Mary McLeod Bethune was a larger-than-life educator and activist whose legacy is now remembered with an eleven-foot tall, 6,000-pound statue carved by Nilda Comas. She used the last piece of statuary marble taken from the same Italian quarry used by Renaissance artist Michelangelo. The statue will represent Florida in the US Capitol building.

The Ximenez-Fatio House was built in 1798 in St. Augustine, during Florida's Second Spanish Period.

Fifty Years of Walt Disney World. Opening in 1971, Walt Disney World has had a significant impact on the economy, politics, and history of Florida.

Based on a panel discussion presented as part of the Florida Historical Society 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Symposium, historians and voting rights activists discuss “100 Years of the 19th Amendment: Florida Women Breaking Barriers.”

This panel discussion was presented as part of the Florida Historical Society Virtual Annual Meeting and Symposium. Historians compare pandemics from the state's past with COVID-19.

Since the 1800s, tourist attractions have allowed visitors to encounter Florida nature in controlled settings.

Crackers are pioneer settlers who first arrived in the 1700s, and their descendants.

Free black communities were established in Spanish Colonial Florida as enslaved people escaped from British colonies to the north.

At the time of European contact, dozens of indigenous groups with sophisticated cultures occupied Florida.

In July 1969, the USA sent three men to the moon and returned them safely to the earth. Florida's Space Coast played a vital role in making this historic milestone happen.

Hundreds of filmmakers have followed their dreams to Florida. Films are part of the history of Florida, going all the way back to the silent era.

The Highwaymen Artists. The Highwaymen are a group of mostly self-taught African American landscape painters who used their skills to create a profitable business model beginning in the 1950s.

Canoe Archaeology: Hundreds of canoes have been discovered in Florida, some created as long as 7,000 years ago.

People who lived in central Brevard County prior to the post-World War II population explosion gather annually to discuss how life used to be in Florida.

The Future of History. Florida historians and their students are creating innovative digital resources available to anyone with internet access.