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Special _topics:
Civil War Florida - includes a registry for descendants of Civil War soldiers who served for the state of Florida
Florida Pioneers Descendants Certification
Historic Florida Maps - part of the Exploring Florida which includes a great deal of general history of the state as well as photos and postcards.
Interment.net - many cemetery listed (both partial and full readings)
Osceola and Abiaka - A tribal history from The Seminole Indian Tribe
Osceola News Gazette - has recent obituaries (several years)

Tools:
Birth Date Calculator - from a death date and age at death, determine the birth date
Cousin Calculator - a chart to help determine exact relationships between cousins
Cousin Calculator - this time it's a set of pull down menus and may be easier to use for some of us!
GenealogySearch.org - links to many Free Genealogy charts, programs and tools
Cyndi's List - This site is the best genealogy online index to various resources online for genealogy, history and reference! If you haven't visited it yet, it's a "must see"!
Treasure Maps - "guide to free genealogy search tips, articles, and family tree information"

County Specific:
Central Florida Memory
Florida's History Through It's Places
Hamilton Disston - from Wikipedia
Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce
Narcoosee History - a great site!
Publications of the Genealogy Club of Osceola County
Osceola County Library System
Osceola County Online
 
State Wide:
Confederate Pension of Florida
Florida Memory Collections - includes WWI service cards images
Florida Heritage Collection
Genealogy & Historical Societies in Florida
USGenWeb Project - Florida
USGenWeb Archives - Florida
Vital Records Information - Florida

National:
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - Have you heard of a locality but not sure where it is? Or do you want to know what cemeteries are located in a given county (at least those that show up on a USGS map)? This database will help you find it and then look at a map showing the location through several different types of mapping services. It includes many cemeteries and churches by name as well as many other features of interest!
Infospace Search for Goverment Links
Obituary Central - primarily newer obits, not all states represented
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) - a national registry of lookup volunteers organized by state and county.
Rootsweb.com - "The oldest and largest FREE genealogy site, Supported by Ancestry.com"
USGenWeb Project
USGenWeb Archives and Special Projects