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March 15, 2026 By: Erin Renfroe
New Hours for Santa Rosa County
From the Facebook page: if you research in Santa Rosa County, beginning April 4, 2026, the Family History and Research Center (FHRC), located at 6275 Dogwood Dr., Milton, will adjust its hours of operation. The FHRC will be closed on Saturdays and will be open Monday through Friday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. All other Santa Rosa County Library System locations will continue to operate under their regular hours as listed on the library system website.
March 6, 2026 By: Erin Renfroe
FPAN March
Florida Archaeology Month
March is Florida Archaeology Month, and we'll be celebrating all month long! Check out our calendar of events below or celebrate by stopping by our museum, Destination Archaeology Resource Center, to see our current exhibit "Prohibition on Palafox: The Archaeology of Speakeasies." (Unless it's during March 13-21, when our museum and offices will be closed for Spring Break!)
 
 
For updates on archaeology events, visit our Events Calendar page.
 
9
Mar
Material Monday: Glass
Virtual and in person 
207 E. Main St., Pensacola FL 32502
12:00 pm CT

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10
Mar
"UWF Archaeological Field School 2025"
Pensacola Archaeological Society 
Guest speakers Dr. John Worth, Dr. John Bratten, Dr. Greg Cook, and Dr. Ramie Gougeon
3400 Bayou Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32503

7:00-8:00 pm CT
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12
Mar
"Luna the Cat"
Table Talks at the Trust
Guest speakers Mike Thomin and Nicole Grinnan
117 E. Government Street, Pensacola FL 32502

12:00-1:00 pm CT
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13
Mar
Archaeology Storytime
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library
110 Library Drive Port St. Joe, FL 32456
1:00-2:00 pm EST

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14
Mar
Cemetery Clean-Up
Old St. Joseph Cemetery
2018 Garrison Ave, Port St Joe, FL 32456
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

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14
Mar
"Pirates: The Last Scourge of the Gulf"
Apalachicola Area Historical Society
Guest speaker Mike Thomin
128 Market Street, Apalachicola, FL 32320
3:00 pm EST

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20
Mar
"From Herty Cups to Shell Middens: How HMS Scouts are Protecting the Florida Panhandle's Past"
Archaeology on Tap at Odd Colony Brewing Company
Guest speaker Mike Thomin
260 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, FL 32502
6:30 pm CST
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26
Mar
"The Colonial Construction of Puerto Rican Precolonial History"
Virtual Cafecito Lecture
Guest speaker Dr. Reniel Rodríguez Ramos
2:00 pm CST
Register online
28
Mar
Eglin Archaeology Day
Jackson Guard
107 North Highway 85, Niceville, FL 32578
11:00 am - 2:00 pm CST
More information
 
February 27, 2026 By: Erin Renfroe
Maryland State Archives
From the Facebook page: Land records, death indexes, photographs, and more can be found among the digital resources in Maryland's State Archives. Click here to explore.
February 10, 2026 By: Erin Renfroe
Louisiana Digital Library
From the Facebook page:  The Louisiana Digital Library includes more than 400,000 items from Louisiana archives, libraries, museums, and other repositories. The diverse collection includes photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, oral histories, and more. Click here to explore.
February 3, 2026 By: Erin Renfroe
FPAN in February
 
 
For updates on archaeology events, visit our Events Calendar page.
 
7
Feb
Camellia Festival
Eden Gardens State Park
181 Eden Gardens Road, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
10:00 am - 2:00 pm CST

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10
Feb
"The Road to Campbell Town"
Pensacola Archaeological Society
Guest Speaker Jen Knutson
3400 Bayou Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32503

7:00-8:00 pm CT
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18
Feb
"Pensacola and the American Revolution: A 1776 Sampler"
Table Talks at the Trust
Guest Speaker Margo Stringfield
117 E. Government Street, Pensacola FL 32502

12:00-1:00 pm CT
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19
Feb
Heritage Monitoring Scouts Meet-Up
Open to all trained Scouts 
207 E. Main St, Pensacola, FL 32502

9:00 am - 12:00 pm CT
More information
20
Feb
"Archaeology as Resistance"
Virtual Cafecito Lecture
Guest Speaker Zenzi Moore-Dawes 

11:00 am CT
More information and registration
26-27
Feb
Cemetery Resource Protection Training Conference
Monticello Opera House
185 W. Washington Street, Monticello, FL 32344

9:00 am - 4:00 pm CT
More information
February 3, 2026 By: Erin Renfroe
Kentucky Digital Library
From the Facebook page: The Kentucky Digital Library features yearbooks, Bible records, and much more. Their materials are not widely available and are often unique. Click here to explore.
January 19, 2026 By: Erin Renfroe
Iowa Digital Library
From the Facebook page: The Iowa Digital Library contains more than one million items that may help in your quest to find family history in the Hawkeye State. Click here to explore.
January 6, 2026 By: Erin Renfroe
People's Collection Wales
From the Facebook page: If you trace your ancestry to Wales, there's a website with photos, maps, and historical documents: https://www.peoplescollection.wales/
January 4, 2026 By: Erin Renfroe
Old West Photographer Lives On
From the Facebook page: A female photographer left a legacy of nearly 24,000 photos of the Old West. Thanks to a friend, her memory lives on, and her pictures are seen the world over. Click here to read more.

December 23, 2025 By: Erin Renfroe
Illinois Department of State resources
From the Facebook page: The Illinois Department of State has a handy index that covers more than 1.5 million names. They also have a section on genealogical resources. Click here to explore.