GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL RESEARCH SOURCES
FOR 19TH CENTURY EAST FLORIDALocal family histories and Family Bibles for East Florida are located in the genealogy collection of the Jacksonville (Florida) Public Library (among other locations). Family histories are not regarded as primary sources and contain their fair share of errors. On occasion, even a Family Bible contains dates or other data which is at odds with primary source material. With that in mind, these can be rich genealogical sources and often answer long-held family puzzles.
The PK Yonge Library of Florida History in Gainesville, Florida contains manuscripts which can be researched for references to specific famillies. The site can be accessed though the internet. However, because the holdings are irreplaceable, they must be examined on site at the Library.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
The materials below can offer additional information for genealogical research. These publications can also be rich sources for Jacksonville and East Florida historical research.
These publications are located in the Florida department of the Jacksonville (Florida) Public Library.
- Blue Book: A Social Register of Jacksonville, Florida, 1904-1935.
- Digest of the Florida Material in Niles' Register, 1811-1849.
- Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1883-84, 1907-08, 1911-12, 1918, 1925.
- History of Jacksonville, Florida and Vicinity, 1513 to 1924 (Davis).
- Live Towns and Progressive Men of Florida, 1887 (Rohrabacher).
- Loyalists in East Florida, 1774 to 1785 (Siebert).
- Record of the Old City and of St. Joseph's Cemeteries, Jacksonville (Kooker).
- Territorial Papers of the United States (Florida Territory), Carter.
- Webb's Historical, Industrial and Biographical Florida, Pt. 1, 18
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