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Judge Donald Cheney
Judge Donald Cheney - Born January 23, 1889, Donald Alexander Cheney was the son of Judge John Moses Cheney who moved here from Massachusetts in 1885. After attending local public grade schools Donald graduated from Rollins College Academy (prep school)...
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Joseph S. Guernsey Congratulates Lake Highland Preparatory School Class of 2012
ABOVE: Photo of Joseph S. Guernsey.
Joseph S. Guernsey is the grandson of Orlando's banking pioneer, Joseph L. Guernsey who came here in 1886, purchased considerable property from the city centre to Colonial Drive, as well as residences on Lake Eola and...
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Memorial Day Remembrances: WWII Pilot Joseph S. Guernsey Recalls the Fine Orlando Men Who Gave Their Lives in WWII
ABOVE: Photo of Lt. Joseph S. Guernsey home on leave from duty in the South Pacific during WWII, Orlando Sentinel, January 28, 1943. Lt. Joseph S. Guernsey is pictured with his father Joseph W. Guernsey and his sister Miss Jean Guernsey.
Mr. Guernsey...
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Devy Jefferson
Friday, January 27, 2012: Shane speaks with Devy Jefferson for the Orlando Memory project during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts in Eatonville, Florida.
Ms. Jefferson was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1960, grew up in the Bronx, and...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Salk vs. Sabin: The Waterlogs
ABOVE: May 25, 2008 photo of Anna Mae Patz, Advanced Calculus instructor at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando.
In the evenings they would have famous mathematicians and scientists who would come...Linus Pauling came and he was a Nobel Prize winner...
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