Research Collections

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Museum Location:
520 East 1st Street
Sanford, FL 32771
407.688.5198

Tuesday-Saturday
9 AM – 5 PM

The Sanford Museum’s research collection includes:

  • The Sanford City Archive: Photographs, family histories, yearbooks, city directories, maps, letters and memorabilia collected from public and private sources.
  • The Naval Air Station Sanford Collection: Photographs, memoirs, biographies, base newspapers, cruise books and station records 1940s-1960s.
  • The Sanford Herald Collection: Microfilm of the local newspaper 1908-2000, Photographic negatives 1973-2000.
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The Sanford Museum Research Library:

  • Books of local interest
  • Florida history
  • Polk City Directories
  • Local telephone books
  • Maps
  • Seminole High School annuals
  • City tax rolls 1920-1966
  • Memoirs
  • Genealogies
  • Subject files
  • and so much more!

The Sanford Museum Research Library:

  • Books of local interest
  • Florida history
  • Polk City Directories
  • Local telephone books
  • Maps
  • Seminole High School annuals
  • City tax rolls 1920-1966
  • Memoirs
  • Genealogies
  • Subject files
  • and so much more!

City of Sanford, FL | The Friendly City

In observance of the Christmas holiday, City Hall will be CLOSED from Wednesday, December 24th through Friday, December 26th. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, December 29th, 2025. This closure includes the Utility Department main office. If you have an emergency, please contact the after-hours line at 407-688-5100

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