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Dear Mr Poe

153 letters to and from Edgar Allan Poe, 1829–1849 — placed on a map and read letter by letter.

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Berrydale

38 men died at Road Camp 12 in 1967. Follow the people and examine the surviving records.

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The Tap Record

Fourteen years of Fort Walton Beach drinking-water tests — every year a glass, filled to its limit.

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The Budget Ledger

Where Fort Walton Beach's money comes from and goes, 2010–2026.

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RESEARCH COLLECTION

American constitutional and federal records

Founding-era declarations, constitutional drafts and amendments, early federal statutes and court decisions, and later federal records. Drafts, adopted texts, reported speeches and later orders retain their separate source identities and limitations.

15 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTION

Complete newspaper issues

Whole newspaper issues preserved separately from extracted articles.

4 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTION

Edgar Allan Poe

Explore Edgar Allan Poe through preserved magazine and newspaper printings, illustrated editions, correspondence, and related literary records. The collection includes early appearances of The Raven, Annabel Lee, and The Cask of Amontillado, alongside later editions and evidence of their reception. Each record identifies the available source files, publication details, and known limitations. Compare editions through their original scans and use transcriptions or OCR as reading aids where provided. A later reprint is identified by its own date and publication; it is not presented as a first printing. Related articles offer interpretation while the archival source remains available for inspection.

207 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTION

Fort Walton — city records and local history

Fort Walton and Fort Walton Beach: municipal records, historical sources, local reporting, and community notices. Includes the 1941 Town of Fort Walton ordinances and council minutes preserved from the city repository. Dates and source limitations appear on each record. Newspaper sources may also belong to the Berrydale investigation; collection membership does not imply that every event occurred within Fort Walton.

9222 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTION

Okaloosa County School Board

Agendas and recorded minutes of the District School Board of Okaloosa County, captured from the district BoardDocs system. Regular and workshop meetings, 2013 to present. Born-digital records with searchable text.

644 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTION

Organizational records and ephemera

Published memoranda, identification material and certificates; associations retain the source-specific scope.

15 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTION

Southern history

A collection for regional history beyond a single town or publication.

811 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTION

Technology & systems

A collection for technical references, documentation and independent research.

10 published sources ↗RESEARCH COLLECTION

Tesla Investigations

Primary documents and attributed research about Tesla. Initial collection: the next-generation Roadster, its development claims, patent publications and production status. Company claims are distinguished from independently verified results.

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10836Published source records
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622 records
Government recordOctober 16, 2012

Okaloosa County BOCC — October 16, 2012 — View 3

Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners view 3 for the October 16, 2012 meeting. Official document preserved from the county IQM2 public portal, with a searchable OCR text layer.

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Government recordOctober 16, 2012

Okaloosa County BOCC — October 16, 2012 — View 2

Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners view 2 for the October 16, 2012 meeting. Official document preserved from the county IQM2 public portal, with a searchable OCR text layer.

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Government recordOctober 16, 2012

Okaloosa County BOCC — October 16, 2012 — View 1

Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners view 1 for the October 16, 2012 meeting. Official document preserved from the county IQM2 public portal, with a searchable OCR text layer.

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Government recordOctober 16, 2012

Okaloosa County BOCC — October 16, 2012 — Minutes

Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners minutes for the October 16, 2012 meeting. Official document preserved from the county IQM2 public portal, with a searchable OCR text layer.

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Government recordOctober 16, 2012

Okaloosa County BOCC — October 16, 2012 — Agenda

Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners agenda for the October 16, 2012 meeting. Official document preserved from the county IQM2 public portal, with a searchable OCR text layer.

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