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.
State Archives of Florida
- ArchivesFlorida.com
- State Archives Online Catalog
- ArchivesFlorida.com
- ArchivesFlorida.com
State Library of Florida
Related Sites
Listen: The World ProgramCounty Guard Commissions, 1917-1919
Counties with Active County Guards
Please note that this collection of County Guard commission records only documents County Guard activity in 30 of Florida's 67 modern counties. The explanation for the incomplete nature of this collection is twofold:
Did not exist
- Charlotte
- Collier
- Dixie
- Gilchrist
- Glades
- Gulf
- Hardee
- Hendry
- Indian River
- Martin
- Sarasota
- Union
Did not participate*
- Baker
- Bay
- Bradford
- Brevard
- Calhoun
- Citrus
- Clay
- Columbia
- Flagler
- Gadsden
- Hamilton
- Highlands
- Holmes
- Lafayette
- Liberty
- Madison
- Monroe
- Nassau
- Okaloosa
- Orange
- Santa Rosa
- Sumter
- Taylor
- Walton
- Washington
*Since County Guards were established at the county-level through the initiative of local citizens, it is suspected that the aforementioned counties did not participate in the program.
Related Resources
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.