Memories
People
John H. (Jack) Porter
John H. (Jack) Porter was born here in Orlando in 1899. He discusses the Curry Ford Polo Grounds; Harper's Race Track; wolves; deer; working the citrus groves; Slemon's store; bird hunting; fishing; rattlesnakes.
This interview was conducted on March 2, 1...
People
The Musical Life of Sister Mary Catherine Brennan
ABOVE: 1980's photo of Sister Mary Catherine Brennan who was the Music Director at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando for many years.
Sister Mary Catherine Brennan served as Director of Music for Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando for many...
People
Sheriff Jim Black
Jim Black came to Orlando at the age of 17 in 1908 to work for the Orlando Water and Light Company which was owned by Judge John Moses Cheney. Subjects he discusses in this interview are: wife's family - the...
People
Displacement Camp Photo of Holocaust Survivor Helen Greenspun
Photo of Holocaust survivor Helen Garfinkel at the Ainring, Germany Displacement Camp where she lived from 1946 to 1948. The displaced persons camp (DP Camp) was a former German Air Force base located near Freilassing ten miles from Hitler'...
Organizations
WMFE-TV Channel 24 - Tower Collapse June 8, 1973
ABOVE: I believe this was given to my husband when he graduated with his Masters Degree from Florida Technological University (now University of Central Florida) and took a job at Ted Johnson Productions in Jacksonville, Florida in 1975. It was...
People
Carlos Roberts
WATCH as Carlos Roberts, a Washington Park native as he shares his fondest and happiest memories of the Washington Park Community.
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Places
The Quality of Education in Orange County: Then & Now
ABOVE: Photo of the champion Dr. Phillips Math Team, led by Mrs. Anna Mae Patz, Advanced Placement Calculus instructor at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, FL. Pictured from left to right beginning with the first row from the bottom are: Amanda Jordan,...
People
Dixie Pharr Barber
Dixie Barber - Supervisor of Elections for 24 years is interviewed by Jean Yothers on April 14, 1975 for the Friends of the Orlando Public Library's Oral History Committee.
While Dixie Barber was well known for serving as Supervisor of Elections...
People
Dr. Curtis Coleman
Dr. Curtis Coleman shares his memory of Washington Shores and Washington Park Library since his arrival in Orlando in 1986 and people who inspired and mentored him in his education, attending Job Corp and attending the prestigious Morehouse College and...
Places
Preserving the Flora of Florida for Future Generations
When Hurricane Charley went through here and devastated part of our yard we spent two years hauling out 9 of the giant oak trees that had fallen. Then the people came and told us we had canker on our citrus...
People
Teena Ezell
WATCH as Teena Ezell conveys how she serves as a mentor in the community and school providing guidance and counselling to adults, young adults, and children.
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People
Eliza Bellamy Booker, Centenarian
Eliza Bellamy Booker - Mrs. Booker's 101st birthday is one day away in this interview.
This interview with centenarian Eliza Bellamy Booker was conducted by James R. Spence on March 2, 1975 for the Friends of the Orlando Public Library's Oral...
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