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People
Judge Donald Cheney
Judge Donald Cheney - Born January 23, 1889, Donald Alexander Cheney was the son of Judge John Moses Cheney who moved here from Massachusetts in 1885.  After attending local public grade schools Donald graduated from Rollins College Academy (prep school)...
Places
Florida Splendid China
Florida Splendid China Theme Park, U.S.A. During the 1990s, local investors partnered with the Overseas Enterprise of of China Travel Service to build the Splendid China theme park in Central Florida which opened to the public in November 1993 and closed...
People
Joseph S. Guernsey Congratulates Lake Highland Preparatory School Class of 2012
ABOVE: Photo of Joseph S. Guernsey. Joseph S. Guernsey is the grandson of Orlando's banking pioneer, Joseph L. Guernsey who came here in 1886, purchased considerable property from the city centre to Colonial Drive, as well as residences on Lake Eola and...
People
Memorial Day Remembrances: WWII Pilot Joseph S. Guernsey Recalls the Fine Orlando Men Who Gave Their Lives in WWII
ABOVE: Photo of Lt. Joseph S. Guernsey home on leave from duty in the South Pacific during WWII, Orlando Sentinel, January 28, 1943. Lt. Joseph S. Guernsey is pictured with his father Joseph W. Guernsey and his sister Miss Jean Guernsey. Mr. Guernsey...
People
Devy Jefferson
Friday, January 27, 2012: Shane speaks with Devy Jefferson for the Orlando Memory project during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts in Eatonville, Florida. Ms. Jefferson was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1960, grew up in the Bronx, and...
People
Claudia Moon
Saturday, January 28, 2012: Shane speaks with Claudia Moon for the Orlando Memory project during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts in Eatonville, Florida. Ms. Moon was born in Pontiac, Michigan in 1952 and moved to Florida when she was...
Events
Teen Time Capsule Project
ABOVE: Photo of Dani, a Library teen volunteer, taken on Saturday, May 19, 2012 as part of the Teen Time Capsule 2012 project. The "Teen Time Capsule" project documents and contributes content to Orlando Memory that describes teen volunteer service in...
People
Hannah - Teen Volunteer
Dani, another teen volunteer, interviewed me about my experiences as a volunteer and growing up in Orlando, Florida. I wasn't born here, but I have lived here most of my life. I love living here because of all the things...
People
Dani - Teen Volunteer
Teen Volunteer, Hannah interviewed me about my experience here in Central Florida. We spoke about my life  in Miami and Orlando and also about the things I enjoy doing  in Central Florida  such as the scenery, amusement parks and the...
Places
Underwater Sound Research Division of the Naval Research Laboratory
ABOVE: September 4th, 2011 photo of Vincent and Arline Benedetti at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Underwater Sound Research Division of the Naval Research Laboratory With a $3.5 million dollar budget, three research facilities, and physicists en...
Topics
The Oral History Program
The Oral History Program In the early 1970s Hatabel Hyer (a member of one of Orlando's oldest families) was interested in recording the history of our community and, taking a portable recorder into the homes of older residents to record their...
Organizations
Naval Training Equipment Center Brings Technological Research & Development to Orlando
ABOVE: Photo of Dr. Benjamin Patz, computer engineer, electrical engineer, research scientist. Dr. Benjamin Patz's scientific contributions to our area include working in the GENESYS Program at Cape Canaveral, Lockheed Martin, teaching at the Naval Training E...