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Mrs. Marilee Griffin Ivy Oral History Interview
My folks were pioneers of Orange County and my grandfather came down in the late 1800's around the Civil War time. And he bought land up around Lake Griffin up around Wildwood and that lake was named after them. And...
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Paul's Truck Stop: Homemade Pies, Delicious Coffee
The featured photo above is of Paul's Truck Stop on South Orange Blossom Trail facing southbound. Ruth's dad pumped the gas and her mom made the homemade pies. The family lived upstairs over the truck stop with few neighbors and...
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Ralph Hansel: Pine Castle Pioneer Oral History
My name is Ralph Hansel I was born in Orlando and I moved down here to Pine Castle where I live now. I've never lived anywhere else I've only moved once in my life, from where I was born to...
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A Rose Bouquet for Mother of Bishop William Donald Borders
Joanne Serros presents a bouquet of red roses to Mrs. Borders, mother of Bishop William Donald Borders, at the reception held for him as the first bishop of the Diocese of Orlando.
The reception was held in the Egyptian Room...
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Transition: Martin Marietta Scientists & Engineers Keeping Pace With Tomorrow
Martin Marietta recruiting brochure in book format created to lure top scientists to Orlando, circa 1960. VIEW document.
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By way of background, the Martin Company experienced a sharp transition from aircraft to spacecraft in the mid-fift...
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Pounds Studio
The Orange County History Center honored Pounds Studio for 70 years of teaching dance and manners to Orlando society. Pictured are Mrs. Ruth Pounds, left, founder of the studio, and her daughter, Peggy Jo Pounds van den Berg.
The mother and...
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Charles Gray Oral History Interview
My name is Charles Gray and I'm from really Orlando except that I was born in Leesburg, Florida. And I moved to Orlando in the fifth grade and I've been here ever since except in 1969 I bought a ranch...
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Don Dunn, Auto Service Business Owner
My name is Don Dunn and I've lived in the Orlando area since 1961, but visited for the first time in 1947 in the springtime... there were six of us in a '38 Chevrolet that belonged to my stepfather, my...
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U.S.S. Richard S. Bull - Photo Album of Neil Fischer - WWII
Neil Joseph Fischer was stationed at the Sanford Naval Air Station after serving in the Navy in the Pacific Theater in World War II, making Central Florida his home. He and his wife lived off base in a garage apartment...
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Interview with Hurley Suggs and Gerald Eberly
Hurley Suggs and Gerald Eberly are both long-time residents of the Orlo Vista area of Orlando. Mr. Suggs has lived here his entire life and was a barber. Mr. Eberly has lived in the area since he was 21 and...
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Harriett Lake Oral History Interview
My name is Harriett Lake and I was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania..
Listen as one of Central Florida's top philanthropists tells where the money came from, how our community developed, her reasons for giving, and what she plans to give...
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Sanlando Springs, 1934
Ninth and tenth grade boys and girls from Saint James Church in downtown Orlando enjoy nature and good fun on a day trip to Sanlando Springs in Seminole County.
Swimming and picnics at the springs were for many the highlight of...
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