Memories
Organizations
Ku Klux Klan
There is not much information to be found on the Ku Klux Klan members that tormented Catholics and Blacks in Central Florida in the 1920s but some disturbing mentions have been found in local newspapers and church histories.
These excerpts from...
Events
Meeting President Reagan
Central Florida resident Oliver Peters was Production Manager at WBRC-TV in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1982-1984. During that time, President Reagan encouraged local communities to create opportunities to connect unemployed citizens with companies in need of em...
Events
Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida: Marginalized Communities
ABOVE: Reverend Bryan Fulwider of Building Us.
The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida hosted the Marginalized Communities program on November 12, 2014 for their 2014 series on Civil Rights.
Darryl Owens of the Orlando Sentinel m...
People
Richard Weinsier Oral History Interview
ABOVE IMAGE: Richard Weinsier, enjoys playing in Lake Conway as his mother, Ruth Weinsier, seated on the dock to the right takes a rest from managing The Florida Spa, circa 1940's. His Aunt Helene visiting from Texas is pictured on...
People
J. (Jordan) Asher Peter
J. (Jordan) Asher Peter - Interviewed by Jean Yothers on March 5, 1975. Mr. Peter was a local real estate businessman who, along with other civic leaders, founded Woodlawn Memorial Park. He was the president of the park for many...
Places
The Martin Marietta Orlando Presentations Department, circa 1960's
DOWN TO EARTH: Pulling a ripcord and pushing a launch button really aren't very different. In both cases lives are at stake. And in both cases the product must perform the way it was intended. This calls for careful designing,...
Topics
Zero Defects Graphics From The Martin Marietta Orlando Presentations Department, circa 1960s
DOWN TO EARTH: Pulling a ripcord and pushing a launch button really aren't very different. In both cases lives are at stake. And in both cases the product must perform the way it was intended. This calls for careful designing,...
Topics
Florida Artist Barbara Tiffany: Oral History Interview
Award winning artist Barbara Tiffany is Director of the Painting and Drawing Department and Curator of Exhibitions at Crealde School of Art. She has an outstanding legacy of contribution in Florida as a fine artist and an art educator. Her...
Organizations
Orlando Rubber Stamps
[Essay and photos submitted by Virginia de Guehery Bruton]
Rudolph C. de Guehery opened his rubber stamp business in 1939 in the O'Neal Arcade at 120 North Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. The business then moved to this photographed location (105...
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Dr. Alzo Jackson Reddick: Oral History Interview
The first African-American from Orlando elected to the Florida Legislature and the first black male to pass two constitutional amendments, Alzo Reddick grew up at 700 West Jackson Street in downtown Orlando. Dr. Reddick would later lead the historic preservation...
People
Annie Self Langford
Interviewed on May 7, 1975, by Hatabel Hyer for her Pioneer Party Line, Annie Self Langford grew up in Winter Park. Professionally trained as a nurse she married local banker Thomas Albert Langford and was the mother of Orlando Mayor...
Events
Windermere Memory Event at Franklin W. Chase Memorial Library
As John Mills Nabers said in 2004, living in Windermere is a special privilege; its residents tend to form an emotional bond to the town. Over the years people have written poems about it and some have even written songs. ...
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