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A Romance at Orlando
A Romance at Orlando
On December 9, 1913, an article appeared in The Daily Sentinel, indicating that streets and talent of Orlando would be appearing in a motion picture. This picture was filmed by Charles H. Buck and J. E. Burgert...
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Oral History Interview with Carol Ann Dykes Logue, Director of Programs & Operations for the University of Central Florida's Innovation Districts and Business Incubation Program
In all the time I've been here, just by the nature of the kinds of companies that have been part of the UCF Program, companies in Research Park, the work UCF does, I've always had the opportunity to be engaged...
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Memories of OCLS
In celebration of the 100th Year Anniversary of the Orange County Library System, patrons have been encouraged to share their personal memories of visiting the library. To add your own memory, you can contact us, or you can download the...
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Library Storytellers Through the Years
ABOVE: Photo of Children's Library staff in the basement around 1994. Standing: Gregg Gronlund, Charlie Hoeck, and Christi Cohen. Sitting: Crystal Sullivan, Stefani Koorey, Sue Wright, Carolyn Rosenblum, and Jane Tracy.
Storytime at the Library
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Orlando History Through Postcards
Orlando History Through Postcards
More than just being something nice to send a friend or a relative while on a trip, these postcards show Orlando through the years and offer a glimpse at what the City Beautiful looked like to tourists...
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Hurricane Heroes 2022
ABOVE: Tigercat Knuckleboom Log Loader
Hurricane Heroes - Hurricane Ian September 2022
There are hurricane heroes of all types.
There are first responders like police officers, sheriff deputies, fire fighters and emergency medical technicians who rush in when...
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Footnotes 1966-1970
Footnotes
Footnotes was a monthly publication presenting "Items of interest from the Orlando Public Library and Orange County Library System." Items of interest included news about library services, branches, staff and volunteers, along with a calendar of eve...
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Friends of the Library Newsletters 1980 -1996
The Orlando Public Library Footnotes and the Friends of the Library Newsletters are the ancestors of the library's current monthly magazine, Books and Beyond.
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the library in 2023, these publications preserve the his...
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Records from Early Sheriffs in Orange County
Records from Early Sheriffs in Orange County
In this recording, Hatabel Hyer and another woman (perhaps Eileen Willis of the Orlando Public Library) discuss information included in the Florida Mortality Schedules from the last half of the 1800s. They also disc...
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Celebrating Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary
A collection of memorable stories and images shared with the Orange County Library System that celebrate Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary.
Lloyd Bridges filming at Epcot 1983. Submitted by Monica Cobine
"My first trip to Walt Disney World." Submit...
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"Harriet, Henrietta and Orlando's School for Girls", An Orlando Remembered Presentation by Historian Richard Cronin, March 2021
In honor of Women's History Month, Historian Richard Cronin elucidates the local history documenting how the founders of Orlando felt educating women to be very important.
Listen as Author Richard Cronin presents Harriet, Henrietta, and Orlando's School...
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