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Oral History Interview with Shirley Cannon, Pine Castle Woman's Club President Emeritus
I remember thinking that Pine Castle was very important to the community, but they didn't know they were important. And I came up with a slogan for them, that would promote them: "The Heart of the Community Since 1940." Excerpt...
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Oral History Interview with Gaming Entrepreneur Rupert Meghnot, Founder of OrlandoPreneur
I became a U.S. citizen in May 1966. I was the youngest person in the room. I was sitting there holding my hand up and everything. It was a lot of fun! I had to learn the Constitution, all...
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Oral History Interview with Sheila Kroll of the Pine Castle Woman's Club
Sheila Kroll with ladies from the Pine Castle Woman's Club on their visit to the Enterprise Museum. Pictured from left to right are: Jan Thurmond,"Z" Bookhardt, Sheila Kroll, Shirley Cannon, Nancy LeFleur, Tommie Hoosier, Ruthie Harrell, Christie Woods, and B...
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The Post Group at the Disney-MGM Studios
An Employee's Perspective
The Post Group at the Disney-MGM Studios (TPG Orlando) was a premier post-production facility located at the former Disney-MGM Studios theme park and opened in 1988.
Post Group staff members pose in the lobby in the early 1990'...
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First Methodist Church of Orlando 1916 Souvenir Directory and Year Book
The 1916 Souvenir Directory and Year Book of the First Methodist Church at the corner of Main (Magnolia) and Jackson in downtown Orlando, while it may be often overlooked due to its small size and faded photocopied images, contains a...
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In the Shadow of the Moon
50th Anniversary 1975-2025
If you hear someone mention the documentary "In the Shadow of the Moon," all but a very few immediately think of Ron Howard's 2007 film. But those of us who worked at Orlando's Public Television Station WMFE-TV Channel...
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Lela Mae Stokes
Most people in Orlando have never heard of Lela Mae Stokes, a woman who literally touched the lives of over 40,000 people born at Orange Memorial Hospital from 1925 to 1968. This post is dedicated to her memory.
1894 Allegan,...
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Oral History Interview with Reverend John E. Hamatie of Saint George Orthodox Church
The greatest blessing, thing that ever happened in my life is being the pastor of this church. It's true. This church made me who I am. Excerpt from an oral history interview with Reverend John E. Hamatie, May 25, 2025.
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Oral History Interview with Minnette Mullings of the Pine Castle Woman's Club
Minnette Mullings, standing, at the Pine Castle Woman's Club Black History Month Community Event, February 2022. Guest Speaker Belvin Perry, Jr. is seated to the left.
The Corner Rose Tea Room Orlando, not to be bias but I consider it the...
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Oral History Interview with Carol Ann Dykes Logue, Director of Programs & Operations for the University of Central Florida's Innovation Districts and Business Incubation Program
In all the time I've been here, just by the nature of the kinds of companies that have been part of the UCF Program, companies in Research Park, the work UCF does, I've always had the opportunity to be engaged...
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Books and Beyond 2023 - 2030
Books and Beyond
Books and Beyond, the Orange County Library System newsletter, has come a long way since the first issue was published in 1996. Early library publications include Footnotes 1966-1970, the Friends of the Library Newsletter, and simpler vers...
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Oral History Interview with Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon, Chief Curator of the Orlando Museum of Art
It's really exciting to me that Orlando is a young city. It's like a teenage city still trying to find itself. The art scene is actually really exciting because we can play a part in actually helping to shape it,...
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