Memories
People
Sheriff Jerry L. Demings
Sheriff Jerry L. Demings 2017 bio reveals a lot of interesting facts about this Orlando native.
Sheriff Demings is an Orlando native and is a graduate of Jones High School. He is Orlando's first Black Police Chief and Orange County's first...
Events
VETERANS DAY 2010
ABOVE: Photograph of WWII Veteran Audrey Tracy.
Orange County Library System salutes the Central Florida Veterans who served our country! Hear firsthand accounts of their service in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and other military service.
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Events
November 9th, 1938: Kristallnacht
First person account of Kristallnacht and life in Nazi Germany by WWII Veteran and Orlando resident Walter Reinhold. Veteran Reinhold resides at the Orlando VA Community Living Center and participated in the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project. READ
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People
Dena Wild, Orlando City Planner
Listen to this oral history interview with Dena Wild in Orlando, Florida, October 22, 2010.
Ms. Wild was an original member of the City of Orlando Planning Department created by Mayor Bill Frederick in the 1980's and worked as a planner...
Events
Halloween 2010 at Orlando Public Library
ABOVE: Hogwart's residents from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Slytherin were seen working at the Orlando Public Library on Sunday October 31, 2010. Note: Slytherin students should not point their wands at teachers!!! (Jen, Rod, Kim, Amanda)
ABOVE: Hogwarts resid...
Places
Kissimmee Fruit Packing Plant
ABOVE: Photo of a Kissimmee fruit packing plant built by Orlando builder Jerry Kinsley.
Photos courtesy of the Kinsley Archives.
Listen to this oral history interview with World War II Veteran Jerry Kinsley at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, Flor...
People
WWII Veteran Clyde Russell McCumber Interview
WWII Veteran Clyde Russell McCumber speaks with Orlando Memory at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, June 30th, 2010.
Veteran McCumber was on his way to church when the war began and was dodging bullets in the Philippines when the...
Places
"Old Baldy Hill" by Louis Toth
A firsthand account from the Korean War as written by TSGT Louis Toth, US Army Paratrooper. Nationally recognized for his award winning stories, Veteran Toth resides at the Orlando VA Community Living Center and participated in the Hospitalized Veterans Writing...
Places
Wigwam Village Motel
The iconic Wigwam Village Motel on South Orange Blossom Trail was built by Orlando Builder Jerry Kinsley. Each wigwam had a bedroom and bathroom. It was built using metal lath, then sprayed stucco.
Photos courtesy of the Kinsley Archives.
Organizations
Hot Property with Clark Barrios
Hot Property with lead singer Clark Barrios performed at St. Mary Magdalen's 44th Annual Community Fest on October 23, 2010. Longtime fans of Clark Barrios' gathered to hear their favorite singer and Hot Property.
ABOVE: Members of the Clark Barrios Fan...
People
Mary Lou Clutter James, FSSDAR interview
Oral history interview conducted by Orange County Library System librarian Ben Mittag with Mary Lou Clutter James, long time member of the Florida State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, recorded September 17, 2010.
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People
"A Request" by Lou Toth
WWII Veteran and German Prisoner of War Lou Toth's original story of military life. Veteran Toth, TSGT Louis Toth, U.S. Army Paratrooper, served in WWII, the Korean War, and retired as a Master Sergeant from the United States Army. During...
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