Memories
Events
Saraf-Fischer Wedding
ABOVE: Neil Joseph Fischer and his wife Mary Ann Saraf on their wedding September 22, 1951 at Mary Ann's family home on Hopkins Street in Savannah, Georgia where the reception took place.
Mary Ann Saraf and Neil Joseph Fischer wed on...
Places
Scenes Central Florida Circa 1900
ABOVE: 1890 map of Orlando, Florida.
Enjoy and explore photographic drawings from a tourist travel booklet published around 1900 called Palatka Florida - St. Johns & Ocklawaha Rivers. The booklet is located in the Florida Collection at the Orlando Publi...
Events
V-J Day: August 14, 1945
2010 is the 65th anniversary of the war's end - V-J Day. Where were you? WWII Veterans of Central Florida recall where they were when the news of victory came. Some were in the Pacific dodging bullets and suicide bombers...
People
WWII Veteran Frank D. Harrison Interview
Listen to the interview with World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Veteran Frank D. Harrison at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, August 8, 2010.
Veteran Harrison retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after serving his country for 25 years in...
People
Letter from John L. Mica, Member of Congress to Louis Toth, World War II Veteran
June 1st, 2009 letter from Congress of the United States House of Representatives, John L. Mica, Member of Congress to Mr. Louis Toth, World War II Veteran, regarding Veteran Toth's stories and valuable history of WWII events. Rep. Mica states,...
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WWII Veteran and German Prisoner of War Lou Toth Interview
Veteran Toth, TSGT Louis Toth, US Army Paratrooper, served in WWII, the Korean War, and retired as a Master Sergeant in the United States Army. During WWII he landed on Utah Beach and was taken prisoner of war by the...
People
"A Jewish Child in Nazi Germany" by Walter Reinhold
ABOVE: WWII Veteran Walter Reinhold at the A Medical Center in Orlando, FL May 26th, 2010.
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...
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Daniel "Danny" Angel Rosario
Click on the links below to listen to a song called "For Danny" and view the Order of Mass for his funeral and an article that appeared in the Florida Catholic.
DANNY A. ROSARIO , 26, Willner Circle, Sanford, died Friday,...
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"I Spoke with a Civil War Veteran" by William M. Turner
Orlando resident and WWII Veteran William M. Turner documents his encounter with a Civil War Veteran.
Interview with WWII Veteran William M. Turner at Delaney Street Baptist Church, June 30th, 2010. Veteran Turner served in both WWII and the Korean War....
Places
Seminole Hotel - Winter Park 1890
Advertising booklet circa 1890 promoting the Seminole Hotel in Winter Park and land sales in Winter Park through the Winter Park Company.
The Seminole Hotel brochure - Click on links below to view
COVER - Front and Back
Mentioned: Seminole...
Topics
Susan Sargeant Interview - July 6, 2010
Oral history interview with Susan Sargeant, retired teacher and long time Orlando resident conducted by Orange County Library librarian Charlie Hoeck.
LISTEN (22:22)
[audio mp3="https://orlandomemory.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/susan_sargeant_int.mp3"][/audio]
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Tony Winslow Interview - July 12, 2010
Oral history interview with Tony Winslow, entrepreneur and Orlando native conducted by Orange County Library librarian Charlie Hoeck on July 12, 2010.
Tony tells about his ancestors who arrived in Florida before 1900. His grandparents had a daily farm in Fa...
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