Month: February 2012
Places
Author Pat Conroy Shares His Favorite Orlando Memory
"My year at St. James was the happiest in my childhood... every time I visit Orlando, I return to that sacred spot where I first shot a basketball."
In this first issue of The St. James Legacy newsletter, Summer 2003, vol....
Topics
Francine Kelly and Her Zumba Group
Orange County Library System staff member Brittany, speaks with Francine Kelly and her group of Zumba students during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts on January 27, 2012.
LISTEN (13:58)
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People
Daryl Clark
Watch this Orlando Memory Interview with Daryl Clark at the Washington Park Library on February 17, 2012.
People
Shanequa Bernard
Oral History interview with Shanequa Bernard during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts in Eatonville, Florida on January 27, 2012.
LISTEN (8:18)
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People
Ida Stephens-Andrews
Orlando native, Ida Stephens-Andrews shares her memories of growing up in Washington Shores. She is a retired teacher and school was her favorite activity. English was her best subject. She also worked for the Department of Health and Human Services.
The...
People
WWII Veteran Earl K. Wood
ABOVE: Earl K. Wood at 2012 oral history interview. Play Oral History Video.
Earl K. Wood was assigned to the 100th Infantry Division, replacement forces in the Battle of the Bulge. He put in for the Army Air Force and made...
Organizations
St. James Cathedral School Golden Anniversary Benefit Dinner Dance
Commemorative booklet for the St. James Cathedral School Golden Anniversary Benefit Dinner Dance, Saturday, December 2, 1978 at Rio Pinar Country Club. Includes: An October 27th, 1978 letter from the Bishop of Orlando, Thomas J. Grady, to the Orlando community....
People
Barry Nager
Orange County Library System staff member Caitlin talks to Central Florida resident Barry Nager for the Orlando Memory project. Listen to this interview with Barry Nager recorded at the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
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Events
Orlando Memory Visits the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts 2012
ABOVE: Outreach team members Amanda and Caitlin at the Orlando Memory table during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts.
The Orange County Library System shared information about the Orlando Memory project with visitors to the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the...
Organizations
Mardi Gras at Saint James Cathedral
Enjoying Mardi Gras in the Saint James Cathedral Community Life Center in downtown Orlando.
Father David Page, St. James Cathedral Pastor from 1972-1986, envisioned a community center at a time when much of the population had left downtown for the suburbs,...
People
Washington Shores Memories Grace Chapel
Interview at Washington Park Branch on February 18, 2012 with Grace Chapel a member of the Washington Shores community, conducted by Orange County Library System librarian Sharon Ricket.
Grace Chapel, a long time community activist, tells her story of mail ...
