Family albums and portraits
Scanned images with names, dates, locations, and permission notes attached whenever possible.
Wakulla County History Culture Community Family
Wakulla Black
A living archive for Wakulla County's Black American families and community that spans generations.
Founding collectionBuilding the archive with community contributions, public records, and careful source notes.
Share a recordPlaces
Landmarks belong in the story
The archive can connect memories to the places that shaped them: family land, schools, churches, businesses, cemeteries, waterways, roads, and neighborhoods.
Parcel historiesCommunity landmarksHistoric routesBurial grounds
Collections
Materials the archive will preserve
Census, voter, and school records
Indexed references that connect people, households, neighborhoods, and institutions over time.
Maps, property, cemeteries, churches
Place-based histories that connect parcels, roads, gathering spaces, and burial grounds.
Memories from residents and families
Recorded stories, written reflections, and family timelines preserved with contributor control.
Stories
Memory is a primary source
Family timelines
Trace households, migrations, occupations, schools, military service, marriages, and reunions.
Community interviews
Capture first-person accounts with consent, context, and room for corrections over time.
Source notes
Pair each memory with citations, contributors, uncertainty, and the archive decisions behind it.
Legacy
Tell us your story
Wakulla Black can grow through family-held materials and shared recollections. Contributors should be able to name what may be public, what needs review, and what should remain private.