Memories
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...
People
Hatabel Hyer
Miss Hyer was the oldest daughter of Edward Pringle Hyer who came here from Georgia with three of his brothers in 1875. Edward operated his own school books and supplies store on Orange Avenue from 1886 to 1889, and served...
People
Bishop Henry Irving Louttit
Henry Irving Louttit, retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida was interviewed on April 9, 1975, by Bart Kimball. Born the son of a telegrapher in Buffalo, NY, on January 1, 1903, Bishop Louttit served south Florida for...
Events
Lecture: America's Response to the Holocaust
"America's Response to the Holocaust" a lecture by Ian Gold of Orange County Public Schools, October 10, 2013 at the Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Central Florida as part of the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht Schedule of Programs.
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Topics
My Diamond in the Sky
ABOVE: "Diamond in the sky" Nancy Strickland age 5, a friendly face in the Lawsona neighborhood of Orlando.
One of the first memories I have of Orlando is attending Hillcrest School. The original school burned down and another school has been...
People
James Milligan
ABOVE IMAGE: James Manley Milligan in Army uniform.
Mr. James Manley Milligan organized the Young Democrats in 1928 and served as the State Democratic Chairman in 1955.
The following images and clippings are provided by the Milligan Family Archives. Expl...
Topics
Channel 6 Television Pioneer Mark Barker
I came in April of 1954 and the station went on the air in July of 1954. So I came about three months in advance to get things moving and that was an interesting operation as well. They were building...
People
Channel 6 News Pioneer Mark Barker
I came in April of 1954 and the station went on the air in July of 1954. So I came about three months in advance to get things moving and that was an interesting operation as well. They were building...
People
Mrs. Barbara Ellen Dann Lemay: An American Life
I was 9 months old when my parents moved to 1203 West Smith Street in College Park. I grew up and we had such a wonderful neighborhood. Everybody knew everybody and it was such an exciting time...
LISTEN Part I (7:52) (text...
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American Artist Lynn Whipple
Growing up in the Sunshine State...
My name is Lynn Whipple and I'm from Winter Park, Florida. I was born in Winter Park Hospital. I grew up here. I went to Winter Park High School. My mom was a teacher at...
Organizations
Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch
Stamps issued in 1960s featuring photos of the boys at the old Florida Sheriff's Boys Ranch in Live Oak, Florida. Every holiday season, the Boys Ranch would send out these stamps to people in Florida as a means to garner...
Topics
College Park Oral History Night with the Stuart Family
ABOVE: Charlie Stuart who grew up on Gerda Terrace in College Park speaks at the College Park Oral History Night with the Stuart Family at Infusion Tea, August 26, 2013.
ABOVE: Front page excerpt of Urban Renewal: A Way to Keep...
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