Memories
Organizations
St. James Cathedral School Golden Anniversary Benefit Dinner Dance
Commemorative booklet for the St. James Cathedral School Golden Anniversary Benefit Dinner Dance, Saturday, December 2, 1978 at Rio Pinar Country Club. Includes: An October 27th, 1978 letter from the Bishop of Orlando, Thomas J. Grady, to the Orlando community....
People
Barry Nager
Orange County Library System staff member Caitlin talks to Central Florida resident Barry Nager for the Orlando Memory project. Listen to this interview with Barry Nager recorded at the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
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Events
Orlando Memory Visits the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts 2012
ABOVE: Outreach team members Amanda and Caitlin at the Orlando Memory table during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts.
The Orange County Library System shared information about the Orlando Memory project with visitors to the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the...
Organizations
Mardi Gras at Saint James Cathedral
Enjoying Mardi Gras in the Saint James Cathedral Community Life Center in downtown Orlando.
Father David Page, St. James Cathedral Pastor from 1972-1986, envisioned a community center at a time when much of the population had left downtown for the suburbs,...
People
Washington Shores Memories Grace Chapel
Interview at Washington Park Branch on February 18, 2012 with Grace Chapel a member of the Washington Shores community, conducted by Orange County Library System librarian Sharon Ricket.
Grace Chapel, a long time community activist, tells her story of mail ...
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WWII Veteran Felix Monell
Known as the Bazooka Man by his platoon, Felix Monell spent days behind enemy lines stringing up wire for U.S. troop communications in Italy during WWII. He was awarded the bronze star with the oak leaf cluster for his service to...
Places
Tony and Cecy
Tony and Cecy have been residents of Orlando for 15 years. In 1997 they decided to take a family vacation to Orlando. After a week or so in Orlando, they enjoyed the weather and beauty of the city that a...
Events
Welcome to MUSIC CLUB!
In 2012, the South Creek branch launched the "Welcome to MUSIC CLUB!" program, held every 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 6:30pm. The program gave individuals a venue to perform and share in their favorite musicians, bands, songs,...
Events
Valentine's Day at St. James Cathedral
Valentine's Day at St. James Cathedral - 1992.
February 1992 photo of Jim and Cathy Steiger at a Valentine's Day celebration at St. James Cathedral in downtown Orlando.
LISTEN (9:37) Catherine Buning Steiger, November 13, 2010. Interview with Cat...
People
Debra Pate
WATCH an interview of Debra Pate at the Washington Park Library on February 14, 2012, conducted by Orange County Library System staff member Ashley Taylor.
LISTEN (10:31)
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Ms. Pate talks about growing up and living in the Washington Shores area.
People
Linus Rawlins
WATCH this interview of Linus Rawlins at the Washington Park Branch on February 12, 2012, with Orange County Library System staff member Ashley Taylor.
Mr. Rawlins moved to the Washington Shores area as an adult and talks about his life here.
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