Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — September 2, 1844 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
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A LIVING ARCHIVE. AN OPEN LINE OF INQUIRY.
The past is
not silent.
Preserve the source. Keep the context.
A home for every line of inquiry. Explore original documents, connect the evidence, and follow the questions that still echo.
HISTORY✦LITERATURE✦PUBLIC RECORDS✦BEYOND
SEE THE RECORD, VISUALIZED
Data views & investigations.
Interactive ways into the archive — each one built from the preserved sources.
Public records · data view
The Records Chase
Email, fax and web forms: trace requests, replies and records supplied, entity by entity, with documented response times.
Open the view ↗Elections · data viewThe Voter Atlas
Every Okaloosa County precinct mapped across 26 elections since 2014, with county-wide returns reaching back to 1922.
Open the view ↗Budgets · data viewThe Decision Ledger
Ten Okaloosa County budgets at one tax rate, 2016–2027 — where the county's money comes from and where it goes, from its own budget books and audits.
Open the view ↗Correspondence · data viewDear Mr Poe
153 letters to and from Edgar Allan Poe, 1829–1849 — placed on a map and read letter by letter.
Open the view ↗Poetry · language projectA Dream Within a Dream
Edgar Allan Poe's poem opened to every language — a Spanish lesson, a world atlas of tongues, and the beginnings of a call for translations and readings.
Open the view ↗InvestigationBerrydale
38 men died at Road Camp 12 in 1967. Follow the people and examine the surviving records.
Open the view ↗Data viewThe Tap Record
Fourteen years of Fort Walton Beach drinking-water tests — every year a glass, filled to its limit.
Open the view ↗Data viewThe Budget Ledger
Where Fort Walton Beach's money comes from and goes, 2010–2026.
Open the view ↗FOLLOW YOUR CURIOSITY
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RESEARCH COLLECTION
American constitutional and federal records
A primary-source archive of American constitutional and federal history, from founding-era declarations and constitutional drafts to early federal statutes, landmark court decisions, and later government records. Each document is preserved with its original citation, date, and known limitations, giving researchers direct access to the nation's governing texts rather than summaries.
15 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONComplete newspaper issues
An archive of complete newspaper issues preserved in full, kept separate from the individual articles extracted elsewhere in the collection. Each issue is retained as a primary source with its original publication date and known limitations, letting researchers read historical Florida reporting in full page-by-page context rather than as isolated clippings.
4 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONEdgar Allan Poe
A primary-source collection documenting Edgar Allan Poe through preserved magazine and newspaper printings, illustrated editions, correspondence, and related literary records. Spanning his lifetime appearances alongside later editions and reception, each record is cataloged with its original scans, publication details, and known limitations for close study and comparison.
605 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONFort Walton — city records and local history
A primary-source archive of Fort Walton and Fort Walton Beach, Florida, gathering municipal records, historical documents, local newspaper reporting, and community notices. Spanning early town ordinances and council minutes through modern government records, each item is preserved with its original date and source limitations for researchers of Okaloosa County history.
9222 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONOkaloosa County Elections
A public-records archive of official Okaloosa County, Florida election results from 1922 to the present, preserved from the Supervisor of Elections' public results archive. Each primary source documents county-wide returns by race and precinct, including Statements of Votes Cast, so voters and researchers can study local electoral history directly.
244 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONOkaloosa County School Board
A public-records archive of the District School Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, preserving the agendas and official minutes of regular and workshop meetings captured from the district's BoardDocs system, 2013 to the present. Each born-digital primary source retains searchable text and its original date for researchers tracking local education governance.
644 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONOkaloosa County Tourist Development Council
A public-records archive of the Okaloosa County, Florida Tourist Development Council (TDC), preserving the minutes and official records of this county tourism body. Each primary source is retained with its original date and provenance so residents and researchers can follow how Okaloosa County manages and funds its Emerald Coast tourism programs.
25 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONOrganizational records and ephemera
A primary-source collection of organizational records and ephemera, including published memoranda, identification material, and certificates preserved from various bodies. Each document retains its own source-specific scope, original date, and known limitations, giving researchers direct access to the administrative and institutional paper trail rather than a secondhand summary.
15 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONSouthern history
A primary-source collection for Southern and Gulf Coast regional history that reaches beyond any single town or publication. It gathers documents, reporting, and records of broader regional significance, each preserved with its original date and known limitations so researchers can study the wider history surrounding Okaloosa County and the American South.
37399 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONTechnology & systems
A primary-source collection for technology and systems research, gathering technical references, documentation, and independent investigative work. Each record is preserved with its original date and known limitations, giving researchers direct access to the underlying technical material rather than a secondhand summary of how these systems are documented.
10 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTIONTesla Roadster: Documents, Videos and Investigation
A primary-source investigation of the Tesla Roadster, gathering locally preserved documents, event videos, corporate filings, patents, and dated research into one archive. Each record is kept with its original date and known limitations; stated performance figures and production dates are identified as company claims, not independent tests or delivery guarantees.
27 published sources ↗Explore the sources
605 recordsFrederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — July 19, 1841, Ewing cryptogram copy
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-4f8d61c63a90447fa9b3261a325d2e7b · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — July 19, 1841, covering letter
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-ad56e93ce62c44eaa714a23d6a4af51e · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — October 14, 1841 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-747cb2e1363347c9b54eeb76ffb8468b · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — June 14, 1841 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-516bb44c4eee4033b33547f9b3d697ca · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — January 13, 1842 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-e89d9f9fd9804e57bb01b55de3affafc · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — May 12, 1845 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-c25cc7492d8f46b0920d198abeb84149 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — October 10, 1844 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-70b53cf83c7e4a849d299bc4bd46b327 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — November 10, 1841 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-0a62c79aac1e4f34a858d0036a6ae0f5 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — July 10, 1845 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-d3bb9dab65db4364a8fbb1af0c31c684 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — December 10, 1844 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-8e165dc95cbb48d4855ba2f52c444d6e · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — July 1, 1841 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-c483935e307f4cdfa7cba89688c0a326 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — March 7, 1841 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-7bbd7e702865430e94cd7bcb45f8b98c · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — April 11, 1841 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-f3dd2e7a84414b3682606ca66a9cdcc7 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Frederick William Thomas to Edgar Allan Poe — December 7, 1840 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-ed15eb6d45e54015a02274d6878598a9 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Elizabeth Fries (Lummis) Ellet to [Edgar Allan Poe] — [December 1845] (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-759b40e6bdda4fe180b4f7f120d0bb7d · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Elizabeth Fries (Lummis) Ellet to Edgar Allan Poe — [December 16, 1845] (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-efbc92cbdb9048ef8f232eb0842b9c60 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Edgar Allan Poe to John P. Kennedy — June 7, 1836 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-64699690df72470892d21d6d0b061f33 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Edgar Allan Poe to John P. Kennedy — January 22, 1836 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-401e5935cbf94f7dbaf3f95f44e83b92 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗Edgar Allan Poe to John P. Kennedy — September 11, 1835 (letter)
Preserved manuscript images from Boston Public Library. Full reading transcription pending.
LED-2026-7aa926bee3a34f1185f68e76c70517c1 · Not independently verifiedOpen source ↗