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  Search Engine for Website

                      Search this website by using a special Google search engine.

  Upcoming Events

                      This section provides links to calendars of upcoming events

                       in the Jacksonville area.

                      These events cover everything from history & genealogy 

                       to Little League & Little Theater.

                      Plan your weekends here -- Bookmark this page!

      Local Wonders!

             This section offers fun features. 

                   These include "Jax Curiosity Shop,"

                   "Going, Going, Gone," "Mystery Images,"

                   and "Timucua Times."

                   NOTE: "Local Wonders" does not

                   give  links to outside sites.  See the

                   following sections for outside links.

     Jacksonville History Links

                       This section furnishes links to other websites for local history.

     Family History Links

                  This section gives links to other websites for Jax genealogy.

     Tracing the History of Your House

                  This section is for those who would like to trace the history

                       of their houses or other buildings.

  Pictures & Photos Links

               This section provides links for

               Jacksonville historical images.

      Maps & Place Names

                       This section furnishes links for maps for Jacksonville & Florida.

                        It also offers links to aerial photos.  In addition, this section could be

                        used to pinpoint the locations of Florida places.     

     Links to Places for Local History Research

                    This section gives links to libraries, museums, historical

                    societies, preservation groups, national memorials, etc.

   Links to Historical Tours

                  This section furnishes links for driving & walking tours of Jax.

                    These tours cover historic buildings, markers, clocks, trees, etc.

                    They also include African American locations in the area.

  The Best History

      Websites in   General -- Part One

       Everything from Slinkies to Bazookas,

         Saints to Serial Killers,

         And Viking Warriors to

         Victorian Wordsmiths!  

The Best History Websites in General -- Part Two

Share Your Jax Memories

      with People Around the World!

     Info about the Jacksonville Story    

                   Acknowledgements, footnotes, legal & copyright info, etc.

                     An Arrow 100.7 Website of the Day!

                  Featured on "The Jacksonville History Show"

      About Glenn Emery, Website Founder

  

     Purpose of the Jacksonville Story ~

                  * To provide info & pictures for First Coast history

                  * To present several thousand web links 

                      * To furnish resources for tracing family & house histories

From King Kong

        to Kingsley Plantation ~

      These are the kinds of things you'll find

       in the Jacksonville Story.  This website

       serves as a library at your fingertips. 

       It gives hundreds of web links for First

       Coast history & family history.

       Links are also provided for

       homeowners tracing house histories.

       There's a wealth of info available online.

All visitors should pop into "Local Wonders."  Take a time machine to

yesteryear through its section "Going, Going, Gone." Also browse "Jax

Curiosity Shop," a little shop of local marvels. It offers pictures & trivia

for natives & newcomers.  Other fun features include "Now & Then

Photos," "Mystery Images of the Month," "Offbeat Websites for

Florida History," and much more.

 Both browsers and researchers should discover something of interest.  Info

 from the Jacksonville Story could prove helpful whether you're a student

 pushing a pencil for a report or a history buff sweeping a metal detector over

 an old homestead.

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