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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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U.S. Senator Paula...
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Belvin Perry, Jr.
My name is Belvin Perry, Jr. I was born October 11, 1949 in Orlando, Florida on Holden Street which is now known as Anderson Street between Division and Parramore. [Were you born at home?] Yes, I was born at home....
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Betsy VanderLey
My name is Kay VanderLey, I was born in Travers City, Michigan. And my name is Betsy VanderLey, I was also born in Travers City, MI.
Oral history with Orange County Commissioner Betsy VanderLey and her mother, Kay VanderLey, at the...
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Inge Koele: I Remember, Reflections of Eyewitnesses to the Holocaust
Holocaust survivor Inge Koele speaking at The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida in Maitland, March 19, 2017.
This is the third program in the 2017 Holocaust Center series entitled, I Remember: Reflections of Eyewitnesses to the...
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Oral History Interview with Pete Barr, Sr.
Pete C. Barr. I was born in Washington, D.C.. on the last day of January, 1934. My family was living in northern Virginia at the time and my father was in Maryland. He had gone to George Washington Medical School...
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Oral History Interview with Kenneth Hughey
Kenneth Hughey. I was born in Kissimmee, Florida.
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How did your family come to this area?
John Hughey came from Tattnall County, G...
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