The Florida Genealogist

The Florida Genealogist

The Florida Genealogist showcases the great variety of Florida genealogy. Published twice a year, in June and December, TFG features unpublished manuscripts like case studies and research techniques along with source materials such as transcriptions, abstracts, and indexes of original records pertaining to the history and genealogy of the state of Florida.

The Florida Genealogist showcases the great variety of Florida genealogy. Published twice a year, in June and December, TFG features unpublished manuscripts like case studies and research techniques along with source materials such as transcriptions, abstracts, and indexes of original records pertaining to the history and genealogy of the state of Florida.

Each issue includes items such as queries, a list of FSGS publications for sale, the President's Message, and a list of contributors. Unpublished manuscripts and source materials pertaining to the history and genealogy of the Territory and State of Florida are solicited for publication.

To submit articles for publication, email [email protected].

The Florida Genealogist Index Vol 1-10
The Florida Genealogist Index Vol 11-24

 

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLVI – Issue 2 – Dec 2023

By FSGS | January 19, 2024

Inside this issue:

  • A Research Trip to Discover a Life Well Lived
  • When We Inherit
  • Harness Technology for More Productive Research
  • WeAre.xyz: Technology Makes it Easy to Share Our Family Stories
  • Book Review: Mastering Spanish Handwriting and Documents

Recent Issues

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLVI – Issue 2 – Dec 2023

By FSGS | January 19, 2024

Inside this issue:

  • A Research Trip to Discover a Life Well Lived
  • When We Inherit
  • Harness Technology for More Productive Research
  • WeAre.xyz: Technology Makes it Easy to Share Our Family Stories
  • Book Review: Mastering Spanish Handwriting and Documents

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLVI – Issue 1 – June 2023

By FSGS | September 14, 2023

Inside this issue:

  • The War Letters Project: Memorializing Those Who Experienced War
  • When We Inherit
  • Finding Enslaved Ancestors
  • Using Books to Advance Our Research
  • Riding out the September 1929 Hurricane: Diary Entries by Margaret Smith Santini
Unidentified Civil War veterans at reunion in Jacksonville, Florida, Library of Congress

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLV – Issue 2 – December 2022

By FSGS | March 9, 2023

Inside this issue:

  • The Patriot War Claims as a Genealogical Resource
  • Major Pickens B. Bird, CSA, and His Family – Life, Death, and War Aftermath
  • Spicer Christopher of Talbot Island
  • Mysteries Behind the Deserters’ Hill Story
  • How to Reach Your Family’s Younger Generations

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLV – Issue 1 – June 2022

By FSGS | June 1, 2022

Inside this issue

• Tampa Bay Hurricanes and the Garrison Family of Hog Island
• The Murder of John Bessent in 1815 in Camden County, Georgia
• Florida Maps in the Online Collections of the Library of Congress
• Florida Pioneers: The Pacetti Family
• Transcriptions of Three Memorials to Congress

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLIV – Issue 2 – December 2021

By FSGS | December 1, 2021

Inside this issue:

• “I Would Very Much Dislike Leaving the State” – A Civil War story
• A Unique Tarpon Springs Family Heirloom
• Belden Oliver Whitted: Policeman, Pugilist, Escaped Convict
• The Pennybaker Origins of the Bakers of Pasco County
• Florida Pioneer Profile: Richard J. Mays

The Florida Genealogist - Vol XLIV - Issue 1 - June 2021

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLIV – Issue 1 – June 2021

By FSGS | June 30, 2021

Inside this issue:

• Florida Snowbirds: From Vagabonds to Visitors
• Sheriff’s Daughter Weds Confidence Man: Dudley P. Warner in Chicago, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Florida
• Genealogy Resources at the Polk County History Center in Bartow, Florida
• Florida Pioneer Profiles: Sarah Adeline (Baccus) Walker and Evelyn Christine (Braddock) Wilson
• Digital Disaster Plan for Genealogists
• Cancellation of Permits, General Land Office and Settlers Under the Armed Occupation Act

The Florida Genealogist - Vol XLIII - Issue 1 & 2 - June & December 2020

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLIII – Issue 1 & 2 – June & December 2020

By FSGS | December 30, 2020

Inside this issue:

• Filling in the Blanks: Identifying Mary and Sweet Baby James
• Finding Florida Images in the Digitized Photo Collections of the Library of Congress
• Tips for Tracing Italian Roots Online
• Election Returns: An Unusual but Valuable Source
• 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
• Jefferson County, FL Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Monthly Reports: August 1918-September 1919

THE FLORIDA GENEALOGIST – VOL XLII – ISSUE 2 – December 2019

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLII – Issue 2 – December 2019

By FSGS | December 30, 2019

Inside this issue:

• Annie Viola Walker Whitted McKendree & Allen Whitted, Florida Settler & Builder
• John Henry Vick & Caledonia Dodd Vick, Florida Pioneers
• The Sallie G. Bradford Slave Register, Walnut Hill Plantation, Leon County, Florida
• The Evidence is on a Cow’s Ear
• Affordable Research
• Jefferson County, FL Undertakers and Coffin Dealers Monthly Reports: January 1918-July 1918

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLII – Issue 1 – June 2019

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLII – Issue 1 – June 2019

By FSGS | June 30, 2019

Inside this issue:

• Florida Pioneer and Settler & Builder Awards FSGS Poolside Chats 2019 
• Genealogical Information Arising from the Florida Civil War 
• Family Relief Acts of 1863 and 1864 
• The Scrapbook… A Look Back at Early Florida Families and People 

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLI – Issue 2 – December 2018

The Florida Genealogist – Vol XLI – Issue 2 – December 2018

By FSGS | December 30, 2018

Inside this issue:

• Florida Pioneer and Settler & Builder Awards FSGS
• Poolside Chats 2019
• The Scrapbook… A Look Back at Early Florida Families and People
• The Query Box…Do You Know?
• Book Reviews

Past Issues of The Florida Genealogist

By FSGS | August 31, 2021
The Florida Genealogist showcases the great variety of Florida genealogy. Published twice a year, in June and December, TFG features unpublished manuscripts like case studies and research techniques along with source materials such as transcriptions, abstracts, and indexes of original records pertaining to the history and genealogy of the state of Florida.