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Scrapbook of the Grand Avenue P.T.A. 1938-1939
Scrapbook of the Grand Avenue P.T.A. 1938-1939. VIEW.
Includes photo of past P. T. A. president Mrs. W. A. McCree (McCree Construction), Hillcrest School P. T. A. events produced by Grand Avenue School P. T. A., and photos of the Powder...
Events
Grand Opening of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley at Unviersal Studios Orlando
On July 4, 2014, the Calendar section of the Orlando Sentinel featured the opening of the new Diagon Alley at Universal Studios scheduled for Tuesday, July 8, 2014. The feature article compares the Wizarding World of Harry Potter that opened...
Places
Some Account of Belair
Some Account of Belair also of the City of Sanford, Florida, with a brief sketch of their founders.
Booklet published in 1889, describes in detail Henry Sanford's plantation called Belair, including descriptions of the gardens and exotic plants and trees gr...
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Obituary Indexes Orlando Newspapers 1949-1991
Obituaries, Death Notices, Funeral Notices and Articles
Obituaries, death notices, funeral notices and articles published on the Obituary page of the local Orlando newspaper give a daily glimpse into the lives of people who, at least in death, became part of...
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Gary Coleman of the United States Post Office Salutes the Stars and Stripes
Orlando postmaster Gary Coleman displays his WWII model aircraft at his desk in the United States Post Office located at 51 E. Jefferson Street in Downtown Orlando.
Coleman is a red white and blue history buff with an avid interest in...
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Senator John F. Kennedy and Charles Gray
Senator John F. Kennedy is pictured center stage at the Florida Blue Key Banquet at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Orlando's Charles Gray, pictured far left in his student days, invited Senator Kennedy to speak at the event.
Mr. Gray recalls...
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Orlando Senior High School 1942 Yearbook
Orlando Senior High School yearbook images are from Senior, Jet Wintter Segher's, 1942 Tigando yearbook. Jet's daughter donated the yearbook to the Orlando Public Library. The wishes and messages found in the yearbook were from Jet's friends....
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Orlando Senior High School 1940 Yearbook
The 1940 Tigando - yearbook of the Orlando Senior High School, Orlando, Florida, divided into six sections for ease in viewing and downloading. Click on the SECTION links below or peruse documents under Attachments at the bottom of this post.
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Orlando circa 1968
Explore the pages of a booklet published around 1968 with information and photographs from Orlando and surrounding areas including shopping, sports venues, education, leisure, employment, real estate and more. The purpose of the publication appears to be to en...
People
Annie Lewis Lyon
Annie Lewis Lyon was the daughter of Ralph and Hilder Augusta Sherblum Lewis. Annie and Hatabel Hyer discuss the Swedish community in central Florida and in particular the All State Parade of March 14, 1928 which featured the Viking Society's float....
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Janet Reno Visits Grand Avenue Elementary School
Janet Reno visits Grand Avenue Elementary School. Photos from the event can be found in the 1997-2000 Grand Avenue School Scrapbook. VIEW Scrapbook.
Florida native Janet Reno served as U.S. Attorney General from February 1993 until January 2001. Ms. Ren...
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