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Orlando History Through Postcards
Orlando History Through Postcards
More than just being something nice to send a friend or a relative while on a trip, these postcards show Orlando through the years and offer a glimpse at what the City Beautiful looked like to tourists...
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Books and Beyond 2000-2004
Books and Beyond
Early publications of the Orange County Library System and the Friends of the Library include Footnotes 1966-1970, the Friends of the Library Newsletter, and Books and Beyond 1996-1999, which began publication during the tenure of library dir...
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Hurricane Heroes 2022
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Hurricane Heroes - Hurricane Ian September 2022
There are hurricane heroes of all types.
There are first responders like police officers, sheriff deputies, fire fighters and emergency medical technicians who rush in ...
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Footnotes 1966-1970
Footnotes
Footnotes was a monthly publication presenting "Items of interest from the Orlando Public Library and Orange County Library System." Items of interest included news about library services, branches, staff and volunteers, along with a calendar of eve...
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Friends of the Library Newsletters 1990 -1996
The Orlando Public Library Footnotes and the Friends of the Library Newsletters are the ancestors of the library's current monthly magazine, Books and Beyond.
Each newsletter has information on special events, displays, art exhibits, and bookstore news. The...
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Records from Early Sheriffs in Orange County
Records from Early Sheriffs in Orange County
In this recording, Hatabel Hyer and another woman (perhaps Eileen Willis of the Orlando Public Library) discuss information included in the Florida Mortality Schedules from the last half of the 1800s. They also dis...
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Celebrating Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary
A collection of memorable stories and images shared with the Orange County Library System that celebrate Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary.
[caption id="attachment_28061" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Lloyd Bridges filming at Epcot 1983. Submitted b...
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"Harriet, Henrietta and Orlando's School for Girls", An Orlando Remembered Presentation by Historian Richard Cronin, March 2021
In honor of Women's History Month, Historian Richard Cronin elucidates the local history documenting how the founders of Orlando felt educating women to be very important.
Listen as Author Richard Cronin presents Harriet, Henrietta, and Orlando's School...
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Oral History Interview with Dr. Charlotte A. Wisnewski, PhD, MS, RN, CDE, CN
Orlando Health, Orlando Regional Medical Center – Orlando, FL.
Hi, I'm Charlotte Wisenewski and I was born in Eatonton, Georgia.
Listen: 12:59
Is that where you grew up in Georgia?
I lived there until I was 11 years old ...
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018
Mickey Bielski presented at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Program at The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, January 27, 2018.
Program description:
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27, 2018. The...
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Songs about Orlando and Florida
A number of songs have been written about the city of Orlando and Florida. Some of these can be found in the Florida Music - Orlando and Florida Music vertical files at the Orlando Public Library.
Several little ditties were apparently published...
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Oral History Interview with Belvin Perry, Jr.
Featured image above: Belvin Perry, Jr., Chief Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida, presiding over a hearing involving the Casey Anthony case, 2010-2011.
My name is Belvin Perry, Jr. I was born October 11, 1949 in Orlando, Florida...
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