Research Links
Tampa Bay Area Libraries, Archives and Societies
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Local Genealogical Societies
Pinellas County Genealogical Society
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Manatee County Genealogical Society
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Brandon Area Genealogical & Historical Society
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Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay
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Libraries
Florida History and Genealogy Library at John F. Germany Library
900 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa, FL 33602-3704
HCPL Online Collections includes Tampa Bay photograph collections, obituary archives and oral histories.
African American History & Genealogy Library at Robert W. Saunders Library
1505 N. Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
This collection includes free tools like digital cameras and scanners for personal use.
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University of South Florida: Florida Studies Collections
Within the Local & Family History Collection you can find a variety of valuable holdings for genealogists, including Hillsborough County Marriage Records 1846-1988, local funeral home records, several photograph collections (including local, cigar factories and Spanish American War), Spanish and Cuban Aid Society records, Italian Club records, Works Progress Administration: Tampa records, and much more. This collection also holds the archival records of the Florida Genealogical Society.
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Archives & Court Houses
Hillsborough County, Florida
Official Records: Public Search Online Court Records : Includes online records in Hillsborough for marriages, deeds, probates, plat maps.
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Official Court Records Searches: probates, land, other court records.
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Official Court Records Searches.
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State Library & Archives of Florida at Florida Memory
This collection includes state censuses, state militia rolls, Spanish Land Grants, voter rolls, Florida territory records, and much more. There's also an extensive map collection of Florida from 16th Century to present. ​​​​​​
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