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Dr. Benjamin Patz Explains Orlando's Charge Particle Accelerometer Project
Before moving to Orlando, research scientist Dr. Benjamin Patz worked at Martin Marietta in Middle River on Orlando's Charge Particle Accelerometer Project. Specifically, he was asked to calculate what the discharge rate would be due to cosmic rays. When he...
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Interview with Rev. Dr. John F. Anderson, Jr.
John F. Anderson served as Senior Minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Orlando from December 1, 1958 until July 1965. He left First Presbyterian to serve as Executive Secretary of the Board of National Ministries of the General Assembly. ...
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Samuel Charlton
Samuel Charlton was interviewed during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts 2012. In this photo, he is standing in front of his business in Eatonville.
Shane speaks with Samuel Charlton for the Orlando Memory project on January 27, 2012, during...
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Interview with May Hartmyer Allen
Mrs. May Hartmyer Allen (2 parts) - A resident of Taft, Florida for much of her life, May Allen provides a description of Taft in 1912; tells us about transportation between Taft and Orlando; Orlando High School; operation of the...
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Ross Delk Obituary 1956
MR. ROSS DELK
Mr. Ross Delk, wrecking contractor here for the past 25 years, died Monday at his home, 731 Guernsey St. A resident of this area for 31 years, Mr. Delk came here from Murray County, Tenn., his birthplace.
Surviving are...
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W. R. "Doug" Harris - Obituary 1956
MR. W. R. HARRIS
Funeral services for Mr. W. R. [Doug] Harris, 35, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Pine Castle Baptist Church.
The Rev. R. C. Jackson, assisted by the Rev. A. M. Glisson, will officiate, and the...
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George Herbert Bunn - Funeral Notice 1956
BUNN, MR. GEORGE HERBERT
Funeral services for Mr. George Herbert Bunn, age 30, of 1740 Laurel Rd., Winter Park, Fla., who died in Titusville, Fla., Sunday, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, at the Cox-Parker Chapel. Mr. Bunn was a...
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Interview with Mrs. Harlow G. Fredrick - Doris Z. Anderson
Doris Z. Anderson Fredrick (widow of the late Harlow G. Fredrick, Sr.) reminisces about the 1920s in Orlando, especially from the standpoint of music. She was a great granddaughter of Joseph Smith, the martyr, and a member of the Reorganized...
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Martin Andersen
Four part interview with Mr. Martin Andersen and his wife Gracie Barr Anderson.
Martin Andersen, publisher of the Orlando Sentinel, and his wife Gracia Barr Andersen discuss their lives in Orlando.
PART 1: Coming to Orlando - first impressions; early ne...
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Carolyn T. Anderson
Carolyn T. (Tony) Anderson - Born, raised, and living in the same house at 249 Center Street in Winter Garden. She had seven living children at the time of this interview and all of them are college graduates.
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John Walter Richardson Obituary 1976
The original newspaper clipping was in extremely poor condition and would not scan well so it is transcribed here. There was no indication as to the newspaper in which it was published or the date of the tribute but since...
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Prostell Thomas - Interview
Prostell shares his experiences and reflects on his life and his community.
Prostell Thomas - WATCH the interview at the Washington Park Branch Library - "Tell Your Story" event on February 13, 2012.
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