL 32424
850-674-2777
Website: PANHANDLE PIONEER
BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 553, 170 Park Avenue
Boca Grande, FL 339271; 941-964-1600
Website: Boca Grande Historical Society
BOCA RATON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
71 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33432
561-395-6766
Website: Boca Raton History
BONITA SPRINGS GENEALOGICAL CLUB
PO 366471, Bonita Springs 34136
Website: Bonita Springs GEN
BONTA SPRINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 3015
Bonita Springs, FL 34133
239-992-6997
Visit Liles Hotel in Riverside Park.
Website: Bonita Springs Historical
BOUNTON BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 12
BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33425
561-327-4690
Website: Boynton Beach History
<>MANASOTA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 1194
BRADENTON, FL 34206
Telephone: (941) 755-5444
Website: Manasota Genealogical Society
THE FAMILY HERITAGE HOUSE
5840 26th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34206
Email: mgs.society@scf.edu
HERNANDO HISTORICAL MUSEUM
601 Museum Court,
BROOKSVILLE, FL 34601
352-799-0129
Hernando Museum
HERNANDO COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 1793
BROOKSVILLE, FL 34605
website Hernando Genealogical Society
DADE BATTLEFIELD HISTORIC SITE
7200 CR 603, BUSHNELL, FL 33513
(904) 793-4781
WEST NASSAU HISTORICAL SOCIETY
54123 Lisa Drive, PO 86
CALLAHAN, FL 32011
Website: West Nassau Historical Society
CORAL GABLES HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY
352-543-5549
Cedar Key Museum
FORT CHRISTMAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1300 Fort Christmas Road, CHRISTMAS 32709
Website: Fort Christmas Museum
PATH FINDERS OF SOUTH LAKE COUNTY
821 West Minneola Avenue, CLERMONT 34711
Website: Past Finders
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Website:Brevard Museum)
BREVARD COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION
308 Forrest Avenue, COCOA, FL 32922
Brevard County History
BREVARD GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 1123, COCOA, FL 32923
Website: Brevard Genealogical Society
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
Website:Wakulla County Historical Society
DIXIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 928, CROSS CITY 32628
Website:Dixie County Historical Society
Website:Crystal River Museum
PASCO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 33
DADE CITY, FL 33526; 352-567-7449
Website:East Pasco Historical Society
PIONEER FLORIDA MUSEUM
14218 US 98 BYP
DADE CITY, FL 33523
352-567-0328
Website:Pioneer Florida Museum
PASCO COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY
PO Box 2072
DADE CITY, FL 33526
Website: Pasco County Genealogical Society
HALIFAX
904-255-6976
Daytona Historical
LEMON
PO
1245, 416 West Green Street ENGLEWOOD 34295-1245
Leomn Bay History
ENGLEWOOD GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Website: Englewood Genealogical
EATONVILLE HISTORY ASSOCIATION
227 East Kennedy Blvd., EATONVILLE, FL 32751
407-647-3307
Website: Zora Hurston Museum
COLLIER COUNTY MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES
3301 E. Tamiami Trail
East Naples 33942; (239-774-8476)
AMELIA
904-261-7378 Amelia County Museum 100 South New River Drive E. HISTORIC PO 466 Jacksonville Beach History HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF THE UPPER KEYS PO 2200 KEY LARGO 33037 FLORIDA KEYS HISTORY Baker Historical Society\
6686 Caroline Street
AMELIA ISLAND GENEAOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PO 6005, FERNANDINA BEACH 32035-6005
Website:Amelia Island GEN
FORT LAUDERDALE
2119
Website: Fort Lauderdale History Center
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF BROWARD COUNTY
PO Box 485, FORT LAUDERDALE 33302-0485
Website: Gen Society of Broward County
JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF BROWARD
PO Box 17251, FORT LAUDERDALE 33318-7251
Website: Jewish Gen Society of Broward
BROWARD
Fort Lauderdale 33301
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FORT MEADE
1 North Tecumseh Avenue
FORT MEADE, FL 33841
863-285-7474
Website:
TREASURE COAST GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 12582
FORT PIERCE, FL 34979
Website: Treasure Coast Genealogical Society
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Website: SOUTHWEST HISTORICAL SOCIETY
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF OKALOOSA COUNTY
PO 1175, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32549
Website: A href="https://sites.rootsweb.com/~flocgs/">Gen Society of Okaloosa County
FLORIDA HERITAGE COLLECTION
5830 NW 38th Avenue
GAINESVILLE, FL 32606; 352-292-9020
Heritage Collection
ALACHUA
GENEVA
GULF BREEZE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 814
Gulf Breeze, FL 32590
Website: Gulf Breeze Historical Society
GRACEVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 637
GRACEVILLE, FL 32440
850-263-3951
Website: Graceville Historical Society
WEST GADSDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Drawer D, GREENSBORO 32330-0803
Gadsden County History
GULFPORT
Gulfport
Website:Gulfport Historical Society
NORTHEAST POLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 1507
HAINES CITY, FL 38545
Website:NE Polk County Historical Society
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
304 15th Avenue SW
Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33755
727-593-3861
Website:Indian Rocks Beach Historical Society
CITRUS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
One Courtgouse Square
INVERNESS, FL 34450
Citrus County History
CITRUS COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 2211, INVERNESS FL 34451
Website: Citrus County Gen Society
JACKSONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
317 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., JACKSONVILLE 32202-2217
Jacksonville History (904) 665-0065
JACKSONVILLE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 60756, JACKSONVILLE 32205-0756
Website:Jacksonville Genealogical Society
SOUTHERN GENEALOGISTS EXCHANGE SOCIETY
PO Box 2801, JACKSONVILLE 32203-2801
Website: Southern Genealogists Exchange Society
FOR CAROLINE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
12713 Fort Caroline Road
JACKSOINVILLE 32202
Website:Fort Caroline Historic Site
JACKSONVILLE HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION
128 East Forsyth Street
Suite 700
Jacksonville 32202
(904-630-1904)
Jacksonville Landmarks
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY
1025 Museum Circle
JACKSONVILLE 32202; 904-386-7062
Website:Museum of Science and History
BEACHES AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1025 Museum Circle
JACKSONVILLE BEACH 32250
904-241-5657
MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN HISTORY
5345 Ortega Blvd.
JACKSONVILLE 32210
Website:Museum of Southern History
RIVERSIDE AVONDALE PRSERVATION INC .
2624 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville 32204
Website:Riverside-Avondale Preservation
HAMILTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 1056
JASPER 35052
Website:Hamilton County Historical Society
LOXHATCHEE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
805 US 1 North
JUPITER 33477 407-747-6639561-747-8380
IMPERIAL POLK GENEAOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 10, KATHLEEN 33849-0010
Website:Imperial Polk Gen Society
Website: Keys History
HISTORIC FLORIDA KEYS FOUNDATION
510
KEY WEST
Key West 33040 305-296-3913WRECKERS MUSEUM (SHIPWRECK MUSEUM)
(305-294-9502)
website:SHIPWRECK MUSEUM of Key West
MONROE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
21 Ventana Lane, BIG COPPITT KEY (key West) 33040
Monroe County Gen Research
OSCEOLA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
750 North Bass Road
KISSIMMEE, FL 32743
Website:Osceola History
KISSIMMEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
117 South Clyde Avenue
Kissimmee, FL 34741
407-343-8086
Website:Kissimmee Historical Society
LAKE ALFRED HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO 86
Lake Alfred 33850
Lake ALfred Historical Society
COLUMBIA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
105 South Hernando
LAKE CITY, FL 32056 386-753-9096
Website:Columbia County Historical Society
LAKE WALES MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER
325 South Scenic Highway at Depot
Lake Wales 33853 863-678-4209
Lake Wales Depot
HISTORIC BOK SANCTUARY
1151 Tower Blvd.
LAKE WALES, FL 33853
863-676-1408
Website:Bok Tower Gardens
LARGO AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
805 South Palm
LARGO , FL 33770
Website: Largo History
PINELLAS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flpgs
120 Central Park Drive
LARGO, FL 33771
Website:Pinellas Genealogy Society
PINELLAS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
11909 125th Street North (site of Heritage Village) PO 4862
Largo, FL 33771
Website: Pinellas County Heritage Museum
LABELLE HERITAGE MUSEUM
PO Box 2846
150 South Lee Street
LaBelle, 33975(941) 674-0034
HENDRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 1760
LABELLE, FL 33935
Website:Hendry County Historical Society
LEESBURG HERITAGE SOCIETY
352-435-9424
Leesburg Heritage Society
KINSEEKERS GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO 492711, LEESBURG 34749-2711
Website:Kinseekers Genealogical Society
CENTER FOR FLORIDA HISTORY
111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive
LAKELAND, FL 33801
jdenham@flsouthern.edu
863-680-4312
Center for Florida History
SUWANNEE VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO 967, LIVE OAK 32064-0967
Website:Suwannee Valley
SUWANNEE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
208 Ohio Avenue North
LIVE OAK, FL 34064
Website:Suwannee Museum
386-362-1776
LONGBOAT KEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 44
LONGBOAT KEY, FL 34228
Website: Longboat Key Historical Society
941-383-4066
CENTRAL FLORIDA SOCIETY FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PO BOX 520500
LONGWOOD, FL 32752
Website: Central Florida History
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
Website:Madison County Historical Society
MADISON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 136
Madison, FL 32340
Website:Madison County Gen Society
CHIPOLA HISTORICAL TRUST
PO Box 166
MARIANNA, FL 32446
850-526-4168
BAKER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
380 Lake Seminary Circle
MAITLAND, FL 32751
Telephone: 407-339-2337
PIGEON KEY FOUNDATION
PO Box 500130
Marathon, FL 33050
Website: Pigeon Key
Email: pigeonkeycarrier@gmail.com
MARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
http://www.themihs.org
PO Box 2282, 180 South Heathwood Drive
MARCO ISLAND, FL 34146
Website: Marco Island History
LAFAYETTE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 92
MAYO, FL 32066
Email: dbell657@hotmail.com
Website: Lafayette County History
SOUTH BREVARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 1064
MELBOURNE 32902-1064
Website: South Brevard History
Telephone: 321-725-4115
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH BREVARD
PO Box 786
MELBOURNE, FL 32902
Website: Gen Society of South Brevard
KEYSTONE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 911
JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
230 North Jefferson Street
MONTICELLO, FL 32344
Website: Jefferson County Historical Association
JEFFERSON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
695 East Washington Street
Monticello, FL 32344
Website:Jefferson County Gen Society
SANTA ROSA
Website: Santa Rosa History
GENEAOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY
5541 Alabama Street, MILTON, FL 32570
Website: Gen Society of Santa Rosa County
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA
101
BAY OF PIGS MUSEUM
1821 SW 9th Street
MIAMI, FL 33155
305-649-4719
Website: Bay of Pigs Museum
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI
PO Box 161648, MIAMI, FL 33116
Website:Gen Society of Greater Miami
JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA
301 Washington Avenue
MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139
Website:Jewish Museum
MIAMI SPRINGS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
26 Westward Drive.
MIAMI SPRINGS, FL 33166
Telephone: 305-805-3321
Website: Miami Springs History
DADE HERITAGE TRUST
190 S.E. 12 Terrace
THE BLACK ARCHIVES HISTORY AND RESEARCH
Website: Black Archives
www.palmbeachpreservation.org
HENRY 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
PALM HARVOR HISTORICAL
SUNCOAST GENEALOGY SOCIETY
Box 1294, PALM HARBOR 34682
Website:Suncoast Gen Society
NORTH PINELLAS HISTORICAL MUSEUM
2043 Curlew Road
Palm Harbor, 34683; 727-724-3056
Website:North Pinellas Historical Museum
PENSACOLA
117
Website:Pensacola Historical Museum
HISTORIC
PO 12866
850-595-5985 www.historicpensacola.org
PENSACOLA HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY
201 South Alcaniz Street
PENSACOLA, FL 32582
850-434-3050
Website:Pensacola Historic Preservation Society
WEST FLORIDA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 947
Pensacola, FL 32591
Website: West Florida Genealogical Society
PENSACOLA
110 East Church Street850-434-1559