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Laura Woodward

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Laura Woodward was Florida's most important nineteenth-century woman artist, one of its greatest publicists, and integral to the development of Palm Beach County. She was born in Mount Hope in Orange County, New York, on March 18, 1834, and by the…

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…

File Reinstatement

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Any corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership whose status was administratively dissolved or revoked can submit an online reinstatement application.

Office of the Director

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Contacts for programs including the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, Art in State Buildings, Poetry Out Loud, and the Florida Poet Laureate.

General Election Surveys

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Federal survey information on general election activity including survey links to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Election Administration and Voting Survey results and historical general election summaries.

More LSTA Information

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Information on the LSTA Advisory Council, planning and more

Territorial Period

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As a territory of the United States, Florida was particularly attractive to people from the older Southern plantation areas of Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia, who arrived in considerable numbers.

Florida Development

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During the final quarter of the nineteenth century, large-scale commercial agriculture in Florida, especially cattle-raising, grew in importance.

The Great Depression in Florida

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Florida's economic bubble burst in 1926, when money and credit ran out, and banks and investors abruptly stopped trusting the "paper" millionaires.

World War II and Post-War Boom

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World War II spurred economic development in Florida. Because of its year-round mild climate, the state became a major training center for soldiers, sailors, and aviators of the United States and its allies.

Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail Ballot Request Reports

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Reports uploaded by Florida Counties during the early voting and vote-by-mail periods.

Library Policies and Fees

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Describes policies about library cards, lending periods, Internet use, visiting the library and other services.

Apprenticeship Program

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Established in 1983, the Folklife Apprenticeship Program provides an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to maintain their art as a vital part of our heritage. The Folklife…

Example Applications

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A set of high-scoring grant applications from the previous fiscal year, organized by program. These excellent example applications can be a helpful resource for applicants, panelists and grant writers.

General Program Support

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General Program Support (GPS) funding is designed to support the general program activities of an organization that is realizing its stated mission and furthering the state's cultural objectives by conducting, creating, producing, presenting,…