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Neil Wittenstein Speaks at College Park Oral History Night
College Park Resident Neil Wittenstein
My name is Neil Wittenstein and I was born on Rio Grande Street right across from Lake Silver School. My parents met in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and my grandfather [Peter David Wittenstein] came here around 1912 and...
People
Howard Showalter
Showalter Flying Service owners Bob and Kim Showalter share the history of the aviation company and our community in this excerpt from an oral history interview at Showalter Flying Service at Orlando Executive Airport on January 14, 2015.
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The Florida Collection
The Florida Collection at the Downtown Orlando Public Library holds many unique and interesting literary Florida gems. Items dating back to the 1800s and up to present day show hints of previous ownership, like an author's scribbled signature or a...
Events
College Park Oral History Night with Kathy Anderson and Neil Wittenstein
College Park Oral History Night with special guest speakers Kathy Anderson and Neil Wittenstein.
The College Park Historical Committee hosted their sixth College Park Oral History Night on September 28, 2015. The event was held at the College Park Community...
Places
Azalea Park - An Illustrated History
The Azalea Park neighborhood in Orlando was created from the remains of a private air field and was considered at the time to be the crowning achievement for developer Wellborn C. Phillips, Sr.
Residents of the neighborhood researched and collected historical...
Events
Bee Jay Recording Studios Day
Above photo: Bee Jay Recording Studios founder Eric T. Schabacker and former Bee Jay staff members. From Left to Right: Eric T. Schabacker, founder; George Atwell - Staff Producer (now Minister of Music and Arts at Orlando Presbyterian Church); James...
Organizations
Leesburg Chrysler Plymouth circa 1970-1974
Neil J. Fischer, Sr., a Savannah native, moved his family to Leesburg, Florida, in the summer of 1970. Neil's first job in the automotive business was at Ray Clanton Motors in Savannah in the Parts Department. Neil had an engaging...
Events
FreedomWorks 9/12 Grassroots Summit
FreedomWorks 9/12 Grassroots Summit from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2015, in Kissimmee, Florida at the Silver Spurs Arena featured members of the Congressional Freedom Caucus: Florida Rep. Ted Yoho, North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, Florida R...
Places
Flea World - America's Largest Flea Market
The July 5, 2015 article published in the Orlando Sentinel (read below under DOCUMENTS) announced the closing of Flea World on August 30, 2015, instead of the originally announced date in January 2016. The article features interviews with patrons of...
People
Oral History Interview with Central Florida Developer James Brown
My name is James B. Brown. I am originally from Texas. I was born in Wichita, Texas December 14, 1933. Week before I was five years old my parents moved us back to their home place which was in Freestone...
Organizations
The Third Friday Book Club
A Condensed History of the Third Friday Book Club from 1954 to 2010, written by Mrs. James C. Robinson the former Elizabeth "Betty" Thornton, a member since 1977, provides a glimpse of the club's activities and books reviewed from June...
People
Michael Kramer - The Johnny Appleseed of Jazz
Michael Kramer is a performer and teacher beyond compare but he came to this in a round about way.
Mr. Kramer attended Rutgers University and was an accountant in New York City for 18 years. He was a self-taught pianist but...
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