Local history pages of interest
Lots of photographs of old landmarks and stories from page members. Be sure to set a timer when you get on these pages or you'll lose track of time!
- Unique History of Pensacola YouTube Channel
- Explore Pensacola (Facebook)
- Old Pensacola (Facebook)
- 1821 Sampler (website by Joe Vinson, content by WFGS member Erin Renfroe and Past President Virginia Shelby)
- Pensapedia (another Joe Vinson project)
- Pensacola Archaeology Society (website) and Facebook page.
- Unforgotten Lives (research on members of the marginalized communities of West Florida)
- Escambia County Genealogy Trails
- Alger-Sullivan Historical Society
- Florida State Genealogical Society
- Historic Pensacola
- Jay Historical Society and Museum
- Escambia County Clerk's Office Online Records (includes old deed record indexes)
- Escambia County Health Department (specifically, how to obtain death certificates)
- Escambia County, FL Resources on FamilySearch.org (you may have to create a log-in)
- Historical Markers of Escambia County
- History of Muscogee, Florida
Genealogy Tools
- 1940 Census Enumeration District Finder
- Date and Calendar Tools
- Google Translate
- Inflation Calculator
- KIWI Genealogy Resources
- Search Geographic Name Information System
- TypeIt
- WorldCat
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
Professional Researchers
Inclusion on the independent researcher list below is not to be viewed as an endorsement of the quality of the researchers' work, and WFGS will not be responsible for any arrangement made with the independent researchers. Such arrangements, including the character, extent, and cost of the work, are purely private, contractual matters between the independent researcher and the client. It also is up to the potential client to determine whether or not the researcher's experience and qualifications meet the client’s needs. Comments or complaints received by WFGS regarding any individual independent researcher on the list will be forwarded to that researcher for resolution.
Cindy Barber
Shalimar, FL
Research Specialties: Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee. Quakers, Land Records, Probate, Pre-1850, DNA. Travel welcomed.
email: letsdogenealogy@gmail.com
website: letsdogenealogy.com
Kristina Clever
Clever Genetic Ancestry
Eufala, AL
Research Specialty: DNA
Location Specialties: Alabama, Missouri, New York (Erie County), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Mexico, Norway
email: clevergeneticancestry@gmail.com
website: clevergeneticancestry.com
phone: (251) 494-4750
Jan Isosaari
Pensacola, FL
Research Specialties: New England, French-Canadian research, Acadian research, and Northwest Florida record searches
email: isosaari@cox.net