St. Johns County and
St. Augustine
in St. Johns County:
1.The first site is the Southeast Branch, St. Johns County Public Library located on 6670 US 1 South in
St. Augustine. This site has a very good general genealogy collection. It has an excellent Civil War collection and a small WWI. (Select index of Departments and Services then Public library).
2. The second site is the St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library. The library is located at 6 Artillery Lane. (Corner of Artillery Lane and Aviles St.)
If you have St. Augustine ancestors, this is THE PLACE to go. .
Hours of operation are :
9:00 am-4:30 pm Tuesday through Friday. It is also open on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9am to 12:30 pm.. For information e-mail
sahsdirector@bellsouth.net
3. The third site is our own Family History Center located in the Shores at the Mormon Church. It is located on 500 Deltona Blvd in the Shores. The phone number is (904)797-4515.
Hours of operation are:
T-W-Th 10 am - 2 pm
Many vital records can be found in the St. Augustine Historical Library. It should be your first place to search for older records --- this also includes Cathedral parish records.
However another place to get vital records (especially for the 20th century ) is the Office of Vital Statistics located at: Dept of Health, PO Box 210, 1217 Pearl Street, Jacksonville FL 32231 (904) 359-6900. Make your check payable to Office of Vital Statistics for the following :
Birth $9 (since 1865)
Death $5 (since Jan 1917)
Marriage and Divorce $5 (since June 6, 192
