Month: November 2010
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WWII Veteran Jack W. Cropp Interview
Interview with WWII Veteran Jack W. Cropp at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, May 30, 2010, Memorial Day.
Veteran Cropp served in the U.S. Army in WWII and the Korean War. He was a Staff Sergeant.
He shares his memories...
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WWII Veteran William R. Meisel Interview
WWII and Korean War Veteran William R. Meisel at VFW Post 10147 in Apopka, FL, May 19th, 2010.
Veteran Meisel served in seven major battles throughout the Pacific. He worked as an explosive building supervisor, a Boatsman's Mate in the U.S....
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Edie Hall, St. James Parishoner
Listen to an oral history interview with St. James Parishioner Edie Hall at the "Sneak Preview" for the restored Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, November 13th 2010.
LISTEN (6:14)
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Jackie Heaps, St. James Parishoner
Interview with St. James Parishioner Jackie Heaps at St. James Catholic Cathedral in Orlando, FL, November 6th, 2010. Originally from Canada, Jackie Heaps made her First Communion at St. James Cathedral in Montreal. She loves Orlando and now calls St....
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WWII Veteran Ortenzio A. Vecchio Interview
WWII Veteran Ortenzio A. Vecchio at VFW Post 10147 in Apopka, FL, May 19th 2010.
LISTEN (9:33)
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Veteran Vecchio served with in the Army with Gen...
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WWII Veteran Gerry Hosford Interview
WWII Veteran Gerry Hosford at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, May 30, 2010, Memorial Day weekend.
LISTEN (14:00)
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Veteran Hosford...
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WWII Veteran James Ferguson Interview
World War II Veteran James Ferguson oral history interview at VFW Post 10147 in Apopka FL, May 19th, 2010.
LISTEN (12:49)
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Veteran Ferguson joined...
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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...
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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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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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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...
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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)
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