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Florida Historical Contexts Florida Historical Contexts: A multimedia presentation on the history of aboriginal Florida. (History) http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/bar/hist_contexts/index.html Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festival Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festival: In celebration of the Scottish and Celtic families who settled North Florida. (History) http://members.tripod.com/~MargeM/SCOTTISH.HTM Mission San Luis 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. (History) http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/bar/san_luis/ Florida et Apalche Florida et Apalche: 1597 map by Flemish mapmaker Cornelius Wytfliet. (History) http://www.humanities-interactive.org/crossroads/ex026_06a.html Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942 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. (History) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/flwpahtml/ Special Collections, University of North Florida 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. (History) http://www.unf.edu/library/per/papers.html South Florida Radio History, 1923-Present South Florida Radio History, 1923-Present: The history of radio in south Florida. Entertaining and informative facts, stories, and anecdotes. (History) http://www.univox.com/radio/radioh.html Florida Historical Societies Florida Historical Societies: Locate address information (including web site links) for historical societies in each county within the state of Florida. (History) http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-FL-NDX.html A Short History of Florida A Short 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. (History) http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/flafacts/shorthis.html NASA Manned Missions NASA Manned Missions: Historical archives of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. (History) http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/inforcenter/history/history.html The Floridians Text Book The Floridians Text Book: A promising interactive textbook in progress, covering the history of Florida from aboriginal times to the present-day. (History) http://www.floridahistory.org/floridians/textpg.htm Florida Historical Society Florida Historical Society: Cultural organization. Bookstore, journeys for the junior historian, family history, library, Florida Historical Quarterly, research requests and membership. (History) http://florida-historical-soc.org/ United States-Spain Treaty of 1819 United States-Spain Treaty of 1819: The original agreement transferring Florida to the United States of America. Provided by the Modern History Sourcebook. (History) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1819florida.html Wallace Reichelt Oral History Project, Florida State University Wallace Reichelt Oral History Project, Florida State University: With an index of oral interviews, some of which are now readable on the web. Covering the history of Tallahassee, the state, and W.W.II. (History) http://www.fsu.edu/~ohp/ Fort Mose Free African Settlement Fort Mose Free African Settlement: Online historical reference to a free African community in Spanish Colonial Florida. (History) http://www.oldcity.com/mose/ University of South Florida (Tampa) - Special Collections Department University of South Florida (Tampa) - Special Collections Department: Focuses on Tampa and Florida History. Oral history, manuscript collections, historic photographs, and bibliographies. (History) http://www.lib.usf.edu/spccoll/ Florida Division of Historical Resources Florida Division of Historical Resources: Pages on archaeology, grants, museums, underwater preserves, history, and folklife. Site map, section on state historical commission. (History) http://www.flheritage.com/ Florida History Internet Center Florida History Internet Center: A history of Florida and guide to historic sites across the state. A site search engine allows people to locate photographs, articles, and documents on Florida places and events. (History) http://www.floridahistory.org Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie 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. (History) http://www.historical-museum.org/exhibits/hm/henmarie.htm Florida History and the Arts Florida History and the Arts: Back issues of the official state publication on line. (History) http://www.flheritage.com/magazine/indexwinter2000.html Florida Military Collection Florida Military Collection: Established and maintained by the Suncoast Chapter of the Association of the United States Army for ROTC and history students at the University of Tampa. (History) http://snoopy.tblc.lib.fl.us/utlibrary/FlaMilco.htm WPA Life Histories from Florida 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. (History) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/flcat.html Florida Kids Florida Kids: A place for Florida kids to learn, explore, and amuse themselves with Florida history & education. (History) http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/kids/ Find A Grave By State: Florida 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. (History) http://www.findagrave.com/state/11.html Historic Roads and Highways of Florida - US routes 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. (History) http://home.earthlink.net/~us98/flus.htm Florida Newspaper Project Florida Newspaper Project: Florida newspapers are being cataloged to full level CONSER standards. Microfilm of newspapers is produced to national preservation standards. (History) http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/flnews/ Florida Historic Maps, 1836-1900 Florida Historic Maps, 1836-1900: Multi-resolution maps from the American Memory Collection of the Library of Congress. (History) http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/gmd:@filreq(@field(STATE+florida)+@field(COLLID+rrmap)) Society of Florida Archivists 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. (History) http://www.florida-archivists.org/ Florida State Archives Florida State Archives: Searchable collections of manuscripts, war records, historic images, vital statistics, and other state archives. (History) http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/fsa.html Guide to Modern Florida History Guide to Modern Florida History: A brief guide to the state in the 20th century, with an emphasis on the political and social history. (History) http://www.nettally.com/JAG/new5576GuidetoModernFloridaHistory.htm Emanuel Point Shipwreck 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. (History) http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/ep/