Find Local Sarasota Resources: Sarasota Resources

Copies available in the library on 3rd floor.

Copies available in the library on 3rd floor.

The Florida Department of State’s Division of Historical Resources (DHR) is responsible for preserving and promoting Florida’s historical, archaeological, and folk culture resources.

Founded in 2005, the mission of the Friends Of The Sarasota County History Center, Inc. is to assist the Sarasota County Historical Resources (SCHR) through the support of programs, services, and activities that promote and enhance the use and enjoyment of Sarasota County’s cultural and historical heritage.

Archaeological, historical and preservation organizations in Sarasota County, 1997

To provide an oasis of inspiration and tranquility, while furthering the understanding and appreciation of plants, especially epiphytes.

We are scientists, explorers and stewards of the ocean.

One of the oldest and largest state parks, Myakka protects one of the state's most diverse natural areas.

The Myakka River, designated as a Florida Wild and Scenic River, flows through 58 square miles of wetlands, prairies, hammocks, and pinelands.

For over 100 years, African American residents have assisted in the development of
Sarasota’s institutions, culture and social history.

The Urban Design Studio (UDS) is a newly created department in the City of Sarasota.
The City Commission established this Department to work with Citizens and stakeholders to create a city-wide form-based code to replace the City’s current zoning code.

A diverse group of concerned citizens dedicated to creating solutions for a healthier, happier & safer community through cooperation and education. Supporting Our Civil Rights through a strong message of real love, true compassion & unconditional acceptance for all members of the ever-changing world around us.

The Alliance is comprised of 203 residents, visitors, artists, architects, engineers, historians, builders, archaeologists, Realtors, planners, designers, and writers working together to preserve and encourage others to preserve - not only the remaining significant landmarks - but also the contributing structures that define Sarasota County.

SAF is dedicated to increasing awareness of the Sarasota School of Architecture movement, helping to preserve or rehabilitate its irreplaceable buildings and demonstrating its relevance to the contemporary built environment.

The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program is dedicated to restoring our area’s greatest and most important natural asset – Sarasota Bay.

The program strives to improve water quality, increase habitat and enhance the natural resources of the area for the use and enjoyment by the public. The health of Sarasota Bay has seen significant gains since it was named an estuary of national significance by the U.S. Congress in 1989.

Leymis Bolaños Wilmott and Rachael Inman began working together in Florida State University’s graduate program in 2000. Not only did the two share an Arabic heritage, most importantly, they shared a vision to collaborate, create and celebrate through life experiences.

In the preservation world, the term “recent past” most commonly refers to historic places younger than 50 years old. Modernism, which is another term often associated with the recent past, is generally defined as a style that began to flourish in the United States in the 1930s.

Both describe places and cultural resources that are among the most under-appreciated and vulnerable aspects of our nation’s heritage.

The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. (WBTT) was founded in December 1999, in Sarasota, Florida, by actor, singer, director, and playwright Nate Jacobs. It is the only professional black theatre company on Florida’s west coast.