Memories
Organizations
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida history and evolution from its origins in the Engineering Division of the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics to the Naval Training Device Center, the Naval Training Equipment Center, the Naval Trai...
Organizations
The Future of the Naval Training Equipment Center
May 27, 1985 Orlando Sentinel article, Building For Future In Military Training Naval Center Could Spur Simulation-field Growth on the move of NTEC from the Naval Training Center to Central Florida Research Park and the importance of military business to...
Organizations
Naval Training Device Center Orlando, Florida A Pictorial Profile Silver Anniversary 1946-1971
ABOVE IMAGE: Cover of the Naval Training Device Center Orlando, Florida A Pictorial Profile Silver Anniversary 1946 - 1971 special publication.
Special publication from the Public Affairs Office NTDC - Orlando, Florida.
VIEW Naval Training Device Center...
Places
Brochure of Orlando, Florida: The City Beautiful
This brochure gives facts about Orlando's historic buildings and businesses and an overview of the city and of local hotels. View maps, postcards, brochures, photographs and more about the history of Orlando.
Hotels and businesses mentioned in the broch...
Places
Blue Springs: A Bit of Inspiration for a British Poet
ABOVE IMAGE: Manatees at Blue Spring
William Bartram, an American 18th-century naturalist and explorer, wrote a book titled "Travels," detailing the plants and landscape he encountered during his time exploring Florida in the 1770's. Samuel Taylor Coleridge...
People
Lena Cosby Cole
African-American Lena Cosby Cole, born 1886 was interviewed on May 23, 1975 by the Friends of the Orlando Public Library for the Oral History Program. We are grateful for the Orange County Regional History Center's making this recording available for...
Organizations
Confirmation at St. Michael's Episcopal Church
ABOVE featured image: December 18, 1966 photo of Confirmation Mass at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in College Park.
ABOVE: March 16, 1958 photo of Confirmation celebration at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in College Park. Pictured are Atwill, Kim Millitz...
People
Ella Brown Clark
African-Ameican Ella Brown Clark was born in Orlando on November 9, 1893. Interviewed on May 22, 1975. We are grateful for the Orange County Regional History Center's making this recording available for Orlando Memory.
Part 1: Ella of her family and...
Places
Natural Springs of Central Florida
Florida has more than 700 springs. The majority of springs bubble up from the Florida Aquifer and are located north of I-4. However, the Orlando area has many beautiful springs that are rich in history. These springs include Wekiva (Wekiwa)...
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Cutting Edge Engineering From the Early Days of FTU to the UCF Achievers of Today
ABOVE: Photo of Dr. Benjamin Patz, computer engineer, electrical engineer, research scientist.
UCF (FTU) would be starting in 69. At that time we were called electrical engineering and computer engineering. It was one department. When we went out there first it...
People
Elizabeth Abbott Christ
Elizabeth Abbott Christ, widow of Dr. Calvin. D. Christ, a local physician / surgeon for many years. Dr. Christ and Elizabeth Abbott were married at Moorestown, New Jersey in 1911.
Her father, George Abbott, was a minister in the Society of...
Places
Joseph S. Guernsey on the Future of Orlando: Then & Now
I think not only is the future extremely bright for Orlando, but I think it is likely to become someday the largest city in Florida... in this excerpt from an oral history interview on May 26, 2012 Mr. Joseph S....
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