Memories
People
A. E. Carpenter, Sr. - Attorney
Archer Eugene Carpenter's family came to Orlando in 1912 when he was 15 but then moved to Jacksonville where he graduated from high school. Graduating from the University of Florida in 1922 with a Jurist Doctor degree, he returned to...
People
Frank W. Chase, Sr. - Citrus grower
Born (1908) and raised in Sanford, Florida, Frank W. Chase, Sr., tells of riding up and down Florida's rivers on steam driven paddle boats; narrow and standard gauge trains; air plane rides; and Florida's citrus industry.
This interview was conducted on...
Places
Around the Block
ABOVE: Photo of the home built by Mr. Clarence Marsh at 315 Cathcart Avenue in downtown Orlando.
In 1980 the family of the late Clarence Marsh arranged for his home at 315 Cathcart Avenue in Orlando to be sold to...
People
An Annual Time to Remember
Chaplain Ken Vinal of Trinity Prep School in Central Florida says, "Yom HaShoah is a day, a time that is difficult to face, the inhumanity and all that happened."
He participated in the 2010 Yom HaShoah event at the Holocaust Education...
People
Rebecca Ethridge, a Winner in the 2010 Yom HaShoah Creative Arts Contest
Wekiva High School student Rebecca Ethridge, a winner in the 2010 Yom HaShoah Creative Arts Contest, reads her poem, "Humanity". She describes her Holocaust Remembrance Day artwork as a poem about taking on responsibility.
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Organizations
The South Florida Sentinel - Orlando, Florida
ABOVE: Advertisement published in The South-Florida Sentinel on November 1, 1895, page 5. The Sells Brother's Circus - The Greatest Show On Earth! - merged with P. T. Barnum who retained the well-known slogan!
For a long time, what we now...
People
Jack Branham, Sr.
Jack Branham, Sr. is remembered as one of Orlando's most respected businessmen. During World War I he served in the Navy, then attended Rollins College. After a stint in the automobile business he joined with Richard Tucker to form Tucker...
Events
"The Meal" filmed in Winter Park 1974
Carl Betz and Dina Merrill starred in writer / director R. John Hughs' film "The Meal" filmed in a home in Winter Park in 1974.
On May 8, 1974, actor Carl Betz and actress Dina Merrill agreed to do a PSA...
People
Montague Sisters
The Montague Sisters - Bernie Montague Bogue and Bessie Montague Warren (93) were born and raised here in Orlando, their parents having met here in the1870s. They reminisce growing up and living in Orlando with Hatabel Hyer.
This interview was conducted...
People
Interview with Judge Roger A. Barker
Born in Orlando and a graduate of Orlando Senior High School, Circuit Court Judge Roger Atmar Barker served for 22 years on the 9th Judicial Court in Orlando.
Listen to oral history interview below with Judge Roger A. Barker conducted on...
People
Helen Garfinkel Greenspun World Ort Union Vocational Training School Diploma
Holocaust survivor Helen Garfinkel's World Ort Union Vocational Training School Diploma which she earned while living in Displacement Camp.
Helen Garfinkel lived at the Ainring, Germany Displaced Persons Camp from 1946-1949. The displaced persons cam...
Events
Sells Brothers' Circus - Orlando 13 November 1895
ABOVE: The November 1, 1895 edition of the South-Florida Sentinel includes the above advertisement for the Sells Brothers' Circus - "The Greatest Show on Earth," and an article written by the newspaper staff.
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