Year: 2012
People
Claudia Moon
Saturday, January 28, 2012: Shane speaks with Claudia Moon for the Orlando Memory project during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts in Eatonville, Florida.
Ms. Moon was born in Pontiac, Michigan in 1952 and moved to Florida when she was...
Events
Teen Time Capsule Project
ABOVE: Photo of Dani, a Library teen volunteer, taken on Saturday, May 19, 2012 as part of the Teen Time Capsule 2012 project.
The "Teen Time Capsule" project documents and contributes content to Orlando Memory that describes teen volunteer service in...
People
Hannah - Teen Volunteer
Dani, another teen volunteer, interviewed me about my experiences as a volunteer and growing up in Orlando, Florida. I wasn't born here, but I have lived here most of my life. I love living here because of all the things...
People
Dani - Teen Volunteer
Teen Volunteer, Hannah interviewed me about my experience here in Central Florida. We spoke about my life in Miami and Orlando and also about the things I enjoy doing in Central Florida such as the scenery, amusement parks and the...
Places
Underwater Sound Research Division of the Naval Research Laboratory
ABOVE: September 4th, 2011 photo of Vincent and Arline Benedetti at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando.
Underwater Sound Research Division of the Naval Research Laboratory
With a $3.5 million dollar budget, three research facilities, and physicists en...
Topics
The Oral History Program
The Oral History Program
In the early 1970s Hatabel Hyer (a member of one of Orlando's oldest families) was interested in recording the history of our community and, taking a portable recorder into the homes of older residents to record their...
Organizations
Naval Training Equipment Center Brings Technological Research & Development to Orlando
ABOVE: Photo of Dr. Benjamin Patz, computer engineer, electrical engineer, research scientist. Dr. Benjamin Patz's scientific contributions to our area include working in the GENESYS Program at Cape Canaveral, Lockheed Martin, teaching at the Naval Training E...
People
Jane Alexander Barker
Jane Alexander Barker, Born in Manhattan, New York on February 20, 1916, departed on December 10, 2010 and resided in Monterey, California. Jane Alexander Barker, 94, died Dec 10, 2010 in Monterey, California, with her family close at hand.
Born in Manhatt...
Places
Orange Groves, Rattlesnakes, and a Lynching
ABOVE IMAGE: 1967 photo of Dr. Benjamin W. Patz, center, in a meeting with Martin engineers, management, and research scientists on the Solar Probe Project at Martin Marietta in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Phil Gregory, engineer, is seated to the far left. Dr. Do...
People
Mary Branham
Mary Branham - In this recording about Mary Branham made by her great nephew, John Abberger, John states that his great aunt "lived her whole life" in a residency on the shores of Lake Lucerne (her parents moved here in...
People
GENESYS, Graduate Engineering Education System
Research scientist Dr. Benjamin Patz came to Cape Canaveral to teach GENESYS, Graduate Engineering Education System in the 1960s. Dr. Patz describes the state of the art system funded by the Florida legislature using technology to connect students and faculty...
People
Teresa Jacobs, Orange County Mayor
Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs discusses her life in Orlando, how much the city has changed, and her favorite local places to go.