Historical Reference Links

The Florida State Archives, Florida Memory Project: Excellent source for highlights of Florida history offering timelines, historical photo collections, and other educational resources.
- North Miami Beach: Gateway to Interama (1964): 15-minute film from Florida State Archives
Florida Division of Historical Resources: Promotes historical resources in the state.
- Florida Facts and History
- Florida Kids: Florida folk life, museums, archaeology, history and more.
Bureau of Land Management: Provides images of land patents and land surveys, and an explanation of how public lands were originally sold as the settlers arrived in the state. To view images of our early survey maps from the 1870's, search the BLM GLO Records for Dade county, Township 52, Township Direction South.
Historical Museum of South Florida
Reclaiming the Everglades, The Library of Congress: 1884-1934 collection of South Florida History.
Photos Courtesy of The Florida Photographic Collection, Florida State Archives.
History Book: From Farms and Fields to the Future: The Incredible History of North Miami Beach, by local author Seth H. Bramson. This book is available at local bookstores, or online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble to name a few online retailers. It is available in paperback, Kindle and Nook formats. Published by the History Press in 2009.