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Some Account of Belair
Some Account of Belair also of the City of Sanford, Florida, with a brief sketch of their founders.
Booklet published in 1889, describes in detail Henry Sanford's plantation called Belair, including descriptions of the gardens and exotic plants and trees gr...
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Orlando circa 1968
Explore the pages of a booklet published around 1968 with information and photographs from Orlando and surrounding areas including shopping, sports venues, education, leisure, employment, real estate and more. The purpose of the publication appears to be to en...
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My Grandparents' House
My grandfather built his house. My dad gave him the property. At the time they were tearing down some of the old barracks from Pine Castle Air Force Base, this was before McCoy. I guess after WWII they didn't think...
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Florida Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home
Florida's Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home opened in Jacksonville in April 1893 and was dedicated on April 6, 1893.
The Home was first financed and maintained by the United Confederate Veterans, Sons of Confederate Veterans and Martha Reid Chapter ...
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Lake Eola Park
Lake Eola Park is the most historic and widely recognized symbol of the city of Orlando. It was established in 1883 as the city's first public park after Orlando homesteaders Jacob and Fanny Summerlin donated the lake and some of the...
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Dr. J. B. Callahan Neighborhood Center
The Georgia Nell Woodley Orlando Remembered exhibit is on permanent display at the Dr. J. B. Callahan Neighborhood Center located at 101 North Parramore Avenue in downtown Orlando and is open to the public.
The display was dedicated on February 19,...
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Robert E. Lee Junior High School
ABOVE: Alyce Blau Shames in front of Lee Middle School were she served as school librarian for 22 years. (Robert E. Lee Junior High School, also known as Lee Middle School, is now College Park Middle School.)
Orlando Memory interviewed Alyce...
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Marco Polo Park
Marco Polo Park Inc. was a short-lived 1970s amusement park in Flagler County Florida themed around the travels of Marco Polo. Read about the history of the park at the Flagler County Historical Society.
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Grandpa's House
ABOVE: My granddad's house on Ellwood Street in College Park., Joseph G. Martin (1865-1953). Photo from College Park resident Bertie Hunt.
The house was built in 1913-14. My Grand Mom, Bertie Carrie Lee Martin, was the postmistress in Lake Mary.
They are...
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Designzillas Lair
ABOVE: Our new custom made sign for our brand new office!
The team at Designzillas moved from the Cave to the Lair in 2009. The Lair was bigger, unique, and renovated to fit the creative needs of the team. As the...
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The Open Air School
Education pioneer Erna Wentzler Achenbach was trained in Germany by Maria Montessori and Friedrich Froebel. She and her husband came to settle in College Park where she started the Open Air School and introduced our community to the concept of...
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Albertson Public Library
Captain Charles L. Albertson
On November 10, 1921, Captain Charles L. Albertson, a winter resident of Orlando and a retired Police Inspector from Waverly, New York, met with the Orlando City Commissioners and a committee from the Chamber of Commerce to...
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