Florida Memory is administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Bureau of Archives and Records Management. The digitized records on Florida Memory come from the collections of the State Archives of Florida and the special collections of the State Library of Florida.
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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramPhoto Exhibits
Photo exhibits spotlight various topics in Florida history, and are accompanied by brief text intended to place selected materials in historical context.
Pets with a Florida Flair
From dogs and cats, to fawns, monkeys and macaws, Floridians have shared their lives with their animal friends.
Eloise Morris with dog and fawn (ca. 1913)
Image Number: N035472
April and Michael McQuaig with their pet raccoon at El Maximo Ranch: Frostproof, Florida (1984)
Image Number: FA0899
Chip Bloyd in his backyard with baby alligator purchased at Silver Springs: Panama City, Florida (1962)
Image Number: N027579
Dekle children with their toys (188-?)
Image Number: N034594
George Holton with Billy Hartfield's pet razor back pig: Panacea, Florida (195-?)
Image Number: N036682
Young rider, Patty Blackmon grooms her horse Buck: Ocala, Florida (1948)
Image Number: C009386
Captain Spence Slate feeding his pet barracuda "George": Key Largo, Florida (1982)
Image Number: DM0555
Roberts family children with pet pig "Alice": Saint George Island, Florida (193-)
Image Number: RC07936
The children are William, Betty and Walter Roberts Jr.
Al Zaebst with pet monkey Fanny: Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida (1948)
Image Number: C012581
Pet squirrel "Pahuska" (1947)
Image Number: C007027
Pastor with pet macaws (1939)
Image Number: PR11916
"Iguana Man" allowing small boy to hold his pet: Key West, Florida (1984)
Image Number: DM0403
Portrait of Hazel Harrell with a cat and goat
Image Number: PR04069
Guard macaw at Key West 2006 Poker Run (2006)
Image Number: DM6674
Features
Territorial Legislative Council Records, 1822-1845
Documenting Florida's legislature prior to statehood
State and County Officer Directories, 1868-1969
Lists of Florida's state and county officials either elected or appointed between 1868 and 1969.
Guide to Military Records and the Wartime Experience
A guide to government records and manuscript collections relating to service members and the wartime experience.
Dust Tracks
21 tracks from Hurston's time documenting African American culture for the WPA in 1930s Florida.
History Day 2025
Resources for Florida History Day from the State Library and Archives of Florida.