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Oral History Interview with Thomas Brogden Tart
The image featured above is of Florida leaders Tom Tart and Ron Blocker celebrating Library Snapshot Day 2014 at the Orlando Public Library.
Thomas Tart, a fifth generation Floridian, received the University of Florida's Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a...
People
Oral History Interview with Former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court Charles T. Wells
Featured image above: Orlando Attorney Charles T. Wells
I'm Charles Talley Wells and I go by Charley with an "ey" and I was born on March the 4th, 1939 in what was then known as the Orange Memorial Hospital in Orlando....
Places
Orlando Youth Center
Dedicated on July 13, 1958, the Orlando Youth Center used to be the scene of teen activity for the Orlando crowd in the days before Disney.
Soon to be the new home of the Orlando Ballet, the Loch Haven Community Center,...
Organizations
Hot Diggity Drive-In & Restaurant
The Hot Diggity Drive-In Restaurant was a short lived food establishment overlooking Lake Barton. It first appears in the November 1956 telephone directory, but there was not a listing in the Yellow Pages. The address at that time was 5053...
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Oral History Interview with Paul Halyard
I'm Paul Halyard and I was born in St. Petersburg, FL in 1935 and I moved to Orlando February 1, 1964. After completing the University of Florida I was living in Gainesville and working at Sperry Electronic Tube Department when...
People
Oral History Interview with Donovan Dean
I'm Patrick Donovan Dean born here in Orlando General Hospital 28 September '39. I was born here, but during the war my folks moved to Lakeland. My father, Donovan Dean, was an architect, and became the base engineer for the...
People
Elizabeth Thornton Robinson
Oral history interview with Orlando native Elizabeth Thornton Robinson, (Betty Robinson), at her home on Lake Conway, September 9, 2016.
A view of Lake Conway from the home of Betty and Jim Robinson
My name is Betty Robinson, at least that's what...
People
Oral History Interview with Paul Halyard
I'm Paul Halyard and I was born in St. Petersburg, FL in 1935 and I moved to Orlando February 1, 1964. After completing the University of Florida I was living in Gainesville and working at Sperry Electronic Tube Department when...
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Pulse: Memorials
Following the tragic loss of 49 lives on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, the Pulse nightclub has become a memorial to the lives lost, the lives fighting for recovery, and the love and support Orlando and the world has for...
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Oral History Interview with Dr. Paul W. Wehr
I am Paul Wehr and I'm from a lot of different places. Born in Hamilton, Ohio lived in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, and Florida and now resident here since 1969.
What was a typical Sunday like for you growing up?...
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Oral History Interview with Attorney Jim Robinson
My name is James C. Robinson, I'm Jim Robinson, I'm from Rock Hill, South Carolina. My family moved here in about 1925 and I was just a little boy. After I started school, I went to Hillcrest Elementary School two...
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