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Teen Ambassador Project 2009 Beta
Teen Ambassador Project
The Teen Ambassador Project was based on a model of peer-to-peer training. The Orlando Public Library Youth Services staff introduces a group of teens to our databases and then they in turn earn community service hours for giving...
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Shirley Nettles Truex Interview - December 16, 2009
Local History Interview with Shirley Nettles Truex a seventh generation resident of Fort Christmas, Florida conducted by Orange County Library System librarian, Sharon Rickett at the Fort Christmas Union School House on 12-16-09.
LISTEN (7:47)
[audio mp3="https://orlandomemory.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/shirley_nettles_truex_int.mp3"][/audio]
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Dario Gonzalez Interview - September 12, 2009
Long-time local resident Dario Gonzalez participated in a University of Central Florida study regarding the development and growth of the Central Florida area's Puerto Rican community of which he is an active member.
Listen as he reminisces about his earlie...
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Interview with Mike Worrell and Charlie Hoeck
Listen to segments of an oral history interview with Mike Worrell and Charlie Hoeck, long time employees of the Orange County Library System, conducted by Nick Martinolich on October 21, 2009. The two discuss the history of the library and...
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Oral Histories of Orlando
Enjoy these oral histories of well known Central Florida residents.
Orange County Commissioner Scott Boyd, March, 2010 (Video)
Orange County Mayor Richard T. Crotty, October 19, 2009 (Video)
City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, December 2011 (Video)
Long ti...
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Remember when ...
Remember when ...
JC Penney's store was located in downtown Orlando at the corner of Orange Avenue and Washington Street? If you worked downtown in the 1970's, it was a great place to go to during your lunch break.
An overtime parking...
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You know you're from Orlando...
You know you're from Orlando if ...
You know the meaning of OBT, and don't drive down it after 5pm.
You are at Wal-Mart more then you are at your own home.
You find yourself humming the jingle for Premier Adult Factory Outlet.
You...
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Orlando Maps 1884 and 1890
Panoramic maps of the town of Orlando from 1884 and 1890 feature drawings of businesses, churches and other places of interest. Many of the street names have changed, but it is not difficult to locate major thoroughfares.
1890 Orlando Map
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History of the Orange County Library System
Sorosis Club of Orlando
The beginnings of the current Orange County Library System can be traced to the circulating library collection of the Sorosis Club of Orlando. The collection was initially housed on the second floor of the old Armory building...
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