Places
Growing up on Lake Eola with Grace
Alice Buning grew up in the last family home on Lake Eola at the corner of Robinson Street and Rosalind Avenue. Her father, Mr. Bill Buning, had his insurance office downstairs, and her grandfather had his insurance office downtown. Alice grew up with Orl ... Read more
Organizations
Father John McCormick - Googling Salvation
Past, present and future converge in this excerpt from an oral history interview with Father John McCormick, Rector of Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. LISTEN (7:21) [audio mp3="http://om-staging.ocls.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Google ... Read more
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Betty and Corrie Cangelose at Lake Eola, 1945
1945 photos of then six month old Orlando native Betty Cangelose (Wheeler) with her mother, Corrie Cangelose, at Lake Eola. These photos were sent overseas to her father, Joseph J. Cangelose, in Europe serving in the Army Air Corps in WWII.  Joseph C ... Read more
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The Sisters of Notre Dame
From Germany to America, from Arlington to Altamonte, the educational heritage of the Sisters of Notre Dame enriches the lives of individuals throughout the world. In this 15-minute excerpt from an oral history interview on March 18th, 2011 at Saint ... Read more
People
Remembering Mario Mesa
This week in Orlando, WWII Veteran Mario John Mesa, Jr. passed away on August 14, 2011. Saint James Cathedral funeral program for WWII Veteran Mario John Mesa, Jr.  Front   Inside   Back Funeral Card ABOVE: Mario Mesa at Lake Eola, April 19 ... Read more
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Saint James Cathedral Celebrates 125 Years of Orlando History
ABOVE: Photo of the interior of Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, May 1974. St. James Cathedral celebrates 125 years in downtown Orlando with a reunion this weekend of priests, religious and parishioners. The church continues its service to the ... Read more
People
Hamburgers in Hog's Heaven
ABOVE:  Photo of Father John McCormick at work in the office at Saint James Catholic Cathedral in downtown Orlando, 215 North Orange Avenue. Dublin born Fr. McCormick earned a Licentiate in Theology from Angelicum University and was ordained to the pri ... Read more
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Joan Buning, St. James Cathedral Parishioner
Joan Buning of St. James Cathedral expresses her gratitude for life in the United States in this excerpt from an oral history interview conducted on April 21, 2011. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buning lived in the last family home on Lake Eola at the corner of Ro ... Read more
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Memorial Day Remembrances at St. James Cathedral
ABOVE: Photo of Captain Tom Buning with General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, December 1990. Tom Buning graduated from West Point in 1981 and completed a combat tour in Desert Storm. Tom grew up in the last family home on Lake Eola at the corner of Robinson S ... Read more
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Sister Mary Katherine Palisin, Sisters of Notre Dame nun.
ABOVE: March 18th, 2011 photo of Sister Mary Katherine Palisin in front of the Tabernacle at Saint James Catholic Cathedral in downtown Orlando.   Sister Mary Katherine Palisin, Sisters of Notre Dame nun, remembers how her parents had a "living l ... Read more
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Knights of the Altar at St. James Cathedral
ABOVE: November 28th, 1980 photo of the altar servers in procession at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. In this March 26, 2011 oral history interview at St. James Cathedral parishioner Tom Wilkes traces the history of the development of the alt ... Read more
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Community Life at Saint James Cathedral - Jean Wilkes
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. Her first memory of Orlan ... Read more