• The stories of orlando

    Orlando Memory is a community focused digital collection of local heritage and traditions. Explore Central Florida’s history with stories, photos, documents, videos, and more.

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    James Doyle Mallory
    My name is James Doyle Mallory and I was born in the Conway area and grew up in the Taft area. I started to school in Concord Park Elementary School over on the corner of '50 and the Orange Blossom...
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    Marie Toye Oral History Interview: Pine Castle Pioneer Family
    I remember Halloween gatherings and it was just a lot of fun. We'd all get together for Halloween night. It wasn't any big deal, but we just enjoyed being  with each other. And where the women's club is now there...
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    Bobby Bandy Oral History Interview
    My dad bought the place up on Orange Avenue in 1934. He paid $800.00 for it. Ten dollars down and ten dollars a month. And at that time it was the only road to Miami and Tampa. Orange Blossom Trail...
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    Ralph Meloon Oral History Interview
    The Meloon Family... all of these people are boat builders all the way back into the 17th century when we came to the United States we were boat builders. We built our own boat to come across the waters to...
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    Thomas R. Kohler
    Thomas R. Kohler, current Senior Principal at Real Estate Research Consultants, Inc., shares his memories of the growth of the city of Orlando.  Mr. Kohler worked as a senior executive with the City of Orlando for over 25 years, most...
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    Walter Trippe, Martin Director of Research and Technology
    Introduction My name is Walter Trippe and I am from Alabama. I grew up in a small town called Greensboro. Went to high school there. After high school I joined the Air Force. Spent four years in the Air Force. Most...
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    David Olea and Jasmine Hargrove
    Ocoee High School students David Olea and Jasmine Hargrove talk about the school's new all-digital curriculum at West Oaks Library in Ocoee on May 8, 2014.  
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    Jasmine Hargrove and David Olea
    Ocoee High School students David Olea and Jasmine Hargrove talk about the school's new all-digital curriculum at West Oaks Library in Ocoee on May 8, 2014.  
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    Bob Snow
    It is impossible to capture everything about the man and his life in a single page, chapter, or even a single book, but newspaper and magazine articles from the files at the Orlando Public Library provide a great introduction! One...
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    Dr. Wehr
    Dr. Wehr speaks about his new book: Dateline Pine Castle: Will Wallace Harney's Stories of Central Florida, 1870-1890 at the Pine Castle Women's Club on June 22, 2014. LISTEN Part I  (16:30)  Introductions by Ruthie Harrell, Jeremy Weinsier, and Shirley C...
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    Annie Lewis Lyon
    Annie Lewis Lyon was the daughter of Ralph and Hilder Augusta Sherblum Lewis.  Annie and Hatabel Hyer discuss the Swedish community in central Florida and in particular the All State Parade of March 14, 1928 which featured the Viking Society's float....
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    James Carson Robinson - Jim Robinson
    Jim Robinson was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina and became an Orlando citizen when his father brought his family to Florida in 1926. Jim attended Hillcrest Elementary School for the first two years and was in the class with a...
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