Florida For Further Reading

United States   Florida    For Further Reading   These handbooks will give you more detailed information about research and records of Florida.


 * Florida State Archives. Public Records Unit. Microfilmed Records of Florida Counties. Tallahassee, Fla.: Florida State Archives, 1975-1977. . This includes the microfilm numbers and descriptions of records at the Family History Library.


 * Robie, Diane C. Searching in Florida: A Reference Guide to Public and Private Records. Costa Mesa, Calif.: Independent Search Consultants, Inc., 1982. . Available online through FamilySearch Catalog link.


 * Bodziony, Gill T. Genealogy and Local History: A Bibliography. Revised. Tallahassee, Fla.: State Library of Florida, 1978. . Also use the fifth cumulative supplement by Beverly P. Byrd, issued in 1983:.


 * Eichholz, Alice, ed. Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources. 3rd ed. Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004. Free online version; ; WorldCat entry. Contains bibliographies and background information on history and ethnic groups. Also contains maps and tables showing when each county was created.