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The Irish Tinkers
The Irish Tinkers, a community of Irish gypsies, came through Orlando in the 1980s.
Frank Sevick, Director of Religious Education at St. James Cathedral describes the nomadic lifestyle of these simple people and their welcome into the community.
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Orlando Retrospective: An Intergenerational Oral History Interview with the Buning Family
ABOVE: Catherine Bunning Steiger at the "Sneak Preview" for the restored Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, November 13th, 2010.
Mother and daughter oral history interview with the Bunings who lived in the last family home on Lake Eola.
The two gen...
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Author Pat Conroy Shares His Favorite Orlando Memory
"My year at St. James was the happiest in my childhood... every time I visit Orlando, I return to that sacred spot where I first shot a basketball."
In this first issue of The St. James Legacy newsletter, Summer 2003, vol....
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Tony and Cecy
Tony and Cecy have been residents of Orlando for 15 years. In 1997 they decided to take a family vacation to Orlando. After a week or so in Orlando, they enjoyed the weather and beauty of the city that a...
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Saint James Cathedral: This is where God lives...
September 11th, 2011 oral history interview with Orlando attorney Michael R. Walsh at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Hear highlights from his interview in this excerpt.
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Orlando's African American Libraries - From Booker T. Washington to Washington Park
ABOVE: Alice Grace at the Booker T. Washington Library
Plaque Commemorating the Booker T. Washington Library
On December 30, 2001, the Orange County Library System and the Shiloh Baptist Church celebrated the history of the former Booker T. Washington Library ...
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Christmas at Saint James Cathedral
1982 Christmas photo of Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando.
Photo courtesy of the Mario Mesa Photo Archives.
READ about Father John McCormick, pastor of St. James Cathedral
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Christmas at Saint James Cathedral, 1984
1984 Christmas photo of parishioners Mark and Donna Smithberger with daughter Brandi at Mass at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando.
Photo courtesy of the Mario Mesa Photo Archives.
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Christmas at Saint James Cathedral
1986 Christmas photo at St. James Cathedral in downtown Orlando - Blessed Mother with the Baby Jesus.
Photo courtesy of the Mario Mesa Photo Archives.
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The Veterans Trailer Park
Fran Abeel came to Orlando in 1947, because her husband, a disabled veteran, needed to live in a warm climate. Housing was scarce so for their first 2-3 years in Orlando, the Abeels lived in the Veterans Trailer Park.
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St. James Roman Catholic Church
ABOVE: "A new, ecclesiastical look is given the downtown Orlando skyline with completion of St. James Roman Catholic Church." Illustration caption, Orlando Sentinel-Star, page 35, section 4, March 9, 1952. Newspaper article announcing a new era for St. Jam...
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A Short Tour of St. James Cathedral
ABOVE: Image 1 - Front cover - A Short Tour of St. James Cathedral
1999 brochure, "A Short Tour of St. James Cathedral", with photos and a brief history of Saint James Catholic Cathedral in downtown Orlando.
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