Tag: oral history

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 our country in the 361st ... Read more

September 11th, 2011 oral history interview with Orlando attorney Michael R. Walsh at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Hear highlights from his interview in this excerpt. LISTEN Part I (6:21) [embed]https://orlandomemory.org/wp-content/upl ... Read more

ABOVE: March 18th, 2011 photo of Sister Mary Katherine Palisin in front of the Tabernacle at Saint James Catholic Cathedral in downtown Orlando.   Sister Mary Katherine Palisin, Sisters of Notre Dame nun, remembers how her parents had a "living l ... Read more

ABOVE: WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer at the Orlando VA Medical Center in Orlando, FL, May 26, 2010. "A New Job", an original story by WWII Veteran Lyle Shaffer resident at the Orlando VA Medical Center and participant in the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Proj ... Read more

Enjoy these oral histories of well known Central Florida residents. Orange County Commissioner Scott Boyd, March, 2010 (Video) Orange County Mayor Richard T. Crotty, October 19, 2009 (Video) City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, December 2011 (Video) Lo ... Read more