YOU are part of Florida History, and we are telling YOUR story!   During the months of November and December ALL donations of any amount will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000 thanks to Emily and Larry Lisska, the Lempel Donor Fund, Christopher Ranck, and other contributors.

Your $25 donation=$50 and your $500 donation=$1,000!   SELECT BELOW to donate now, and THANK YOU!

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You can also send a check to FHS, 435 Brevard Avenue, Cocoa, Florida 32922 or call 321-468-7797.

Just $31,470 to go in our overall goal of $100,000!

 

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FLORIDA FRONTIERS TV SERIES

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  • Today in Florida History November 20, In light of a war-time need for employment during World War II, Florida bans loitering and joblessness. Police officers are told to check “jook joints” and arrest men who cannot show proof of employment. Orlando Chief of Police J. C. Stone said, “If a man wants a job he can get in on our groves, on our farms, or in defense construction. The time has come to clean Orlando of its loitering and idle...Read more
 

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Library of Florida History

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Research appointments:
archivist@myfloridahistory.org
or 321-690-1971 ext. 211

2025 Public History Forum

 

FHSAI Magazine

 

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YOU are a part of Florida history, and we are telling YOUR story. The Florida Historical Society preserves books, maps, postcards, photographs, documents and more at the Library of Florida History. We publish the latest research in the Florida Historical Quarterly, and in FHS Press books. We produce our “Florida Frontiers” radio and television programs, and podcasts. We gather for two conferences annually, make daily posts on Facebook, and much more.

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FHQ Reception, Nov 20th

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The Rollins Museum of Art in Winter Park is hosting a reception on November 20, from 5:30-7:00pm, commemorating the upcoming special issue of the Florida Historical Quarterly on “Puerto Ricans in Florida.”
The reception is presented in conjunction with the exhibit “Nostalgia for My Island: Puerto Rican Painting from the Museo de Arte de Ponce (1786-1962).”
 

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Thank You for Donations, Sponsorship and Membership.
 

Historic Rossetter House Museum and Gardens

 

New Releases from FHS Press

 

Recorded Virtual Conferences

FHS Virtual Conferences
The past 2021 and 2020 FHS conferences where held virtually due to the pandemic and the recordings can be viewed: