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LBJ's Lake Eola Handshake
President Lyndon B. Johnson, the first president ever to sleep in Orlando, stayed at the Cherry Plaza just around the corner from the Buning's family home on Lake Eola during his 1964 campaign visit. Alice Buning remembers competing with her...
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Caroline S. Haseltine Obituary
The transcription is in poor condition, has many typos and does not seem to mention date of publication of name of newspaper. I corrected the obvious typos below. All references seem to indicate it may have been published in a...
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"There isn't a waterway in Florida that I haven't been on..."
Fran Abeel shares her happy memories of boating on the St. Johns River, the community of St. James Cathedral and the wonderful life her family has here in Orlando. She recalls her boys learning to ski on the lake at...
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Almira Tyrrel Sawyer Obituary
The obituary of Mrs. Almira Sawyer was published in the Ellenville Journal on 12 September 1884. Obituary transcribed 27 October 2011.
Mrs. Almira Sawyer, widow of the late Gideon Sawyer, who died a soldier in the Union Army, died at her...
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Mariam Griffin Losee Obituary
The obituary of Mrs. Mariam Losee was published in the Ellenville Journal [New York] on 12 September 1884. Obituary transcribed 27 October 2011.
A good woman is gone to her rest. Mrs. Mariam Losee, one of our oldest and best known...
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Charles L. Albertson
Photographs, documents and recorded memories provide us with a glimpse into the world of Charles L. Albertson - including his career with the New York Police Department (1879-1905), his life in Waverly, New York, and time spent in Orlando up...
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Anne Leigh Goodman - Her Book of Genealogy
Small soft bound brown leather notebook (about 3" x 6") with lined paper and the following on the cover in gold lettering. Pages numbered by the author.
ANNE LEIGH GOODMAN
HER BOOK OF GENEALOGY
To "Aunt Hals" dear little neice [sic] Anne Leigh...
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Remembering Mario Mesa
This week in Orlando, WWII Veteran Mario John Mesa, Jr. passed away on August 14, 2011.
Saint James Cathedral funeral program for WWII Veteran Mario John Mesa, Jr. Front Inside Back
Funeral Card
ABOVE: Mario Mesa at Lake Eola, April 1950.
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Alyce Blau Shames
Alyce and her family moved to College Park in 1949 when her husband brought a dry cleaning business to the community. When her three daughters were old enough Alyce went back to work as a librarian, first with Seminole County...
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Carl Langford
Orlando native and lifelong resident, former Mayor Carl Langford passed away on July 9, 2011. Read his obituary on Legacy.com
By Mark Schlueb, Orlando Sentinel
7:19 p.m. EDT, July 14, 2011
Carl Langford, the city's longest-serving mayor, was laid to r...
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Elie Wiesel, Helen Greenspun, and Pauline Korman
Photo of Elie Wiesel with Holocaust survivor Helen Greenspun and her daughter, Pauline Korman, Executive Director of the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida at the Annual Dinner of Tribute in Orlando.
Elie Wiesel and Natha...
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Hamburgers in Hog's Heaven
ABOVE: Photo of Father John McCormick at work in the office at Saint James Catholic Cathedral in downtown Orlando, 215 North Orange Avenue. Dublin born Fr. McCormick earned a Licentiate in Theology from Angelicum University and was ordained to ...
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