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Information For First Time Library Directors
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Prehistoric Native People
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The first people to enter the Florida peninsula around 14,000 years ago were not explorers, adventurers, or settlers, but nomads following the big game animals upon which their survival depended.
16th Century Settlements
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Hundreds of thousands of Indians already called Florida home when Europeans first arrived in the early 16th century.
Early Human Inhabitants
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People first reached Florida at least 14,000 years ago.
Florida's Historic Flags
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Many flags have flown over Florida since European explorers first landed here in the early sixteenth century. Among these have been the flags of five nations: Spain, France, Great Britain, the United States, and the Confederate States of America.…
Secretary Detzner Honors Florida Heritage Month Award Winners
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Secretary of State Ken Detzner and First Lady Ann Scott will honor Florida’s Heritage Month Award winners at a ceremony tonight at Mission San Luis in Tallahassee.
Lawrence Hankins "Hank " Locklin
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Florida native Hank Locklin was one of country music's early honky-tonk singers. A three-time Grammy finalist, Locklin saw more than 15 million copies of his songs sold worldwide before his death in 2008. In a career that spanned nearly seven…
Ralph Hubbard Norton
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Ralph Hubbard Norton, an industrialist from Chicago, retired to West Palm Beach in 1939. With his first wife, Elizabeth Calhoun Norton (1881-1953), he founded the Norton Gallery and School of Art in 1941 to house an extensive collection of major…
John N. Ringling
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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…
Johnny Tillotson
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Jacksonville native Johnny Tillotson has led one of the most successful recording careers in the American music industry, spanning five decades from his first hit single in 1959. Tillotson is widely regarded as one of the most important forerunners…
Tennessee Williams
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Tennessee Williams, whose name has been synonymous with American Theater almost since the production of The Glass Menagerie in 1945, adopted Key West as his home in the 1940s and lived off and on there for more than 30 years. Williams won many of…
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
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In 1983, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in music. Today, she is widely acknowledged as one of the most acclaimed American composers, writing largely in the post-modernist, neo-romantic style. A graduate of…
Office History
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The Office of the Secretary of State was created in 1845, under the Florida Constitution. The main responsibilities of the office included maintaining the states public records. The Secretary of State also served as the custodian of the state seal,…
History of the Division
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In 1969, the Florida Legislature created the Florida Division of Archives, History and Records Management and assigned it to the Florida Department of State. Learn more about the history of Historic Preservation in Florida and the Division of…