• A Centennial History of Ybor City - The Fall/Winter 1985 issue of Tampa Bay History magazine focused on Ybor City's colorful history and characters.
• Army Life in Tampa during the Spanish-American War: A Photographic Essay - A collection of candid photographs taken by one of the soldiers stationed in Tampa during the Spanish-American War. Excerpt from the Fall/Winter 1987 issue of Tampa Bay History magazine.
• Bayshore Boulevard: A Brief Look at Its Historic Past - Article from the November 1994 issue of The Sunland Tribune, journal of the Tampa Historical Society, about the history of Bayshore Boulevard.
• Branchton Community History - Excerpt from the Hillsborough County Historic Resources Survey Report; description of a community at one time called Branchton located in northeast Hillsborough County, just south of the Pasco County line on Morris Bridge Road near Indian Creek.
• Concise Natural History of East and West Florida, A - This 1775 document from Bernard Romans, an earlier explorer of Florida, describes the indigenous people that he encountered and the environments in which they lived.
• Florida's History Through Its Places: Hillsborough County - List of historical places in Hillsborough County. Includes Plant City, Tampa, Ruskin & Ybor City.
• History of Hillsborough County
• John T. Lesley: Tampa's Pioneer Renaissance Man - Biography of John T. Lesley, one of the most influential first settlers of Tampa, from his birth in 1835 to his death in 1913.
• Photo: Gandy Bridge in 1930 - Photograph of toll booth and historical information on the Gandy Bridge, which was dedicated in November 1924.
• Port Tampa Historical Places
• Port Tampa Historical Trail
• Prohibition in Tampa
• Remembering Ybor City: The life and work of Jose Yglesias
• Reminiscences of Capt. James McKay, Jr.
• Sneaky, Cowardly Enemy: Tampa's Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1887-88, A - Describes the effects of Yellow Fever on Tampa not only including the local population but how it also affected travellers to & from Tampa during the epidemic. Excerpt from the Fall/Winter 1986 issue of Tampa Bay History magazine.
• Tampa & the Coming of the Railroad, 1853-1884 - Narrative discussing the trials & tribulations Tampa went through to have a railroad built through the 1850s & 1860s & how the leadership of Henry B. Plant finally brought the railroad to Tampa in the 1880s. Excerpt from the Nov. 1991 issue of The Sunland Tribune, journal of the Tampa Historical Society.
• Tampa and the Spanish Civil War - This excerpt from the Fall/Winter 1997 issue of Tampa Bay History magazine has five articles about the effect of the Spanish Civil War on Tampa residents, including photos illustrating the events that occured in Tampa during the civil unrest in Spain in the 1930s.
• Tampa at 1948 - This excerpt from Vol. XXV of The Sunland Tribune, published in 1999 by the Tampa Historical Society, details the effects of world affairs on Tampa residents during the tumultuous years following WWII. By Dr. Gary Mormino.
• Tampa at Midcentury: 1950 - This excerpt from Vol. XXVI of The Sunland Tribune, published in 2000 by the Tampa Historical Society, describes how the city of Tampa grew in the 1950s in population, business & how Hillsborough County's growth affected Tampa. By Dr. Gary Mormino.
• Tampa at the Turn of the Century: 1899 - This article, published in Vol. XXV of The Sunland Tribune by the Tampa Historical Society in 1999, recaps the significant events that transpired in Tampa in the late 1890s to the early twentieth century. By Leland M. Hawes, Jr.
• Tampa Heights: Tampa's First Residential Suburb - This excerpt from Vol. IV, No. 1 of The Sunland Tribune, published in 1978 by the Tampa Historical Society, describes the residential & neighborhood community setting of Tampa Heights in the late 1800s including a biography about the man responsible for developing the neighborhood, William Benton Henderson. By Marston C. Leonard.
• Tampa's Early Lighting and Transportation - This article, an excerpt from Vol. XVII of The Sunland Tribune, published in 1991 by the Tampa Historical Society, explains how electricity was first brought and used in Tampa around the 1880s, including how it changed transportation to include the trolley or the "electric street railway". By Arsenio M. Sanchez.
• University of South Florida, History and Traditions

This section provides links to websites and documents related to the communities from sources both within and outside your community. These links can provide you further information about the topics presented on this page.

• Tampa Bay History Collection - Digitized collection of the journal Tampa Bay History. Material consists of manuscripts, galleys, proofs for articles written for the journal from 1979-83.
• Centro Asturiano Membership Records Photograph Collection
• Digital Collections, University of South Florida - Main webpage of the University of South Florida's Digital Collections. Includes photos & documents. Includes collections originating from USF, those purchased & hosted locally, & those purchased for subscription access.
• Exploring Florida - Social studies resources for teachers & students.
• Florida Division of Historical Resources
• Florida Memory Project, The - The Florida Memory Project presents a selection of historical records that illustrate significant moments in Florida history.
• Hillsborough County Historic Preservation Program
• State Library and Archives of Florida - Designated information resource provider for the Florida Legislature & all state agencies.
• Tampa Bay History Center - Non-profit educational institution in downtown Tampa that seeks to preserve and teach the remarkable history of the Tampa Bay area.
• University of South Florida Library - Special Collections - USF Tampa Library Special & Digital Collections collects, preserves, and provides access to significant collections of Floridiana, archival and manuscript materials, 19th-century American imprints, children's literature, rare books, science fiction, sheet music, and Holocaust & genocide studies in physical and digital formats for use by students, faculty, and the general public.
• Viva Florida - Statewide initiative to highlight the 500th anniversary of the arrival in Florida of the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon.
• Ybor City Museum Society - A Citizens' Support Organization (CSO) for the Ybor City Museum State Park works in many ways to support activities & programs at the museum.