Search Page - Florida Department of State

Great Floridians Program

/historical/preservation/great-floridians-program/

The Great Floridian designation is presented annually in recognition of the outstanding achievements of men and women who have made significant contributions to the progress and welfare of this state.

Non-Voting System Technologies

/elections/voting-systems/non-voting-system-technologies/

Advisories and approvals written by the Bureau of Voting Systems Certification

About the State Archives of Florida

/library-archives/about-us/about-the-state-archives-of-florida/

Describes what the Archives is and services we provide. Includes information about collections and online resources.

Friends

/library-archives/about-us/friends/

Who, what, why and how of the Friends of the State Library & Archives, along with reports, meetings and notices.

Mission San Luis

/historical/museums/mission-san-luis/

Mission San Luis was the capital of the western missions in La Florida from 1656 to 1704. Today you can visit this recreated Spanish Mission site located in Tallahassee. Learn more about Mission San Luis and plan your visit.

Museum of Florida History

/historical/museums/museum-of-florida-history/

Mission San Luis was the capital of the western missions in La Florida from 1656 to 1704. Today you can visit this recreated Spanish Mission site located in Tallahassee. Learn more about Mission San Luis and plan your visit.

Florida Artists Hall of Fame

/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/

The Florida Artists Hall of Fame, the state's highest cultural honor, was established by the Florida Legislature in 1986 to recognize persons, living or deceased, who have made significant contributions to the arts in Florida either as performing…

Certified Local Governments

/historical/preservation/certified-local-governments/

The Certified Local Government program links federal, state and local government preservation efforts into a preservation partnership for the identification, evaluation and protection of historic properties within a community.

Forms

/elections/forms-publications/forms/

Contains forms for candidates and committees, as well as financial disclosure forms and other forms used by the Division of Elections

Statehood

/florida-facts/florida-history/a-brief-history/statehood/

Florida became the twenty-seventh state in the United States on March 3, 1845.

Manasota Key Offshore

/historical/archaeology/projects/manasota-key-offshore/

Starting in 2016, archaeological investigations located a 7,000-year-old Native American ancestral burial site in the Gulf of Mexico offshore near Venice. The Manasota Key Offshore (MKO) archaeological site is unprecedented. It is located on the…

George Firestone

/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/george-firestone/

Florida's 20th Secretary of State, Firestone has been a Florida resident since 1936. He served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Senate before being elected secretary of state in 1978. As chief cultural officer of Florida, Firestone…

John N. Ringling

/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/john-n-ringling/

An international celebrity of circus fame, John N. Ringling amassed a fortune through his entertainment interests and business ventures. With his beloved first wife, Mabel Burton, the couple built an elegant Sarasota Bay mansion to house their…

James Rosenquist

/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/james-rosenquist/

Considered one of the preeminent artists of the pop art movement that emerged in the 1960s, today James Rosenquist is regarded as one of the most famous visual artists in the world. He began his career as a commercial sign painter, painting…

Augusta Savage

/cultural/programs/florida-artists-hall-of-fame/augusta-savage/

A gifted sculptor, Florida-born Augusta Savage fought poverty, racism and sexism to become a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the period of African-American cultural outpouring in New York City during the 1920s and '30s. Her…