Welcome to the
Jacksonville Genealogical Society
Having served the Northeast Florida genealogical community for more than 50 years, we have disbanded and are no longer an active society.
Thank you so much for your support over the years.
If you are interested, listed below are a few family history resources in NE Florida.
Genealogical Societies
Bartram Trail Genealogy Club,
Email: [email protected]
Meetings held on the second Saturday of the month (2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) In-person and virtually at Bartram Trail Branch Library, 60 Davis Pond Blvd., Fruit Cove, FL 32259; 904-827-6960
Southern Genealogist’s Exchange Society, Inc.; 6215 Sauterne Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32210
Phone: 904-778-1000
Email: [email protected]
Meetings held on the second Saturday of the month (10:00 a.m.). Check website for location.
Website: https://sgesjax.org/
St. Augustine Genealogical Society; Mtg 2nd Sat each month 1:00pm
Email: [email protected]
Monthly General Meetings 2nd Saturday of each month (except August) and they start at 1:00 pm. at the Southeast Branch of the St. John’s Public Library located at 6670 US 1 South, St. Augustine, FL 32086.
Website: https://www.stauggensoc.org/
Amelia Island Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 6005
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32035
Mtg 3rd Tuesday each month 7:00pm
Website: https://aigensoc.org/
Libraries:
Jacksonville Public Library (Downtown)
Genealogy Collection, 4th Floor
Florida Collection, 4th Floor
303 N Laura St., Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: 940-630-2409
Website: https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/
FamilySearch Centers (FSC) and Library Affiliates
Orange Park: 461 Blanding Blvd. (Phone: 904-272-1150)
Jacksonville: 7665 Ft. Caroline Rd.
Jacksonville: Jacksonville Public Library (Downtown; 4th Floor) – Library Affiliate
Jacksonville: Southern Genealogist’s Exchange Society, Inc. Phone: 778-1000 – Library Affiliate
St. Johns: 5490 County Rd 210 W, St. Johns, FL 32259
MacClenny: 904 South 5th Street Macclenny, FL 32063-2689 (Phone: 904-259-6910)
Museum of Southern History
4304 Herschel Street (Phone: (904) 750-1950)
Library and museum – collection of Civil War related books, military records, and artifacts.
Adults: admission fee or free with membership
County Historical Society:
The Jacksonville Historical Society and History Center
Office: Old St. Luke’s Hospital
314 Palmetto Street, Jacksonville 32202
Parking lot entrance from Forsyth Street, behind the Maxwell House Coffee Plant
(904) 665-0064
Email: [email protected]
Collection specialties: Varied collections; Photographs of Jacksonville; no biographical data except for prominent Jacksonville individuals.
Website: https://www.jaxhistory.org/
Website: https://www.jaxhistory.org/research/
Website: https://hub.catalogit.app/11512
Museums
Museum of Southern History
4304 Herschel Street, Jacksonville
Phone: 904-750-1950
Library and museum – collection of Civil War related books, military records, and artifacts.
Adults: admission fee or free with membership
Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society, Inc.
1015 Museum Cir., Unit 2, Jacksonville, FL
Phone: 904-398-9011
Email: [email protected]
Collection specialties: books, documents, artifacts, and other historical objects relating to local maritime history
Website and email address: https://www.jaxmaritimemuseum.org/
Mandarin Museum and Historical Society
Walter Jones Historic Park
11964 Mandarin Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32223
Phone: 904-268-0784
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.mandarinmuseum.net/
PALMM (Publications of Archival and Museum Material)
Cooperative and collaborative effort of Florida public universities, colleges, and partners to provide digital access to source materials for research projects
Website: https://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/palmm%3Aroot