Memories
People
Ruth Schankweiler Butler
My father gets to Lake Monroe with his truck and at that time there was no I-4, he was going around Lake Monroe with their palm trees and just fell in love. And he sent my mom a postcard and...
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Gassing Up for G. T. Willey
My name is Don Dunn and I've lived in the Orlando area since 1961, but visited for the first time in 1947 in the springtime... there were six of us in a '38 Chevrolet that belonged to my stepfather, my...
Organizations
Bookmobiles, Traveling Branches and Library Stations
ABOVE: The Orlando Public Library Traveling Branch and County Bookmobile in front of the 1966 Orlando Public Library.
A Bookmobile for the Library
A proposal for the addition of a bookmobile was presented to the board of the Albertson Public Library by...
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Mrs. Marilee Griffin Ivy Oral History Interview
My folks were pioneers of Orange County and my grandfather came down in the late 1800's around the Civil War time. And he bought land up around Lake Griffin up around Wildwood and that lake was named after them. And...
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Paul's Truck Stop: Homemade Pies, Delicious Coffee
The featured photo above is of Paul's Truck Stop on South Orange Blossom Trail facing southbound. Ruth's dad pumped the gas and her mom made the homemade pies. The family lived upstairs over the truck stop with few neighbors and...
People
Christian Hurst
Ocoee High School student Christian Hurst talks about the school's new all-digital curriculum at West Oaks Library in Ocoee on May 8, 2014.
People
Marthe Guilbaud
Ocoee High School student Marthe Guilbaud talks about the school's new all-digital curriculum at West Oaks Library in Ocoee on May 8, 2014.
People
Tori Cartwright
Ocoee High School student Tori Cartwright talks about the school's new all-digital curriculum at West Oaks Library in Ocoee on May 8, 2014.
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Ralph Hansel: Pine Castle Pioneer Oral History
My name is Ralph Hansel I was born in Orlando and I moved down here to Pine Castle where I live now. I've never lived anywhere else I've only moved once in my life, from where I was born to...
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A Rose Bouquet for Mother of Bishop William Donald Borders
Joanne Serros presents a bouquet of red roses to Mrs. Borders, mother of Bishop William Donald Borders, at the reception held for him as the first bishop of the Diocese of Orlando.
The reception was held in the Egyptian Room...
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Transition: Martin Marietta Scientists & Engineers Keeping Pace With Tomorrow
Martin Marietta recruiting brochure in book format created to lure top scientists to Orlando, circa 1960. VIEW document.
Excerpt:
By way of background, the Martin Company experienced a sharp transition from aircraft to spacecraft in the mid-fift...
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