Florida Memory or the Florida Memory Program (formerly known as Florida Photographic Digital Imaging Project and Florida Memory Project) is an
LSTA-funded internet-based digital outreach program providing free online access to
primary source
In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called an original source) is an Artifact (archaeology), artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was cre ...
materials including historical photographs, audio, video, and textual documents from collections housed in the
State Library and Archives of Florida. The Florida Memory Program also produces educational content through educational materials, teacher's lesson plans, a Florida history blog, and online exhibits.
Florida Memory is a program of the Bureau of Archives and Records Management within the Division of Library and Information Services of the
Florida Department of State
The Secretary of State of Florida is an executive officer of the state government of the U.S. state of Florida, established since the original 1838 state constitution. Like the corresponding officials in other states, the original charge of t ...
.
Timeline
*1994 - The State Archives of Florida received an
LSCA grant for an initiative to digitize portions of the
Florida Photographic Collection and publish them online. The initiative was called the Florida Photographic Digital Imaging Project.
*1996 - The website launches as Florida State Archives Florida Photographic Collection.
*2000 - The website was branded the Florida Memory Project and was expanded to include educational resources for teachers.
*2003 - The Florida Folklife Collection project begins and the first of six music CDs is produced.
*2011 - The initiative was renamed the Florida Memory Program and moved the site content to the
Omeka content management system and was expanded to include video and audio.
*2015 - The program launched a streaming radio which received a
Society of American Archivists
The Society of American Archivists is the oldest and largest archivist association in North America, serving the educational and informational needs of more than 5,000 individual archivist and institutional members. Established in 1936, the orga ...
Archival Innovator Award.
Content
Florida Memory provides access to a wide variety of primary source materials covering the entire state including:
* Over 200,000 digitized and cataloged photographs from the Florida Photographic Collection which are public domain.
* Hundreds of audio recordings including interviews, field recordings and performances at the
Florida Folk Festival Florida Folk Festival is a long-running annual folk music festival in Hamilton County, Florida. It began in 1953. Thelma Boltin was an organizer for the festival.
The festival has also featured presentations in the Mikasuki language.
Reference ...
dating back to 1954.
* Several hundred digitized videos dating from 1916 to the 1980s.
* Over 300,000 historical documents from the State Library and Archives holdings such as government records, family papers, maps, diaries, and land records.
See also
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Florida Photographic Collection
*
State Library and Archives of Florida
References
External links
* {{Official site, https://www.floridamemory.com/
American digital libraries
1996 establishments in Florida
Internet properties established in 1996
Florida culture
History of Florida