October is American Archives Month, and the State Archives of Florida is pleased to offer extended research hours and special events highlighting our 2018 theme, "Focus on Florida: Photography in the Sunshine State."

On Tuesday, October 23 from 4:30-8:00 p.m., our reference room is open for extended hours, and Archives staff will be available to answer research questions. From 6:00-6:45 p.m., Archivist Bella Folmar will discuss using archival records for genealogy research during her presentation, "Thinking Outside the Census." Then from 7:00-7:45 p.m., Social Media and Outreach Coordinator Elizabeth Loeffelman and Photo Archivist Adam Watson will present "Daguerreotype to Digital: A History of Photographic Processes."

For full details: www.archivesflorida.com/archivesmonth