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People
Ross Delk Obituary 1956
MR. ROSS DELK Mr. Ross Delk, wrecking contractor here for the past 25 years, died Monday at his home, 731 Guernsey St. A resident of this area for 31 years, Mr. Delk came here from Murray County, Tenn., his birthplace. Surviving are...
People
W. R. "Doug" Harris - Obituary 1956
MR. W. R. HARRIS Funeral services for Mr. W. R. [Doug] Harris, 35, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Pine Castle Baptist Church. The Rev. R. C. Jackson, assisted by the Rev. A. M. Glisson, will officiate, and the...
People
George Herbert Bunn - Funeral Notice 1956
BUNN, MR. GEORGE HERBERT Funeral services for Mr. George Herbert Bunn, age 30, of 1740 Laurel Rd., Winter Park, Fla., who died in Titusville, Fla., Sunday, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, at the Cox-Parker Chapel. Mr. Bunn was a...
Places
Sunday Memories of St. James Church in Orlando
The church was right downtown on Orange Avenue. Everything was right downtown...It had wonderful stained glass windows that have been saved all these many years and are still in our new cathedral that we have now. The original church was...
People
Interview with Mrs. Harlow G. Fredrick - Doris Z. Anderson
Doris Z. Anderson Fredrick (widow of the late Harlow G. Fredrick, Sr.) reminisces about the 1920s in Orlando, especially from the standpoint of music.  She was a great granddaughter of Joseph Smith, the martyr, and a member of the Reorganized...
People
Martin Andersen
Four part interview with Mr. Martin Andersen and his wife Gracie Barr Anderson. Martin Andersen, publisher of the Orlando Sentinel, and his wife Gracia Barr Andersen discuss their lives in Orlando. PART 1: Coming to Orlando - first impressions; early ne...
People
Carolyn T. Anderson
Carolyn T. (Tony) Anderson - Born, raised, and living in the same house at 249 Center Street in Winter Garden.  She had seven living children at the time of this interview and all of them are college graduates. Points of interest: ...
Events
Desegregation in Orange County Schools
Educator Mary Jane Sevick remembers the day her students cleared their lockers at Robinswood Junior High School in response to a court order to desegregate Carver and Robinswood Junior High Schools. Hear her firsthand account of the event and  the...
People
John Walter Richardson Obituary 1976
The original newspaper clipping was in extremely poor condition and would not scan well so it is transcribed here. There was no indication as to the newspaper in which it was published or the date of the tribute but since...
People
Prostell Thomas - Interview
Prostell shares his experiences and reflects on his life and his community. Prostell Thomas - WATCH the interview at the Washington Park Branch Library - "Tell Your Story" event on February 13, 2012. [embed]https://youtu.be/SJu3uEF1B5Q[/embed]
People
An Irish Priest in Orlando
ABOVE: Parish social event coordinator Elsee Smith prepares Father John McCormick for Saint Patrick's Day festivities in the Community Life Center at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Oral history interview with Fr. John McCormick, Rector of St. Jame...
Events
Saint Patrick's Day Celebrations!
ABOVE: 1980's photo of Joan and Bill Buning celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the Community Life Center at St. James Cathedral in downtown Orlando with Jim and Cathy Steiger their daughter and son in law. Saint Patrick's Day celebrations in the...