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The Quality of Education in Orange County: Then & Now
ABOVE:  Photo of the champion Dr. Phillips Math Team, led by Mrs. Anna Mae Patz, Advanced Placement Calculus instructor at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, FL. Pictured from left to right beginning with the first row from the bottom are: Amanda Jordan,...
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Dixie P. Barber
Dixie Barber - Supervisor of Elections for 24 years is interviewed by Jean Yothers on April 14, 1975 for the Friends of the Orlando Public Library's Oral History Committee. While Dixie Barber was well known for serving as Supervisor of Elections...
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Dr. Curtis Coleman
Dr. Curtis Coleman  shares his memory of Washington Shores and Washington Park Library since his arrival in Orlando in 1986 and people who inspired and mentored him in his education, attending Job Corp and attending the prestigious Morehouse College and...
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Preserving the Flora of Florida for Future Generations
When Hurricane Charley went through here and devastated part of our yard we spent two years hauling out 9 of the giant oak trees that had fallen. Then the people came and told us we had canker on our citrus...
People
Teena Ezell
WATCH as  Teena Ezell conveys how she serves as a mentor in the community and school providing guidance and counselling to adults, young adults, and children. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwJ9EX5OfzU&feature=youtu.be[/embed]  
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Eliza Bellamy Booker, Centenarian
Eliza Bellamy Booker - Mrs. Booker's 101st birthday is one day away in this interview. This interview with centenarian  Eliza Bellamy Booker was conducted by James R. Spence on March 2, 1975 for the Friends of the Orlando Public Library's Oral...
People
The Patz Family: Engineering Life in Orlando
My husband would do a lot of his work that he did at the Cape at home and it would involve the beginning of computer graphics. Where people were dealing with simulators and they would make submarine simulators and airplane...
Organizations
Community Giving: A History of Sharing Time, Talent, and Treasure in Orlando
From a $90,000 a year thrift store for the poor to soup and sandwiches for the hungry, St. James Cathedral's history of community giving is dedicated to serving the needy in our area. As an Orlando organization tithing 10% of...
People
A Celebration of Jewish Life in Orlando
My son was born at Orange Memorial Hospital which it was called at that time. We had a circumcision in a downstairs room ...It was during Passover. And my sister in law baked a sponge cake and she placed powdered...
Organizations
Tom Wilkes on Community, Stewardship & St. James Cathedral
ABOVE: Photo of the Wilkes family from the St. James Centennial 1885-1985 directory celebrating 100 years of St. James Catholic Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Pictured are Tom and Jean Wilkes with son Kevin and daughter Kelly. Tom Wilkes grew up in College ...