Month: January 2016
Events
Crosby Street Burglary
From the autobiographical notes of Captain Charles Albertson regarding his career in the New York City Police Department and his travels and adventures during retirement beginning in January 1905.
The Crosby Street Burglary
During the summer of 1879, whi...
Events
Annie Downey Murder
From the autobiographical notes of Captain Charles Albertson regarding his career in the New York City Police Department and his travels and adventures during retirement beginning in January 1905.
Annie Downey Murder
About 1879 or 1880 there was a house ...
Events
Fiske and Stokes
From the autobiographical notes of Captain Charles Albertson regarding his career with the New York City Police Department and his travels and adventures after retirement in January 1905.
Fisk and Stokes
I arrived in New York City, February 22, 1874 and ...
Organizations
The University Club of Orlando
The University Club of Orlando
Featured photo, above, dated January 16, 1941. Caption: This picture shows every president of the University Club of Orlando since it was organized in 1925. The picture was taken in the club rooms at the Angebilt...
Places
George Stuart Office Supply 1938 - 1989
The November 18, 1989 edition of the Orlando Sentinel brought sadness to many Orlando residents who had frequented George Stuart Office Supply at Robinson and Magnolia since it opened in 1938. The Sentinel reported that the "51-year-old Orlando company that...
Events
38th Annual NAACP Florida State Convention in Orlando
The 38th Annual State Convention, Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches was held in Orlando October 21, 22, 23, 1977 at the Hilton Inn West at 3200 W. Colonial Drive. The conference was hosted by the Orange County Branch, NAACP,...
Organizations
Winter Park Garden Club
According to the Winter Park Garden Club web site, the club "founded in 1922 to promote gardening and to beautify the City of Winter Park, was one of the four charter members of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs."
"The garden...
People
Father Richard Lyons
Father Richard Lyons was the beloved pastor of All Souls Catholic Church in Sanford, Florida from October 15, 1952 to December 30, 1965. He was the 10th pastor of All Souls and the Knights of Columbus chapter was named in...
