Year: 2016
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Henry William Land
Henry W. Land served the central Florida area as a successful businessman, county commissioner, WWII veteran, Florida state representative, president of the Orange County Farm Bureau, director of the Plymouth Citrus Growers Association, director of the State B...
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Lili Morgentaler: I Remember: Reflections of Eyewitnesses to the Holocaust
Holocaust survivor Lili Morgentaler speaking at The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida in Maitland, July 31, 2016.
This is the seventh program in the yearlong Holocaust Center series entitled, I Remember:Reflections of Eyewitnesses ...
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Oral History Interview with Mike Woods
Oral History interview with Attorney Mike Woods at his Orlando law office, July 27, 2016.
The following is T. Michael Wood's profile from Woods & Woods, PA
"T. Michael (Mike) Woods has been practicing law in Florida since 1971. Initially, his practice...
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Reverend Eugene Zimmerman and Emily Ann Zimmerman, an oral telling of Friendship with Zora Neale Hurston
An oral history interview with Reverend Gene Zimmerman and his wife, Emily Ann Zimmerman, as they share details of the friendship between Zora Neale Hurston and Emily Ann's mother, Mrs. Clifford Owen.
Eugene Zimmerman, I was born near Tarpon Springs, Florida,...
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The Hughey Family Pioneers
Kenneth Hughey. I was born in Kissimmee, Florida.
How did your family come to this area?
John Hughey came from Tattnall County, Georgia about 1845 to the Seminole County area which was still Orange at the time. His son James Perry followed...
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The University Club Oral History Interview with Leon Hunter Handley
Leon Hunter Handley, I was born in Lakeland and after 30 months in the service and seven academic years at the University of Florida, I came to Orlando and I've been here ever since.
Leon Hunter Handley holding a photo...
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Eau Gallie, Florida
Oral history interview with Reverend Gene Zimmerman and his wife, Emily Ann Zimmerman, as they share details of the friendship between Zora Neale Hurston and Emily Ann's mother, Mrs. H. A. Owen.
Ms. Hurston and Mrs. Owen became friends in Eau...
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Orlando United - The Pulse Tragedy
On June 12, 2016 a shooting occurred at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando that resulted in the tragic loss of 49 lives. The Orlando community responded to this tragedy by uniting in displays of love and support for the victims...
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Pine Castle Historical Society Book Discussion with Dr. Paul W. Wehr
Dr. Paul W. Wehr, historian and Professor of History Emeritus at University of Central Florida, discusses his new book: From Mosquito to Orange, the Making of a County, at the Pine Castle Historical Society Quarterly Meeting, June 26, 2016.
Dr. Wehr...
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Marianna Ross
Fine artist Marianna Hamilton Ross lives and works in Central Florida.
Read her interview conducted by her husband, author C. P. Ross on December 8, 2014 in Maitland, Florida.
From Marianna Hamilton Ross' web site:
Marianna received an MFA in Painting from ...
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Trent Tomengo
Read the transcript of the oral history interview with artist Trent Tomengo conducted 30 December 2014, recorded and transcribed by Charles P. Ross in the studio of Trent Tomengo at Maitland Art Center; Maitland, Florida.
Visit Trent Tomengo's web s...
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Elizabeth Chance
Educator Beth Chance has been teaching Special Education classes since January, 2010, at Lockhart Middle School, Orlando, and she is currently taking graduate courses toward an MA in Archaeology at University of Central Florida.
Read the transcript of the o...
