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Hispanic Local History and Genealogy in the United States: Selected Titles at The Library of Congress

VI. Florida

  • Bloodworth, Bertha E., and Alton C. Morris.
    Places in the sun: the history and romance of Florida place-names. Gainesville: University Presses of Florida, 1978. x, 209 p. Maps.
    LC call number: F309 .B55
    LC control number: 77013754
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    Short chapters explaining varieties of Florida place names, with etymology or history. Detailed bibliography.

  • Bourquard, Shirley Chaisson.
    Marriage dispensations in the Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas, 1786-1803. With an introduction by Charles E. Nolan. New Orleans (Drawer 51399, New Orleans 70151): Polyanthos, 1980. viii, 85 p.
    LC call number: F368 .M37 1980
    LC control number: 79092922
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  • Buker, George E., et al.
    The Oldest city: St. Augustine, saga of survival. Jean Parker Waterbury, editor. 1st ed. St. Augustine, Fla.: St. Augustine Historical Society, 1983. xi, 262 p. Ill.
    LC call number: F319 .S2 O43 1983
    LC control number: 83050479
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    Covers 1565 to 1983. Patterns of immigration. General index includes personal names.

  • Coker, William S., and G. Douglas Inglis.
    The Spanish censuses of Pensacola, 1784-1820: a genealogical guide to Spanish Pensacola. Indexes by Polly Coker. Pensacola, Fla.: Perdido Bay Press, 1980. viii, 198 p. Ill.
    LC call number: F319 .P4 S62
    LC control number: 80026615
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  • Griffin, Patricia C.
    Mullet on the beach: the Minorcans of Florida, 1768-1788. St. Augustine, Fla.: St. Augustine Historical Society, 1990. 219 p. Ill.
    LC call number: F319 .S2 G75 1991
    LC control number: 90024798
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    Patterns of and reasons for immigration. Statistics and descriptions of settlement. Few personal names.

  • The Hispanic presence in Florida. Edited by José-Agustín Balseiro, with contributions by Vicente Murga, et al. Miami, Fla.: E. A. Seemann Pub., [1977], 1976. 160 p.
    LC call number: F320 .S75 H57 1977
    LC control number: 76057968
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    Eight articles: Introduction, Ponce de León's exploration, mosaic of traditional culture, medicine, the Revolutionary War, José Martí and the founding fathers, Cuban exile in Miami, characteristics and consequences of the exile. Bibliography for each article.

  • Historical and genealogical holdings in the state of Florida. Gathered and compiled for the Genealogy and Local History Caucus, Florida Library Association. [Boca Raton]: The Association, [1992]. 63 p.
    LC call number: Z1271 .H57 1992 F310
    LC control number: 93197366
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  • Mills, Donna Rachal.
    Florida's first families: translated abstracts of pre-1821 Spanish censuses. Tuscaloosa, Ala., Naples, FL: Mills Historical Press. Distributed by D.R. Mills, 1992- . <1 >.
    LC call number: F310 .M55 1992
    LC control number: 92143178
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    Census of 1786 St. Augustine; l787 householders in East Florida; l793 St. Augustine and North River; 1813 St. Augustine, St. John's, and Fernandina; and 1814 outside of St. Augustine. Name index and glossary of Spanish legal terms. For citizens provides name, age profession, place of birth, and children; for slaves name, age, and religion.

  • Morris, Allen Covington.
    Florida place names. Coral Gables, Fla.: University of Miami Press, [1974]. 160 p. Maps.
    LC call number: F309 .M67
    LC control number: 74013949
    Catalog Record
    Alphabetical list with explanations of origins.

  • Rasico, Philip D.
    The Minorcans of Florida: their history, language, and culture. 1st ed. New Smyrna Beach, FL: Luthers, 1990. vii, 191 p. Ill.
    LC call number: F320 .M53 R3713 1990
    LC control number: 90030600
    Catalog Record
    Translation of the Catalan original: Els menorquins de la Florida.

  • Robie, Diane C.
    Searching in Florida: a reference guide to public and private records. Costa Mesa, CA: ISC Publications, 1982. 135 p. Map.
    LC call number: Z1271 .R62 1982 F310
    LC control number: 82009187
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  • Who's who in Florida's Latin community: biographical dictionary of the Hispanics in Florida. Washington, DC: Worldwide Reference Publications, 1986. xvi, 311 p. Ill.
    LC call number: E184 .C97 W48 1986
    LC control number: 86196350
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