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Adventures in Christian Writing
Local authors share original stories of life in the City Beautiful at the Adventures in Christian Writing meeting, October 19, 2013.
We invite you to share in this literary and auditory treasure of Orlando writers.
LISTEN Part I (19:59)
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People
Joe Sikora, 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...
People
Will abstract of Luron H. Geer
According to local historian Eve Bacon, Luron H Geer was the first professional photographer in Orlando. Mr. and Mrs. Geer came to Orlando sometime in the 1870s and settled on the land around the lake which is named after them...
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Holocaust Survivor Panel Discussion
Local Holocaust survivors Eva Ritt, Harry Lowenstein, and Sonja Marchesano share their remembrances of Kristallnacht and their Holocaust experiences in this four part oral history recording.
LISTEN Part I (15:36) Introduction by Holocaust Center Execu...
Events
Lecture: Memories of Kristallnacht: Last Glimpses of a Dying World
ABOVE: Holocaust Resource Educator Mitchell Bloomer presents "Memories of Kristallnacht: Last Glimpses of a Dying World" at the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Central Florida November 5, 2013 as part of the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnach...
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Oral History Interview with School Principal Irma Achenbach Scudder
I came from Germany when I was 4 1/2 years old. It was 1924 and it was very different from it is now. We lived in College Park and there was no water no lights no street paving... My father......
Places
Designzillas Lair
ABOVE: Our new custom made sign for our brand new office!
The team at Designzillas moved from the Cave to the Lair in 2009. The Lair was bigger, unique, and renovated to fit the creative needs of the team. As the...
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The Open Air School
Education pioneer Erna Wentzler Achenbach was trained in Germany by Maria Montessori and Friedrich Froebel. She and her husband came to settle in College Park where she started the Open Air School and introduced our community to the concept of...
Places
Albertson Public Library
Captain Charles L. Albertson
On November 10, 1921, Captain Charles L. Albertson, a winter resident of Orlando and a retired Police Inspector from Waverly, New York, met with the Orlando City Commissioners and a committee from the Chamber of Commerce to...
People
Community Leader Sarah Milton
Above: Boy Scouts in Troop 902 led by troop leader Sarah Milton, have been marching in the Martin Luther King Parade for ten years. In this photo the troop marches through downtown Orlando on Church Street near Jackson Court. Boy...
People
Interview wth Denise Stuart
Denise Stuart, a transplant from New York, shares her memories of Ocoee, Florida. Ocoee is very posh! The town is blooming and there are many activities for everyone to enjoy.
The interview was conducted by Librarian Sharon Ricket at the Winter...
Events
I Love Ocoee
I Love Ocoee! was an Orlando Memory event held on March 4, 2013 at the West Oaks Branch Library. Additional interviews were conducted in February 2013.
Listen to a collection of interviews and reflections on growing up or living in the...
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