Memories
People
Interview with Kathy Beyers
Kathy Beyers was born and raised in the city of Winter Garden. She worked for Disney before moving to Los Angeles, CA for work in the film industry. She recalls growing up in Winter Garden and working in Disney during...
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Harriett Lake Oral History Interview
My name is Harriett Lake and I was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania..
Listen as one of Central Florida's top philanthropists tells where the money came from, how our community developed, her reasons for giving, and what she plans to give...
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Sanlando Springs, 1934
Ninth and tenth grade boys and girls from Saint James Church in downtown Orlando enjoy nature and good fun on a day trip to Sanlando Springs in Seminole County.
Swimming and picnics at the springs were for many the highlight of...
Places
Robert E. Lee Junior High School
ABOVE: Alyce Blau Shames in front of Lee Middle School were she served as school librarian for 22 years. (Robert E. Lee Junior High School, also known as Lee Middle School, is now College Park Middle School.)
Orlando Memory interviewed Alyce...
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Orlando Opera Oral History Interview with Nancy Phipps
So when I moved down here I was ready to help work with the opera...
Nancy Phipps started working with the Junior League in Orlando just after their first opera performance in 1958 and has been giving life to opera...
Places
Marco Polo Park
Marco Polo Park Inc. was a short-lived 1970s amusement park in Flagler County Florida themed around the travels of Marco Polo. Read about the history of the park at the Flagler County Historical Society.
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Democratic Statewide Jefferson Jackson Dinner 1960
James Milligan of Orlando served as chairman of the Democratic Statewide Jefferson Jackson Dinner on February 27, 1960 at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach.
View images from the menu, program and lists of contributors and guests under Attachments.
Men...
Organizations
Orlando Negro Chamber of Commerce
The Orlando Negro Chamber of Commerce published their first business directory in 1949, under the direction of chamber president, Z. L. Riley. Included is a letter of congratulations from then city mayor, William Beardall as well as a letter of...
People
Mel Taylor: Glenn L. Martin Tech Rep
Melvin J. Taylor started his career with Glenn L. Martin Company in 1939 and worked on twin engine, light bombers for the French and British before being assigned to the Martin B-26 Marauder.
His first assignment as a B-26 Tech Rep...
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Oral History of Colonel William P. Hayman, Jr. DVM
My name is William P. Hayman, Jr. and I was born in Winter Haven, Florida, August 4, 1923. My father at this time was engaged in the fertilizer business, selling fertilizer to the citrus groves...
Read the Oral history of Col....
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Joe Sikora, Lockheed Martin Engineer
The Martin Company - so they put me on the company plane with a few other guys and down to Orlando we come. When we left Baltimore it was snowing, cold, messy, you know really bad and when we landed...
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Steamboats And Trains Exhibit
Florida's First Transportation System: Steamboats & Trains exhibit sponsored by the Pine Castle History Committee at the Pine Castle Women's Club features original paintings by Wayne Hovis. The history exhibit was on display December 2013 through February ...
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