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A. E. Carpenter, Sr. - Attorney
Archer Eugene Carpenter's family came to Orlando in 1912 when he was 15 but then moved to Jacksonville where he graduated from high school. Graduating from the University of Florida in 1922 with a Jurist Doctor degree, he returned to...
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Frank W. Chase, Sr. - Citrus grower
Born (1908) and raised in Sanford, Florida, Frank W. Chase, Sr., tells of riding up and down Florida's rivers on steam driven paddle boats; narrow and standard gauge trains; air plane rides; and Florida's citrus industry.
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An Annual Time to Remember
Chaplain Ken Vinal of Trinity Prep School in Central Florida says, "Yom HaShoah is a day, a time that is difficult to face, the inhumanity and all that happened."
He participated in the 2010 Yom HaShoah event at the Holocaust Education...
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Rebecca Ethridge, a Winner in the 2010 Yom HaShoah Creative Arts Contest
Wekiva High School student Rebecca Ethridge, a winner in the 2010 Yom HaShoah Creative Arts Contest, reads her poem, "Humanity". She describes her Holocaust Remembrance Day artwork as a poem about taking on responsibility.
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Jack Branham, Sr.
Jack Branham, Sr. is remembered as one of Orlando's most respected businessmen. During World War I he served in the Navy, then attended Rollins College. After a stint in the automobile business he joined with Richard Tucker to form Tucker...
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Montague Sisters
The Montague Sisters - Bernie Montague Bogue and Bessie Montague Warren (93) were born and raised here in Orlando, their parents having met here in the1870s. They reminisce growing up and living in Orlando with Hatabel Hyer.
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Interview with Judge Roger A. Barker
Born in Orlando and a graduate of Orlando Senior High School, Circuit Court Judge Roger Atmar Barker served for 22 years on the 9th Judicial Court in Orlando.
Listen to oral history interview below with Judge Roger A. Barker conducted on...
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Helen Garfinkel Greenspun World Ort Union Vocational Training School Diploma
Holocaust survivor Helen Garfinkel's World Ort Union Vocational Training School Diploma which she earned while living in Displacement Camp.
Helen Garfinkel lived at the Ainring, Germany Displaced Persons Camp from 1946-1949. The displaced persons cam...
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John H. (Jack) Porter
John H. (Jack) Porter was born here in Orlando in 1899. He discusses the Curry Ford Polo Grounds; Harper's Race Track; wolves; deer; working the citrus groves; Slemon's store; bird hunting; fishing; rattlesnakes.
This interview was conducted on March 2, 1...
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The Musical Life of Sister Mary Catherine Brennan
ABOVE: 1980's photo of Sister Mary Catherine Brennan who was the Music Director at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando for many years.
Sister Mary Catherine Brennan served as Director of Music for Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando for many...
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Sheriff Jim Black
Jim Black came to Orlando at the age of 17 in 1908 to work for the Orlando Water and Light Company which was owned by Judge John Moses Cheney. Subjects he discusses in this interview are: wife's family - the...
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Displacement Camp Photo of Holocaust Survivor Helen Greenspun
Photo of Holocaust survivor Helen Garfinkel at the Ainring, Germany Displacement Camp where she lived from 1946 to 1948. The displaced persons camp (DP Camp) was a former German Air Force base located near Freilassing ten miles from Hitler'...
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