On May 11, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law CS/CS/HB 1441 (Chapter 2023-72, Laws of Florida) relating to a Florida Museum of Black History Task Force. The bill created a nine-member task force to provide recommendations for the planning, construction, operation, and administration of a Florida Museum of Black History.

Tracing heritage ties to enslaved Black American ancestors has unique challenges and rewards. We are a resource to individuals and families interested in recovering, preserving, and celebrating family history through genealogical research.

On May 25, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed into law CS/CS/CS/HB 49 (Chapter 2023-142, Laws of Florida) creating a Historic Cemeteries Program within the Division of Historical Resources.

The Historic Cemeteries Program serves as a governmental center to encourage municipalities, planning departments, colleges and universities, community organizations, and other stakeholders to work together to preserve, rehabilitate, and share information relating to abandoned and historic cemeteries.

Duties and responsibilities of the Historic Cemeteries Program include an emphasis on abandoned African-American cemeteries.