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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: M90- 21
Creator: Florida State Genealogical Society.
Title, Dates: Florida County Pioneer Certificate application files, 1979-2023.
Amount: 14 cubic ft.
10.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
Medium Included:
Organization/Arrangement: Numerical by certificate number through 2012; alphabetical by pioneer name through 2014. Numerical by application number beginning in 2015.
Restrictions: *****RESTRICTED***** Files may contain confidential information such as Social Security Numbers, tax returns, etc. Archives staff must review requested files and redact confidential information before providing to researchers.
Terms Governing Use: *****RESTRICTED***** Files may contain confidential information such as Social Security Numbers, tax returns, etc. Archives staff must review requested files and redact confidential information before providing to researchers.
Biographical/Historical:
Summary:     The collection contains applications and supporting genealogical data for individuals who received a Florida County Pioneer Descendant Certificate issued by the Florida State Genealogical Society. The classification "pioneer" for county certificates refers to those individuals living in a county at the time of its creation. In some instances, the county certificate is filed with the state certificate if an individual applied for both at the same time.
Finding Aids: Folder listing available.  Name index available at the Archives.  The certificate number is noted in brackets.  If the documentation is filed with another certificate, the number is noted in parentheses. An asterisk following an entry denotes that the application file was not transferred to the Archives. Certificate numbers are listed on the microfilm box.
Additional Physical Form: Scans of microfilm produced by FamilySearch available at the Archives.
Microfilm copies available.
Reproduction Note: Photocopies.
Location of Originals/Duplicates:
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Publication Note:
General Note: Please check at the file folder level for all applications for staff notes regarding location. Beginning in 2015, applicants from the same qualifying line of ancestors could all be included in the same application, with all qualifying ancestors listed in the same application. Because of this, a singular application may contain two or three application types. Applications are filed in priority order; first M84-13, then M90-21, then N2019-8.
Electronic Records Access:
Subject Access Fields: Pioneer certificates.
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