Memories
Events
St. Mary Magdalen - Community Fest
On May 27, 1967, St. Mary Magdalen Parish celebrated the first County Fair. Through the years it was called Harvest Festival, Fall Festival, and now CommunityFest. Since 1967, CommunityFest has hosted thousands each year to become Central Florida's largest chu...
Events
St. Mary Magdalen Church - Celebrate Marriage Sunday 2009
Over 40 couples renewed their vows and celebrated landmark anniversaries on Celebrate Marriage Sunday 2009 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church. Father Ed Thompson officiated at the 12 noon Mass.
Mary Jo Nocero and Grace Hennessey co-chaired the event and s...
Events
St. Mary Magdalen Church - Celebrate Marriage Sunday
SMM first hosted CELEBRATE MARRIAGE SUNDAY at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church at the 12 noon Mass on January 25, 2004. Father Ed Thompson presided over a special Mass for married couples.
During this special Eucharistic celebration, all couples are...
Organizations
St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church
ABOVE: Group photo of couples married 50, 60, and 65 years at Celebrate Marriage Sunday 2007 - St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church abbreviated timeline
St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church was found...
People
"Winners: Memoirs by Carolyn Sparks"
It all began at an interview in March 1987. Carolyn Sparks was meeting Mr. Bill Spoone, the principal of the soon to be opened new high school to discuss a teaching position. Mr. Spoone asked Carolyn if she had any...
Organizations
Southwest Book Club
ABOVE: When the Orange County Library System decided to introduce reusable bags to customers, a member of the book club decided to buy the orange "green" bags for everyone in the club. Photo taken January 15, 2008.
"I want a book...
Places
Snakes in Christmas Florida
Here is one small story from life in Christmas, Florida.
Life in the boonies was filled with lots of snakes. I saw quite a few poisonous snakes. The coral snake was seen every year around springtime.
We had a cat that was...
Events
Breast Cancer Awareness GO PINK DAY at North Orange 2002
Go Pink Day at North Orange 2002
Staff members at the North Orange library in Apopka, under the management and with the encouragement of then manager Carolyn Rosenblum, participated with great exuberance in the annual GO PINK DAY during Breast Cancer...
Events
Becky's Goodbye Party
Becky Canonico was lead clerk at the North Orange Library for years and worked in the Orange County Library System for many more. She left in 2002 and staff across the system gathered to wish her well and express our...
Events
Girl Power!
ABOVE: Nia and Stedra
GIRL POWER!
WMFE invited OCLS to participate in one of their Healthy Woman Conferences called "Girl Power!" at the Orange County Convention Center.
Enjoy the thoughts of some of the attendees.
Interviews
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Events
Oh, Woman!
OCLS is excited to have participated in "Oh, Woman!"
Women at the conference took time to talk to OCLS staff about the wide array of Health Resources available at the library. Many also sat down to participate in a short 2-5...
Events
National Day of Listening
StoryCorps has initiated a celebration that they are calling the "National Day of Listening." This initiative by StoryCorps is designed to promote family conversations on a day that families are traditionally together, the day after Thanksgiving. As we give th...
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