Starting
Points: Guide to Florida History |
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REFERENCE BOOKS -
Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be
checked out. |
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Fla
R 917.59 Car |
Weird Florida |
Photos & strange tales. |
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Fla R 975.9 New |
A New History of Florida |
Prehistoric to modern Florida in 22
chapters by different authors.
See also A History of Florida –
Fla R 975.9 T. |
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Fla R 975.9 T |
Florida from Indian Trail to Space Age |
From the Spanish exploration to
the mid 20th century. |
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Fla R
975.901 Bar |
Barcia’s Chronological History
of the Continent of Florida |
An 18th
century account from Ponce de Leon in 1512 till 1712. |
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Fla R 975.924 B |
Orlando
– A Centennial History |
A history
of Orlando from 1821 to 1971. |
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Fla
R 975.924 C |
Winter Park Portrait |
A history
of Winter Park & Rollins College. Many photos included. |
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Fla
R 975.924 R |
Flashbacks:
The Story of Central Florida’s Past |
Oddities
and anecdotes about Seminole, Orange & Osceola Counties. |
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CIRCULATING BOOKS |
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975.924
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The
Absolutely Essential Guide to Winter Park |
Winter Park resident
Robin Chapman’s illustrated overview of our hometown. |
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Fla B Flagler H
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Last
Train to Paradise |
Henry
Flagler, his railway and the growth of Florida. |
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FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
975.9 |
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In
addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books
and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way
to find good sources of information is to do a subject search
in our Library catalog. You can
access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by
going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to Search Our Catalog.
A good
subject heading for this topic is Florida history.
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eBOOKS
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library offers, located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. See a reference librarian for more details.
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FINDING ARTICLES
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
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The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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WEBSITES
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Central
Florida Memory |
Stories,
maps, postcards, photos, diaries and a link for teachers
from The University of Central Florida
Libraries,
The Orange County Regional History Center, and The Orange County Library
System. |
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Florida
Heritage Collection |
Florida’s history, culture,
arts, literature, sciences and social sciences. |
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Florida
Memory Project |
Original
documents & other materials from the Florida State Archives
including 131,000+ photos, an online
classroom, a timeline &
more. |
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Florida on Florida |
A comprehensive digital collection of
Florida's history, culture and environment. Includes maps,
photographs, postcards, books and manuscripts. |
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Florida
Smart |
Dozens of links to Florida sites, historical
& current, histories of counties, cities,
towns & areas. |
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Gateway to More Florida History Links |
Links
to Florida history museums and university collections. |
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Museum of Florida History |
Online
exhibits from Florida’s Bureau of Historical Museums. |
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Office of Cultural and Historical Programs |
Historical,
archeological, museum arts, & folk resources from the Department of State. |
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Seminole Tribe History |
Seminole history from 12,000 years ago to today. |
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State Library & Archives of
Florida |
State
Library of Florida with a tab to the State’s Florida
Archives. |
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Also: Read about Winter Park from its founding
onward by clicking on
Winter Park History. Many collections and
photos. |
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Page maintained by Courtney Moore -
cmoore@wppl.org
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Updated:
February 26, 2008 Copyright (C) 2008 Winter Park Public Library. All rights reserved.
Winter Park Public Library -- 460 E. New England Ave.-- Winter Park, FL 32789 -- (407) 623-3300. |
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