The organizations that promote the study of Florida history are as diverse as the geographical regions of our state. The 2005 Blue Book, a directory of Florida’s historical societies draws from numerous sources. Florida’s sixty-seven counties were used to arrange the list. Sources included local chamber of commerce websites and Internet yellow pages. Numerous online lists and links produced by historical groups around Florida contributed to the effort. Some organizations respondent to an appeal in the Florida Historical Society’s newsletter for updated contact information. It is our hope that the printing of this publication will enable the immediate updating of the work and the addition of the many groups we missed. We hope to hear from you. It became obvious during the writing of this 2005 directory that local Florida historians can be located at a great variety of places. Archaeology societies and museums, public libraries, family history centers and genealogical societies, Clerk of the Court archives, University programs, State and National Parks, and others are actively promoting the study of Florida history. We have included a web list with that links to many of these places.

All corrections and additions for the 2006 Blue Book are welcomed. 
Please email  Debra Wynne:
tebeaulib@aol.com  

wynne@flahistory.net

www.florida-historical-soc.org

www.flclerks.com - Links to Florida’s county clerk offices.

www.flamuseums.org – Directory of Florida museums by the Florida Association of Museums.

www.dlis.dos.state.fl.us – Directory of Florida Libraries by the Division of Library and Information Services.

www.fsgs.com - The Florida State Genealogical Society.

www.fasweb.org - The Florida Archaeological Society.

www.flheritage.com - Florida Division of Historical Resources, includes a list of Florida Main Street programs.

www.visitflorida.com - A list of Florida museums and attractions by FLAUSA.

www.familysearch.com - Church of Latter Day Saints Family History Centers.

www.cr.nps.gov/nr - The National Register of Historic Places.

www.floridastateparks.org - Directory of State of Florida historic parks and their citizen support organizations.

www.fldcu.org/univ_info/ - Links to Florida’s universities and their history programs.

www.floridalighthouses.org - A list of Florida lighthouses and organizations.

www.rootsweb.com - Lists of archives and genealogy groups.

www.palmm.fcla.edu/fh - Access digitized past issues of the Florida Historical Quarterly.

A.L. Lewis Historical Society - Nassau

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum - Hendry

Alachua County Historical Commission – Alachua

Alachua Historical Society – Alachua

Alachua County Genealogical Society - Alachua

Altamonte Springs Historical Society - Seminole

Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden – Orange

Alger-Sullivan Historical Society - Escambia

Altamonte Springs Historical Society – Orange

Alva Historical Museum – Hendry

Amelia Island Genealogical Society - Nassau

Amelia Island Museum of History - Nassau

Anna Maria Island Historical Society - Manatee

Apoka Historical Society & Museum – Orange

Apalachicola Historical Society – Franklin

Apalachicola Maritime Museum – Franklin

Alachua County Genealogical Society - Alachua

Archer Historical Society – Alachua

Avon Park Historical Society - Highlands

Baker County Historical Society – Baker

Barrineau Park Historical Society - Escambia

Bay of Pigs Museum & Library - Dade

Beaches Area Historical Society – Duval

Black Heritage Association of Martin County – Martin

Black Heritage Museum - Clay

Black Heritage Museum – Volusia

Black History Preservation Society – Palm Beach

Black Historical Society of Broward County - Broward

Boca Grande Historical Society – Lee

Boca Raton Historical Society – Palm Beach

Bonita Springs Historical Society – Lee

Bowling Green Historical Council – Hardee

Boynton Beach Historical Society – Pam Beach

Bradford County Historical Museum - Bradford

Bradlee-McIntyre House – Seminole

Brandon Area Genealogical & Historical Society - Hillsborough

Brevard County Historical Commission - Brevard

Brevard Museum of History and Natural Sciences – Brevard

Broward County Genealogical Society - Broward

Broward County Historical Commission - Broward

Cape Coral Historical Society – Lee

Cape St. George Lighthouse Society – Franklin

Carver-Hill Museum - Okaloosa

Cedar Key Historical Society – Levy

Center for Florida History - Polk

Central Florida Genealogical and Historical Society - Orange

Central Florida Railroad Museum – Orange

Central Florida Society for Historic Preservation – Seminole

Charlotte County Genealogical Society – Charlotte

Charlotte County Historic Preservation Board – Charlotte

Charlotte County Historical Center - Charlotte

Charlotte Harbor Historical Society – Charlotte

Chipola Historical Trust - Jackson

Citrus County Genealogical Society – Citrus

Citrus County Historical Society – Citrus

City of Jacksonville Historic Commission – Duval

City of Palm Coast Historical Society – Flagler

City of Palmetto Historical Commission - Manatee

Clay County Archives - Clay

Clay County Historical & Railroad Museum - Clay

Clearwater Historical Society – Pinellas

Clewiston Historical Society - Hendry

Collier County Historical Society - Collier

Collier County Museum and Archives – Collier

Columbia County Historical Museum - Columbia

Coral Gables Historical Resources Department – Dade

Cortez Village Historical Society – Manatee

Cracker Homestead Museum - Taylor

Dade Heritage Trust – Dade

Davie Historical Society – Davie

Davisville Preservation & Historical Society - Escambia

DeBary Hall – Volusia

Deerfield Beach Historical Society - Broward

Delray Beach Historical Society – Palm Beach

Deltona Arts & Historical Society - Volusia

DeSoto County Historical Society – DeSoto

Dixie County Historical Society - Dixie

Dunedin Historical Society & Museum – Pinellas

Durkeeville Historical Society - Duval

East Hillsborough Historical Society - Hillsborough

Eatonville Community History Association – Orange

Enterprise Preservation Society – Orange

Estero Island Historical Society - Lee

Eustis Historical Museum & Preservation Society – Lake

Flagler Beach Museum - Flagler

Flagler County Historical Society – Flagler

Florida Heritage Collection - Alachua

Flamingo Historical Society – Broward

Florida Agricultural Museum - Flagler

Florida Aviation Historical Society - Pinellas

Florida Baptist Historical Society - Volusia

Florida Council for the Social Studies – Collier

Florida Humanities Council - Pinellas

Florida State Historic Preservation Office – Leon

Florida Studies Center - Hillsborough

Florida Supreme Court Historical Society – Leon

Florida Trust for Historic Preservation - Leon

Fort Christmas Historic Park – Orange

Fort Lauderdale Historical Society – Broward

Fort Mose Historical Society – St. Johns

Friends of the Southeast Regional Black Archives - Leon

Gadsden County Historical Society - Gadsden

Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum - Charlotte

Genealogical Society of Bay County – Bay

Genealogical Society of Broward County – Broward

Genealogical Society of Collier County – Collier

Genealogical Society of Greater Miami – Dade

Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County – Okaloosa

Genealogical Society of Okeechobee – Okeechobee

Genealogical Society of Santa Rosa County – Santa Rosa

Genealogical Society of Sarasota County - Sarasota

Genealogical Society of South Brevard – Brevard

Genealogical Society of North Brevard - Brevard

Geneva Historical & Genealogical Society – Seminole

Gilchrist County Genealogical Society – Gilchrist

Goldenrod Historical Society – Orange

Glades Historical Society - Glades

Glades Historical Society – Palm Beach

Graceville Historical Society - Jackson

Gulf Beaches Historical Museum – Pinellas

Gulf Breeze Historical Society – Santa Rosa

Gulf Coast Heritage Association – Sarasota

Gulf County Genealogical Society - Gulf

Gulfport Historical Society & Museum – Pinellas

Halifax Genealogical Society - Volusia

Halifax Historical Museum – Volusia

Hamilton County Historical Society – Hamilton

Hastings Genealogical Society – St. Johns

Havana Historical Society - Gadsden

Hawthorne Historical Society – Alachua

Hendry County Historical Society - Hendry

Henry Nehrling Society – Orange

Henry B. Plant Museum – Hillborough

Henry Morrison Flagler Museum – Palm Beach

Heritage Museum of N.W. Florida - Okaloosa

Hernando County Genealogical Society – Hernando

Hernando DeSoto Historical Society - Manatee

Old Hernando History Roundtable - Hernando

Hernando Historical Museum Association - Hernando

High Springs Historical Society – Alachua

Highlands County Genealogical Society – Highlands

Highlands County Historical Society - Highlands

Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation Society – Broward

Hillsborough County Historical Commission – Hillsborough

Historic Bok Sanctuary - Polk

Historic Florida Keys Foundation – Monroe

Historic Homstead Town Hall Museum - Dade

Historic Melrose – Alachua

Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board – St. Johns

Historical Association of Southern Florida – Dade

Historical Museum of North Brevard – Brevard

Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys - Monroe

Historical Society of Bay County – Bay

Historical Society of Fort Meade - Polk

Historical Society of Martin County – Martin

Historical Society of Palm Beach County – Palm Beach

Historical Society of Sarasota County – Sarasota

Historical Society of Tavares - Lake

Hollywood Historical Society – Broward

Holmes County Historical Society - Holmes

Indian River Citrus Museum – St. Lucie

Indian River County Historical Society – Indian River

Indian River Genealogical Society – Indian River

Indian Rocks Beach Historical Society – Pinellas

Indian Temple Mound Museum – Okaloosa

Interlachen Historical Society - Putnam

Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society – Duval

Jefferson County Genealogical Society -Jefferson

Jefferson County Historical Society – Jefferson

Jewish Museum of Florida – Dade

John G. Riley Center – Leon

Karpeles Manuscript Museum - Duval

Key West Art and Historical Society – Monroe

Keystone Genealogical Society - Jefferson

Kissimmee Historical Society – Osceola

LaBelle Heritage Museum – Hendry

Lady Lake Historical Society & Museum - Lake

Lafayette County Historical Society - Lafayette

Lake County Historical Museum – Lake

Lake County Historical Society – Lake

Lake Mary Historical Commission – Seminole

Lake Placid Historical Society & Museum - Highland

Lake Wales Depot Museum - Polk

Largo Area Historical Society – Pinellas

Lee County Genealogy Society - Lee

Leesburg Heritage Society – Lake

Lemon Bay Historical & Genealogical Society - Sarasota

Leu House Museum & Gardens – Orange

Lightner Museum – St. Johns

Longboat Key Historical Society - Sarasota

Loxahatchee River Historical Society – Palm Beach

Madison County Genealogical Society – Madison

Madison County Historical Society - Madison

Maitland Historical Society & Museum – Orange

Manasota Genealogical Society - Manatee

Manatee County Agricultural Museum - Manatee

Manatee County Historical Commission - Manatee

Manatee County Historical Society - Manatee

Mandarin Museum & Historical Society - Duval

Marco Island Historical Society - Collier

Marion County Historical Society - Marion

Marion County Museum of History – Marion

Martin County Genealogical Society - Martin

Matecumbe Historical Trust - Monroe

Matheson Historical Center & Museum – Alachua

Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum - Monroe

Miami Springs Historical Society - Dade

Micanopy Historical Society – Alachua

Middleburg Historical Museum – Clay

Monroe County Genealogical Society - Monroe

Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens – Palm Beach

Mount Dora Historical Society - Lake

Museum of Arts and Sciences – Volusia

Museum of Science and History – Duval

Museum of Southern History – Duval

Museum of the City of Lake Worth – Palm Beach

Museum of the Islands - Lee

National Vietnam War Museum - Orange

Museum of Seminole County History – Seminole

Myakka City Historical Society – Manatee

New Smyrna Museum & Historical Society - Volusia

North Okaloosa Historical Association – Okaloosa

North Pinellas Historical Museum - Pinellas

Northeast Black History Committee, Mount Dora – Lake

Northeast Polk County Historical Society - Polk

Oakland Park Historical Society - Broward

Ocoee Historical Commission – Orange

Okeechobee County Historical Society - Okeechobee

Old Arlington - Duval

Orange City Historic Preservation Society – Volusia

Orange City Historical Society – Volusia

Orange County Regional History Center – Orange

Ormond Beach Historical Trust - Volusia

Osceola County Historical Society - Osceola

Oveido Historical Society – Seminole

Palm Beach County Genealogical Society – Palm Beach

Palm Harbor Historical Society - Pinellas

Panhandle Pioneer Settlement – Calhoun

Pasco County Genealogy Society – Pasco

Pasco County Historical Society - Pasco

Pembroke Pines Historical Society & Museum - Broward

Pensacola Historical Preservation Society - Escambia

Pensacola Historical Society – Escambia

Pidgeon Key Foundation – Monroe

Pinellas Geanealogy Society - Pinellas

Pinellas County Historical Society – Pinellas

Pinellas Park Historical Society - Pinellas

Pioneer Florida Museum - Pasco

Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts – Volusia

Plantation Historical Society – Broward

Polk County Genealogical Society - Polk

Polk County Historical Association – Polk

Polk County Historical & Genealogical Library – Polk

Pompano Beach Historical Society – Broward

Port St. Lucie Historical Society – St. Lucie

Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach – Palm Beach

Punta Gorda Historical Society - Charlotte

Putnam County Archives and History Commission – Putnam

Putnam County Genealogical Society – Putnam

Putnam County Historical Society - Putnam

Putnam County Historical Museum – Putnam

Real Rosewood Foundation - Alachua

Riverside-Avondale Preservation Inc. – Duval

Royellou Museum – Lake

St. Augustine Genealogical Society – St. Johns

St. Augustine Historical Society – St. Johns

St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum – St. Johns

St. Joseph Historical Society - Gulf

St. Lucie County Historical Society – St. Lucie

St. Petersburg Historical Society – Pinellas

Safety Harbor Museum of History – Pinellas

Samuel Proctor Oral History Program - Alachua

Sanford Historical Society – Seminole

Sanford Museum of History – Seminole

Sanibel Historical Village – Lee

Santa Rosa Historical Society – Santa Rosa

Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation – Sarasota

Sarasota County Dept. of Historical Resources - Sarasota

Sarasota County History Center – Sarasota

Sebastian Area Historical Society – Indian River

Sebring Historical Society – Highlands

Seminole Tribal Historical Society - Broward

South Bay Genealogical Society - Hillsborough

South Brevard Historical Society - Brevard

Southeast Volusia Historical Society – Volusia

Southwest Florida Holocaust Museum – Collier

Southwest Florida Museum of History - Lee

Spanish Quarter Museum – St. Johns

Springhill Heritage Center – Duval

Stuart Heritage Museum – Martin

Sumter County Historical Society – Sumter

Suwannee Historical Museum - Suwannee

Tallahassee Genealogical Society - Leon

Tallahassee Historical Society – Leon

Tallahassee Museum of History & Natural Sciences – Leon

Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation - Leon

Tampa Bay History Center - Hillsborough

Tampa Historical Society – Hillsborough

Tarpon Springs Area Historical Society – Pinellas

Taylor County Historical Society - Taylor

Town of Orange Park Historical Society - Clay

Treasure Coast Genealogical Society – St. Lucie

Venice Area Historical Collection – Sarasota

Venice Historical Society - Sarasota

Vernon Historical Society

Vero Heritage Inc. – Indian River

Wakulla County Historical Society - Wakulla

Waldo Historical Society – Alachua

Walton County Heritage Museum - Walton

Washington County Historical Society - Washington

Weeden Island Preserve Cultural Center - Pinellas

West Florida Genealogical Society - Escambia

West Florida Historic Preservation Inc. – Escambia

West Nassau Historical Society – Nassau

West Pasco County Genealogical Society – Pasco

West Pasco Historical Society - Pasco

West Volusia Historical Society – Volusia   

Windermere Historical Society - Orange

Winter Garden Heritage Museum - Orange

Winter Park Historical Association & Museum – Orange

Wreckers Museum – Monroe

Ximenez-Fatio House – St. Johns

Ybor City Museum Society – Hillsborough

Zellwood Historical Society Museum - Pasco

Zephyrhills Depot Museum - Hillsborough

Baker County Historical Society
42 W. McIver Avenue
Macclenny, FL. 32063
904.259.0587
http://rootsweb.com/~flbaker/books.html

Bradford County Historical Museum
209 W. Call Street
Starke, FL. 32091
904.964.5382

Columbia County Historical Museum
157 S.E. Hernando Street
Lake City, FL. 32025
386.755.9096

DeSoto County Historical Society
PO Box 1824
Arcadia, FL. 34265
898.244.9638
www.historicdesoto.org

Dixie County Historical Society
Hwy 55A
Old Town, FL. 32680
352.542.0047
www.dixiehistory.org

Flagler

Franklin

Gilchrist County Genealogical Society
105 N.E. 11^th Avenue
Trenton, FL. 32693

Glades Historical Society
PO Box 10
Moore Haven, FL. 33471
863.946.9100

Hamilton County Historical Society
501 N.E. 1^st Avenue
Jasper, Florida 35052
386.792.3850

Bowling Green Historical Council
PO Box 478
Bowling Green, FL. 33834

Holmes

Holmes County Historical Society
412 West Kansas Avenue
Bonifay, FL  32425

Lafayette County Historical Society
PO Box 92
Mayo, FL. 32066
386.294.3819

Leon

Cedar Key Historical Society
PO Box 222
Cedar Key, FL. 32625
352.543.5549
www.cedarkeymuseum.org

Martin

Polk

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Santa Rosa

Sarasota