Memories
People
Leona Law, St. James Cathedral Parishioner
Ms. Law's father, Orie Buzzelli, came to Orlando in 1925. After working successfully as a tailor for two years he invited his family to Orlando to live. Leona Buzzelli Law recalls coming to Orlando from Ellwood City, Pennsylvania by train...
People
James R. Smyth, St. James Cathedral Parishioner
Listen to Orlando native James R. Smyth recorded at the "Sneak Preview" for the restored Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, November 13th, 2010.
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Places
Bates Motel - Universal Studios
The Bates Motel and house were part of Universal Studios Orlando from 1990 to 1998, replaced by Woody Woodpecker and Curious George. If you have seen the movie or just heard the piercing music that accompanies Hitchcock's famous shower scene,...
People
Robert Serros, St. James Parishioner
Interview with Orlando native Bob Serros at the "Sneak Preview" for the restored Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, November 13th, 2010.
Mr. Serros was baptized in the original wooden church and recalls, "the murals in the chapel which were part...
People
Cathy Steiger, St. James Parishioner
Listen to this interview with Catherine Buning Steiger recorded at the "Sneak Preview" for Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, November 13th, 2010.
Catherine Buning was born in Orlando in 1957, the sixth child in a family of eight children. The...
People
WWII Veteran Audrey Tracy Interview
Listen to this interview with WWII Veteran Audrey Tracy in Orlando, FL June 6, 2010, D-Day.
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ABOVE: Photo of WWII Veteran Audrey Tracy in her dress wh...
People
Veteran Stephen Sterner Video Interview
Interview with Veteran Stephen Sterner at VFW 10147 in Apopka, FL, May 19th, 2010.
Veteran Sterner graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and retired from the U.S. Navy in 1982. He visits the VA Hospital once a week, volunteers at the...
People
Attorney Frank Pyle Interview
Interview with Attorney Frank Pyle at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, June 30th, 2010. Mr. Pyle served 26 years in the military and shares his experiences as a military lawyer including assignments such as visiting American GI's in...
People
WWII Veteran Keat Spriggs Interview
Interview with WWII Veteran Keat Spriggs at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, Florida, June 27, 2010.
Keat Spriggs was born in Hellier, Kentucky on July 12, 1924.
Veteran Spriggs served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during WWII aboard...
People
WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer Interview
ABOVE: WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer at the VA Medical Center in Orlando, FL May 26th, 2010.
Interview with WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer at the VA Medical Center in Orlando, FL May 26th, 2010. Veteran Schaffer was a Forward Observer with an...
People
WWII Veteran Rocco Covello
Interview with WWII Veteran Rocco Covello at VFW 4287 in Orlando, Florida, Memorial Day, May 31st, 2010.
Veteran Covello served in WWII in the 4th Infantry Division in Germany. He recalls waiting to go on the frontline at Camp Lucky Strike...
People
Vietnam Veteran Marv Suriff Interview
Interview with Vietnam Veteran Marv Suriff at VFW Post 10147 in Apopka, FL, May 19th, 2010. Veteran Suriff served in the U.S. Air Force in Thailand and Vietnam. His more memorable experiences include facing enemy fire from across the border...
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