Could someone please post the website for the Florida Photos at the Archives in Tallahassee??? I must have missed it!! Thanks, Maureen

Let me add a big AMEN to your comments, Richard. I, too, live in Tallahassee, but getting downtown while the archives are open is difficult for me. With the Internet, I can do research while the librarians are snug in their beds. The Internet iis the best way there is to truly share. Peggy Munroe ---------- > From: Richard White <rwhite@pone.com> > To: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Florida Photos on the Web > Date: Friday, November 27, 1998 12:11 AM > > Dean... > > I've had to mull this over awhile and while I don't want to seem unduly > contentious, I think that you are perhaps deluding youself a bit. While > I am sure that you are completely serious about making people aware of > the collection at UWF... the web just does so incredibly much more. I > offer some examples from my own personal experience, of how the expanded > access that the web offers can make unexpected differences. > > I have been aware of the the Florida State Archives photography > collection for eons... or more specifically, for over 20 years. I have > used it both in my state job and in connection with a historical web > site that I have created which pertains to the Civil War in North > Florida. And... and... *AND* I live only 6 or 8 blocks away from the > Gray Building... the home of the Florida State Archives. But I almost > never have browsed the photo hard copies at the Archives just for the > fun of it. That is so easy to do on the web... I have done it a number > of times. I even looked at the many unidentified 19th century photos of > citizens of Tallahassee and found a picture that I feel must be of the > grandmother or great grandmother of a woman I worked with a number of > years ago. The resemblance is remarkable. I also saw something so > clearly in the eyes of what must have surely been a number of now > unknown Civil War veterans. The anguish and sorrow of the war and its > aftermath are written plainly on their faces. > > I would not have seen many things that the original source objects of > sit on shelves only about a quarter of a mile from me, had they not been > transformed into computer graphics and put on the web. I will probably > never have a chance to travel the many miles to UWF... and especially > since I have no idea of the specific things that are in the collections > there. I think that these limitations apply to many people who can > access information on the web, and will benefit from that access if you > give it to them, in ways that we cannot fathom even now. Web acces is a > goal to strive towards... > > Even so I would have never thought to look there for a photo of my great > great uncle Green Berry Haven's house in Madison. But it is there... > and I found it, but I did not find it by travelling 6 blocks. I found > it on my computer at home through the miracle of electrons. > > I did travel the six blocks to check in both the Archives proper and > with the photo archives for a lead on where I could find a photo of > Confederate Major Pickens Bird of Madison. Nobody knew. There was some > thought that there was no such picture. But SON OF A GUN... There it > is in the same Madison photo collection that houses the picture of Green > Berry Haven's house. Well, maybe. There is a picture that is thought > to *probably* be of Pickens Bird. I'm easy. That's good enough for me. > > The web opens up so very many opportunities for access to so many > people. You may not have a plan now for web access to the UWF photo > archives, but I think that you are going to find sooner or later that > you have to have one. > > Big problems become small opportunities when they are broken down into > managable chunks and it might be decades before the whole collection > could be digitized, but that is where managing can be done by > establishment of clear priorities. > > No pressure... but I encourage you to look to some creative ideas in > this area instead of defending what I believe is an option of very > rapidly declining viability. > > If some of UWF's photos were on the web, I *would* look at them... > > RW > > Dean DeBolt wrote: > > > > Richard asks a reasonable question about whether we intend to > > scan and post photographs on the web. At the present time, we > > do not intend to do so. There are good reasons for this. First, > > photographs take a great deal of computer storage space and > > when your collection exceeds 30,000 photographs, which exactly > > do you put up? Street scenes? Family reunions? Second, most > > archives, historical societies, and research centers have limited > > staffing. We simply don't have the staff it would require to scan and > > maintain an online archive of our photograph collections. > > > > But simply because something is not available on the web, should > > not detract researchers. I could probably list a dozen historical societies > > and libraries with collections the size of mine which will never find their > > way to the web for the same reasons I've enumerated. > > > > My purpose responding to the list was to (1) point out that there are many > > other sources of Florida photographs for researchers, and (2) they may > > not be all online. > > > > Dean > > > > Dean DeBolt, University Librarian > > Special Collections and West Florida Archives > > University of West Florida Library > > 11000 University Parkway > > Pensacola, FL 32514-5750 > > Tele: 850-474-2213. Fax: 850-474-3338. > > E-mail: ddebolt@uwf.edu > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 14599771 or, > > * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/14599771 (go there and try it > > ----------------------------------------------------

#1 searching for family of Mabel HUNTER (maiden name) who moved to Florida perhaps in the 20's.Beleive she married to a OLLIFF in Jacksonville.Born in Providence,R.I. 3/24/1905. #2 Does anyone have the orbit..beleive she past away in the Jacksonville area on 8/11/96. #3 She being the last serviving child of Alex and Susan Hunter might she have the HUNTER famiy bible in her possesion ....it has been missing for years. Thanks for any informaton!

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I do hope a way is found in the near future to put all archive pictures on the web. Betty

Dean... I've had to mull this over awhile and while I don't want to seem unduly contentious, I think that you are perhaps deluding youself a bit. While I am sure that you are completely serious about making people aware of the collection at UWF... the web just does so incredibly much more. I offer some examples from my own personal experience, of how the expanded access that the web offers can make unexpected differences. I have been aware of the the Florida State Archives photography collection for eons... or more specifically, for over 20 years. I have used it both in my state job and in connection with a historical web site that I have created which pertains to the Civil War in North Florida. And... and... *AND* I live only 6 or 8 blocks away from the Gray Building... the home of the Florida State Archives. But I almost never have browsed the photo hard copies at the Archives just for the fun of it. That is so easy to do on the web... I have done it a number of times. I even looked at the many unidentified 19th century photos of citizens of Tallahassee and found a picture that I feel must be of the grandmother or great grandmother of a woman I worked with a number of years ago. The resemblance is remarkable. I also saw something so clearly in the eyes of what must have surely been a number of now unknown Civil War veterans. The anguish and sorrow of the war and its aftermath are written plainly on their faces. I would not have seen many things that the original source objects of sit on shelves only about a quarter of a mile from me, had they not been transformed into computer graphics and put on the web. I will probably never have a chance to travel the many miles to UWF... and especially since I have no idea of the specific things that are in the collections there. I think that these limitations apply to many people who can access information on the web, and will benefit from that access if you give it to them, in ways that we cannot fathom even now. Web acces is a goal to strive towards... Even so I would have never thought to look there for a photo of my great great uncle Green Berry Haven's house in Madison. But it is there... and I found it, but I did not find it by travelling 6 blocks. I found it on my computer at home through the miracle of electrons. I did travel the six blocks to check in both the Archives proper and with the photo archives for a lead on where I could find a photo of Confederate Major Pickens Bird of Madison. Nobody knew. There was some thought that there was no such picture. But SON OF A GUN... There it is in the same Madison photo collection that houses the picture of Green Berry Haven's house. Well, maybe. There is a picture that is thought to *probably* be of Pickens Bird. I'm easy. That's good enough for me. The web opens up so very many opportunities for access to so many people. You may not have a plan now for web access to the UWF photo archives, but I think that you are going to find sooner or later that you have to have one. Big problems become small opportunities when they are broken down into managable chunks and it might be decades before the whole collection could be digitized, but that is where managing can be done by establishment of clear priorities. No pressure... but I encourage you to look to some creative ideas in this area instead of defending what I believe is an option of very rapidly declining viability. If some of UWF's photos were on the web, I *would* look at them... RW Dean DeBolt wrote: > > Richard asks a reasonable question about whether we intend to > scan and post photographs on the web. At the present time, we > do not intend to do so. There are good reasons for this. First, > photographs take a great deal of computer storage space and > when your collection exceeds 30,000 photographs, which exactly > do you put up? Street scenes? Family reunions? Second, most > archives, historical societies, and research centers have limited > staffing. We simply don't have the staff it would require to scan and > maintain an online archive of our photograph collections. > > But simply because something is not available on the web, should > not detract researchers. I could probably list a dozen historical societies > and libraries with collections the size of mine which will never find their > way to the web for the same reasons I've enumerated. > > My purpose responding to the list was to (1) point out that there are many > other sources of Florida photographs for researchers, and (2) they may > not be all online. > > Dean > > Dean DeBolt, University Librarian > Special Collections and West Florida Archives > University of West Florida Library > 11000 University Parkway > Pensacola, FL 32514-5750 > Tele: 850-474-2213. Fax: 850-474-3338. > E-mail: ddebolt@uwf.edu > ---------------------------------------------------- > Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 14599771 or, > * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/14599771 (go there and try it > ----------------------------------------------------

Thanks so much to all the folks who responded regarding how to get FL death certificates. I really appreciate it. John

Are you aware that there is a town in Georgia near Savannah named Guyton? My great great grandfather John English Autry was taken to the Confederate hospital there after being wounded at the Battle of Olustee (Florida). Coincidentally, the Autrys are also a Huguenot family. RW BettyMaeS@aol.com wrote: > > Mary Beman Guyton is buried in Marianna, Jackson Co FL ....can anyone do a > look up for me. Betty > > I found the following note: "For details of the Huguenot Guyton family, > see 'The History of Laurens County, Georgia', by Bertha Shephard Hart, > M. A., published by John Laurens Chapter of the D. A. R." > > This note was made in connection with Mary Beman Guyton's entry in what > appears to be the Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South > Carolina, Volume 74 (1969), page 73.

Mary Beman Guyton is buried in Marianna, Jackson Co FL ....can anyone do a look up for me. Betty I found the following note: "For details of the Huguenot Guyton family, see 'The History of Laurens County, Georgia', by Bertha Shephard Hart, M. A., published by John Laurens Chapter of the D. A. R." This note was made in connection with Mary Beman Guyton's entry in what appears to be the Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, Volume 74 (1969), page 73.

I found it best to order the death certificates from the state level in Jacksonville. This URL will provide you with the information to order a Florida death certificate: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vitalstats/bandd.html#deaths You should at least know the year of death. Microfiche indices are available at some of the larger libraries. Debbie JWMMJJJ@aol.com wrote: > > Could some one tell me the best way to get a death certificate for ancestors > who died in FL? Can I get them from Tallahassee or is it better to go to the > respective county? > > John

Checking to see if I am still on the list-its been quiet lately. Maybe everyone is tired of hunting ancestors and is hunting turkey and dressing. Have a Happy Day. Regards, Peggy

Could some one tell me the best way to get a death certificate for ancestors who died in FL? Can I get them from Tallahassee or is it better to go to the respective county? John

Hello. I have updated and put more info on the page. try: http://members.tripod.com/~FeFiFoFum/index.html

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Dear Listers, Several listers had offered information and help in my search for Richard Foster, previously of Longwood FL. I wanted to say thanks once again! As of today, I have located Mr. Foster. Now he will have the chance to reunite with the daughter that he has not seen for over 30 years. Thanks again listers for all your help! Debi

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I have a map of Taylor Co. Fl. and here are some of the landowners and dates. William H. Sever July 29 1863 sec. 19 also 1847 F. Reed March 1883 Sec 19 John Mc Intosh June 28 1836 sec 19 L.J. Reed 1883 sec. 19 E. J. Reed 1883 sec, 19 Francis Morgan Dec 1877 Sec. 20 E J Reed 1883 sec 20 Enoch J Harrill or Harvill 1873 Sec 20 William W Holland 1891 Sec 20 James Wallace 1846 Sec 20 The writing on this map is very small. There may be some mis-spelling. I will continue soon. I have sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, @3o. from mayinl

Have Jackson County, Florida marriages been published? If so, are copies available for sale or does anyone know what libraries in upper counties of Florida may have this book? Who is the book by? Ceya Reminder@snowhill.com

Richard asks a reasonable question about whether we intend to scan and post photographs on the web. At the present time, we do not intend to do so. There are good reasons for this. First, photographs take a great deal of computer storage space and when your collection exceeds 30,000 photographs, which exactly do you put up? Street scenes? Family reunions? Second, most archives, historical societies, and research centers have limited staffing. We simply don't have the staff it would require to scan and maintain an online archive of our photograph collections. But simply because something is not available on the web, should not detract researchers. I could probably list a dozen historical societies and libraries with collections the size of mine which will never find their way to the web for the same reasons I've enumerated. My purpose responding to the list was to (1) point out that there are many other sources of Florida photographs for researchers, and (2) they may not be all online. Dean Dean DeBolt, University Librarian Special Collections and West Florida Archives University of West Florida Library 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514-5750 Tele: 850-474-2213. Fax: 850-474-3338. E-mail: ddebolt@uwf.edu ---------------------------------------------------- Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 14599771 or, * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/14599771 (go there and try it ----------------------------------------------------

Dean... I take it that UWF does not currently have any photos on the web, or you would have mentioned that in your e-mail. Are there are any plans to digitize any of those historical Florida photos and make them available on the web? Thanks Richard White Tallahassee