HOME | HISTORY | ALBUM | RESOURCES | ARCHIVES       Research Resources
Brevard Maps | Newspapers | Death & Taxes | Timeline | Genealogical Societies | GenWeb Projects Historical Societies & Museums | Libraries | Lineage Societies | Links | Surrounding Counties | Newsletters

Brevard Maps

County Maps (1844 - 1932) [includes 1844 as St. Lucia County]       
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/county/brevard/brevard.htm
Florida Center for Instructional Technology,
College of Education, University of South Florida

Old Maps Online  

1890 Brevard County Map [87 KB]
https://www.flbgs.org/local-brevard-resources/1890-brevard-county-map

1895 Brevard County Atlas from USGenNet [WARNING 1.5 MB]
http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/FL/County/brevard.htm

Brevard County Tax Appraisor [Excellent Maps, Plat Books and more]
https://www.bcpao.us/

Brevard County Historical Boundaries

---

Brevard Newspapers

 

Cocoa Tribune (available on microfilm from 1917 at Central Brevard Library & Reference Center. Typed excerpts from Cocoa Tribune are located in BGS Library).

East Coast Advocate and Indian River Chronicle (Published weekly
Aug 15, 1890 - Dec. 1929) Available at Titusville Library

Florida Star (Titusville) (weekly, 1880-1914) Available at the Central Brevard Library and Reference Center

Florida Today (available on microfilm from 1966 at Central Brevard Library & Reference Center).

Melbourne Times (available on microfilm from October 31, 1923 to 1970 at Central Brevard Library & Reference Center).

Orlando Sentinel

Titusville Star Advocate
Published Jan. 3, 1930 - 1997

---

Death & Taxes

Brevard County Courthouse

Clerk's Public Record Page

Land Records
Probate Records

Historic & Current Pictures

Cemeteries

Obituary Resources

Tax lists (a new project searching for a VOLUNTEER!)

Vital Records

The Florida Department of Health
Vital Records - Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce

1217 Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL
904-359-6900 Ext. 1024

Post Office Box 210
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042

Vital Rec.com

---

Brevard Timeline (will be linked here and/or added to the archives)

County Formation & Boundaries (1821 - present) by Betty Eichhorn

---

Genealogical Societies

Brevard Genealogical Society    (BGS) https://www.flbgs.org/  Home of the 1885 Brevard State Census Full, every name transcription and Index
Genealogical Society of North Brevard   (GSNB) http: Instructional Audio & Video Tapes Available
Genealogical Society of South Brevard (GSSB) http://www.gssb.net/ Home of the French & Canadian Heritage Society of Central Florida
The Retired Officer's Association Cape Canaveral Chapter Family History Club (TROACC) http://www.moaacc.org/history.htm

---

GenWeb Projects

The Census Projects			The Other USGW Projects - to be updated soon
USGenWeb Brevard Census Transcriptions			The USGW Digital Map Library  The Pension Project  Special Collections Project  USGenWeb Family Group Sheet Project  USGenWeb Genealogical Events Project  The USGenWeb Kidz Project  The USGenWeb Lineage Project  The USGW Tombstone Project  FLGenWeb Projects  The Florida Migrations Project  Florida Tombstone Transcription Project

---

Historical Societies & Museums in Brevard

Florida Historical Society
https://myfloridahistory.org/

Brief History The Florida Historical Society is Florida's only statewide historical society. It is also the oldest existing cultural organization in the state. Founded in 1856 in St. Augustine by a group of leading citizens, the Society is dedicated to the task of preserving the history of Florida through the collection, preservation and publication of pertinent historical documents. A secondary mission is the collection and display of artifacts relating to the peoples of Florida.   The Society publishes The Florida Historical Quarterly, a scholarly journal, and Journeys for the Junior Historian, a magazine of Florida history and fiction. In addition, the Society publishes occasional monographs and pictorial histories. Within its collection, the Society has over 350 rare maps, 6000 volumes of Floridiana, and an extension collection of primary documents that date from the 15th century to the present. Among the notable collections are the papers of Richard Keith Call, the territorial governor, Civil War governor John Milton, and Pleasant W. White, the Confederate commissary officer. The Society also has a large collection of primary manuscripts from the WPA Federal Writers Project. The society's collections are open to all bona fide researchers. Some research services are provided by staff members. The Society does not conduct genealogical research, but does provide referral information when possible. The Society's permanent library is located at 435 Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Village, within a mile of the Central Florida Library & Reference Center.

North Brevard Historical Museum
http://www.nbbd.com/godo/history/
[This is a wonderful site with historical photos from all over Brevard County]

The Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science
http://www.brevardmuseum.com/
2201 Michigan Avenue
Cocoa 32926
(407-632-1830)

South Brevard Historical Society 

http://www.southbrevardhistory.org/
PO Box 1064
Melbourne 32902-1064

---

Libraries

Library Home Page
http://www.brevardfl.gov/PublicLibraries

Central Brevard Library & Reference Center 
https://www.brevardfl.gov/PublicLibraries/Branches/CatherineSchweinsbergRood

Melbourne Public Library
https://www.brevardfl.gov/PublicLibraries/Branches/Melbourne

Titusville (North Brevard) Public Library
http://www.brevardfl.gov/PublicLibraries/Branches/Titusville

LDS Family History Library
1801 S. Fiske Blvd
Rockledge, Florida 32955-3003
(321) 636-2431

---

Lineage Societies

Brevard Daughters of the American Revolution

Cocoa, Phillip Perry Chapter
http://www.philipperrynsdar.org/

Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral Chapter
http://nerowolf.org/dar/capecanaveral/

Melbourne, Abigail Wright Chamberlin Chapter
http://fssdar.com/abigailwrightchamberlin/meetings.html

Satellite Beach, Rufus Fairbanks Chapter
http://www.nerowolf.org/

Titusville, Indian River Chapter
https://indianriverdar.org/

---

Brevard Sons of the American Revolution

Brevard Chapter
https://www.brevardsar.org/

---

Sons of Confederate Veterans

Captain J.J. Dickison Camp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Dickison

 

---

United Daughters of the Confederacy

Cocoa, Canaveral Light Chapter #2358
https://www.orgcouncil.com/ein/593234716

Melbourne, Henry Patrick Gradick Chapter 2406
https://www.orgcouncil.com/ein/590207128

---

Links

State Societies:

The Florida State Genealogical Society, Inc.
https://www.flsgs.org/

 

Other Important Resources:

RootsWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/
[The best site on the Internet -- and it's FREE!]

US GenWeb
http://www.usgenweb.com/

World GenWeb
http://worldgenweb.org/

Ancestry Daily News - Links to State Archives http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/6365.asp?rc=locale%7E&us=0
Ancestry.com
http://www.ancestry.com/
(Subscription service, but also includes FREE info, forms, news)

GenForum
http://genforum.genealogy.com/

Ellis Island (Records)
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/

Help
http://genealogy.about.com/hobbies/genealogy/library/blellis.htm

One-Step Search Engine http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html
Missing Manifests (currently unavailable),

The Forgotten of Ellis Island - Deaths in Quarantine http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~quarantine/

National Archives and Records Administration http://www.nara.gov/genealogy

Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com/
(One of the very best sites on the Internet)

Cemetery Surveys, Inc.
http://www.cemeterysurveysinc.com/
(A non-profit organization)

---

Neighboring Counties & Societies:

East Central Florida Genealogical Society Co-op
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flecfgsc/

---

Indian River County GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flindian/

Subscribe to the Indian River County Mailing list at RootsWeb

Indian River Genealogical Society
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flindigs/

---

Orange County GenWeb
http://www.flgenhistonline.com/counties/orange/orange.html

Subscribe to the Orange County Mailing list at RootsWeb

Central Florida Genealogical Society
http://cfgs.org/

---

Osceola GenWeb
http://www.rootsweb.com/~flosceol/osceola.htm

Subscribe to the Osceola County Mailing list at RootsWeb

Osceola County Historical Society & Pioneer Center Museum
http://www.flamuseums.org/fam/flamuseums/pages/241.htm

---

Seminole County GenWeb
http://www.flgenhistonline.com/counties/seminole/semdex.html

Subscribe to the Seminole County Mailing list at RootsWeb

Seminole County Historical Society
http://members.tripod.com/~UNX3/seminolecounty.html

---

Volusia County GenWeb
http://www.flgenhistonline.com/counties/flagvol/volusia/volusia.html

Subscribe to the Volusia County Mailing list at RootsWeb

Volusia-Flagler Council of Genealogical Societies http://www.rootsweb.com/~flvcgg/programs/programs.htm

---

Newsletters & Mailing Lists for Central Florida

Learn more about Central Florida history --
Subscribe to the Central Florida mailing list at RootsWeb

---

And just for fun!  

Florida Treasure Hunt - Unclaimed Property Search