Memories
People
Orlando Police Chief Robert Chewning
ABOVE: May 5, 1968 photo of Orlando Police Chief Robert J. Chewning installed at Orlando Moose Lodge No. 766 with a grand welcome from Orlando Moose Lodge Governor Tony Lash.
Courtesy of the Harry Bower Kiwanis Club Archives.
Robert Chewning was appointed...
People
Mayor Bill Frederick
ABOVE: Willard "Bill" Drawn Frederick, Jr. meeting with Richard F. Trismen as the plan the details for Governor LeRoy Collins' visit to Orlando. March 7, 1968 article.
Bill Frederick would later serve as Mayor of the City of Orlando from 1980-1992.
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Events
Christmas Luncheon, 1934
Orlando Chamber of Commerce hosts a Luncheonless Lunch to bring Christmas presents to needy families in Orlando, December 15, 1934.
Each year Orlando enjoys a luncheonless lunch... Every member of Orlando's numerous civic organizations, is not only invited,...
Organizations
Orlando Kiwanis Club
ABOVE: News photo of the new Kiwanis Club of Orlando officers for 1968: Harry Bower, president, Gene Bond, president elect, Don Barbour, treasurer, and Andy Serros, vice president. Courtesy of the Harry Bower Kiwanis Club Archives.
"Kiwanis Club of Orlando is...
Topics
Fishing on Lake Adair
ABOVE IMAGE: Eddie Martin, age 6, with the fish he caught at Lake Adair, circa 1952.
Eddie's grandparents, Joseph and Bertie Carrie Martin, moved to College Park in 1915.
Grandpa and his free range chickens. College Park circa 1940s.
Photo courtes...
Places
Grandpa's House
ABOVE: My granddad's house on Ellwood Street in College Park., Joseph G. Martin (1865-1953). Photo from College Park resident Bertie Hunt.
The house was built in 1913-14. My Grand Mom, Bertie Carrie Lee Martin, was the postmistress in Lake Mary.
They are...
People
Interview with Dewey Vick Mathews
Mrs. E. Lee Mathews (and daughter of Ezekiel C. Vick) was interviewed by Hatabel Hyers on April 16, 1975 in the Mathews' home in Oakland, Florida. Officially established in 1887, Oakland is one of the oldest communities in Orange County...
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Indian Friend
Dorothy Louise Nash's great grandfather Charles Franklin McQuaig came to Orlando in 1871.
Her grandmother, Lorena McQuaig, was born on a little lake in Conway in 1878. Dorothy tells the story of the day her great grandfather's friend, a seven...
People
Willa Vick Griffin
Willa Vick Griffin was interviewed by Hattabel Hyer for the "Pioneer Party Line" on December 12. She was the daughter of Sheriff John Henry Vick and wife of Samuel Sevier Griffin. They had three daughters and at one time owned...
People
Agnes Person and Jean Person Floyd
Agnes Person (Orlando) and Jean Person Floyd (Leesburg) were interviewed by Hatabel Hyer on December 1, 1971, for her Pioneer Party Line project. Hatabel Hyer refers to these sisters as representative of the backbone of the early community. They were...
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Grand Avenue School Friends Joyce & Herkie
ABOVE: Joyce (Bossi) Erickson's Florida souvenir photo album with Grand Avenue School photos of her happy times growing up in the City Beautiful. Joyce Bossi is pictured in the center left, 1940-1941 student at Grand Avenue School.
Joyce and I were...
People
Wayne A. Cooper
Wayne A. Cooper, a long time "real estate man" in Orlando was interviewed by Frank Manual on January 30, 1978. We are grateful for the Orange County Regional History Center's making this recording available for Orlando Memory.
Mr. Cooper came to...
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