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Local and State History

• Carey Hand Funeral Home Records
  Contains records and ledgers on services provided at the Carey Hand Funeral Home. Materials include memoranda regarding the death and burial of deceased individuals, registers of the death, burial and payment information, plots in the Greenwood and Palm cemeteries, financial records, cremation records, ambulance service records, vault storage records, and Central Florida Veterans and Orlando Airbase Servicemen's death, burial, and military information. The records are particularly useful in historical and genealogical research on the Orlando and Central Florida area from 1891 to 1955. Portions of this collection are available online at the Central Florida Memory website (cfmemory.org).
• Central Florida Memory
  Central Florida Memory is a cooperative project begun in 2002 by three institutions: The University of Central Florida Library, The Orange County Regional History Center, and The Orange County Library System. The long-term intent of the project is to provide an online platform and focal point for gathering, preserving, and disseminating the documents, artifacts, and stories of the history of Central Florida. Our interest is in much more than just providing access to or heightening awareness of this history. This project provides educational resources and tools to enhance the delivery of instruction of history at all levels. This initial start-up phase of the project focused on Central Florida during the years 1880 - 1930, a booming time of transition from pioneer frontier, to the early development of the citrus industry, to established towns, cities, and transportation networks.
• Discover Black Heritage
  Discover Black Heritage aims to be the most comprehensive information resource for travelers planning to visit U.S. and international locales rich in Black history and culture. So, whether you’re itching to taste some down home barbecue in Kansas City, chill out in a blues club in Memphis, or trace the steps of Josephine Baker in Paris, Discover Black Heritage is here to guide the way!
• Florida Memory Project
  The Florida Memory web initiative provides access to archival resources housed in the State Library and Archives that illustrate significant moments in the state's history, offers educational resources for students of all ages, and makes available collections for historical research.