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Oral History Interview with Robert K. Banks
Photo: Jesse Bumby, Jr. seated with his family, first daughter, with Tom Bumby, and his two children, Tommy and Faye.
Jesse Bumby, Jr. has his ten foot bullwhip made by Lewis Johnson which is now at the Orange County Regional History...
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Oral History Interview with Robert Kahn
My name is Robert Kahn, I was born in Orlando at Orange General Hospital, July 23, 1945... I grew up in Orlando. My family's first home was a garage apartment on Palmer Avenue. They didn't have numbers back in the...
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John L. Tracy: A Patriot
Born on September 7th, 1927, John L. Tracy was too young to enlist in the military for World War II. But as soon as he was of age, he entered the U.S. Armed Forces because he wanted to serve his...
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Charlie French, Aeronautical Engineer
Charlie French worked 36 years for Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin) and served on the following projects before retiring in 1985.
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Dr. Benjamin W. Patz, Martin Marietta Company
1967 photo of Dr. Benjamin W. Patz, center, in a meeting with Martin engineers, management, and research scientists on the Solar Probe Project at Martin Marietta in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Phil Gregory, engineer, is seated to the far left.
Dr. Donald Bea...
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The Honorable Glenda Hood for Florida Libraries
The Honorable Glenda Hood at the Orlando Public Library with the commemorative artwork she donated honoring Florida Libraries.
Photo by Viviana Valencia-Serrano, October 25, 2017.
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These prints were donated to the Orange Count...
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Oral History Interview with the Honorable Glenda E. Hood, Part V
Oral history interview with the Honorable Glenda Evans Hood at the Orlando Public Library on February 20, 2018.
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Honorable Glenda Hood, you worked regarding Lake Nona...
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Oral History Interview with The Honorable Glenda Evans Hood
My name is Glenda Evans Hood and I was born in Orlando, Florida on March 10, 1950. I was born at the Orlando hospital which was called Orange Memorial Hospital on Orange Avenue. It was an old brick building and,...
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Oral History Interview with Sarah Lou Harkey
When I was ten years old in 1935 my mother she had what, I guess, you call Florida sand in her shoes. They had come down here earlier on just a camping trip and stayed in motels. So she came...
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Oral History Interview with Tom Beaty
Thomas Beaty, also called Tom Beaty, I was born in Orlando General, October 10, 1934 and I lived actually on Bear Lake which is close to Orlando and Apopka. My family had an orange grove out there and that’s where...
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Dr. Gerald Schiffhorst
American scholar Jerry Schiffhorst is the author of numerous books on literature and writing. Dr. Schiffhorst has 45 years teaching experience and currently offers Central Florida workshops on writing. He is a frequent speaker on historical and literary topics...
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Oral History Interview with Gene Hawkins
Oral history interview with World War II Veteran Gene Hawkins, spouse of Paula Hawkins, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate based on her own attributes and the first woman to be a senator from Florida.
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