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Managing Your Grants

Important forms and requirements that will allow you to accept and successfully manage your grant.

Florida Historical Commission

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The Florida Historical Commission was established by the 2001 Florida Legislature to enhance public participation and involvement in the preservation and protection of the state's historic and archaeological sites and properties. The Commission…

Heritage Trails

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Designed to raise awareness of the state's cultural and historical resources, the Florida Heritage Trail publications are popular educational and travel resources for residents, students, historians and visitors to the state.

Mission San Luis

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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.

Political Parties

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Information on registered statewide political parties in Florida

Data

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Data tables, data displays, Annual Statistical Report Form

Qualifying Information

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Information on how to qualify to run for office

Historical Markers

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The Florida Historical Marker Program recognizes significant historic resources, persons and events.

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.…

Citizens for Florida Arts, Inc.

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Citizens for Florida Arts, Inc. is an organization created to partner with and enhance the efforts of the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, while helping to sustain and foster recognition of the arts in Florida. Citizens for Florida Arts, Inc.…

George Abbott

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Pulitzer Prize-winning director and Broadway legend George Abbott produced, wrote and directed such a long list of acclaimed shows that long before he died, at age 107, he was known around the world as "Mr. Broadway." Abbott set an astonishing…

A. E. "Bean " Backus

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Largely self-taught artist A.E. "Beanie" Backus painted and sold realistic scenes of his native state for 54 years. Considered the "dean" of Florida landscape art, Backus exhibited a style that inspired—and was emulated by— hundreds of artists. His…

Coordinates of Florida

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by Rafael Picon

The Golden Eagle

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by Ralph Hurst