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People
Jackie Heaps, St. James Parishoner
Interview with St. James Parishioner Jackie Heaps at St. James Catholic Cathedral in Orlando,  FL, November 6th, 2010. Originally from Canada, Jackie Heaps made her First Communion at St. James Cathedral in Montreal. She loves Orlando and now calls St....
People
WWII Veteran Ortenzio A. Vecchio Interview
WWII Veteran Ortenzio A. Vecchio at VFW Post 10147 in Apopka, FL, May 19th 2010. LISTEN (9:33) [audio mp3="https://orlandomemory.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ortenzio_vecchio.mp3"][/audio]   Veteran Vecchio served with in the Army with Gene...
People
WWII Veteran Gerry Hosford Interview
WWII Veteran Gerry Hosford at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, May 30, 2010, Memorial Day weekend. LISTEN (14:00)   [audio mp3="https://orlandomemory.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/gerry_hosford.mp3"][/audio]   Veteran Hosford ...
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WWII Veteran James Ferguson Interview
World War II Veteran James Ferguson oral history interview at VFW Post 10147 in Apopka FL, May 19th, 2010. LISTEN (12:49) [audio mp3="https://orlandomemory.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/james_ferguson.mp3"][/audio]   Veteran Ferguson joined ...
People
Sheriff Jerry L. Demings
Sheriff Jerry L. Demings 2017 bio reveals a lot of interesting facts about this Orlando native. Sheriff Demings is an Orlando native and is a graduate of Jones High School. He is Orlando's first Black Police Chief and Orange County's first...
Events
VETERANS DAY 2010
ABOVE: Photograph of WWII Veteran Audrey Tracy. Orange County Library System salutes the Central Florida Veterans who served our country! Hear firsthand accounts of their service in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and other military service. ...
Events
November 9th, 1938: Kristallnacht
First person account of Kristallnacht and life in Nazi Germany by WWII Veteran and Orlando resident Walter Reinhold. Veteran Reinhold resides at the Orlando VA Community Living Center and participated in the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project.  READ Aud...
People
Dena Wild, Orlando City Planner
Listen to this oral history interview with Dena Wild in Orlando, Florida, October 22, 2010. Ms. Wild was an original member of the City of Orlando Planning Department created by Mayor Bill Frederick in the 1980's and worked as a planner...
Events
Halloween 2010 at Orlando Public Library
ABOVE: Hogwart's residents from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Slytherin were seen working at the Orlando Public Library on Sunday October 31, 2010. Note: Slytherin students should not point their wands at teachers!!! (Jen, Rod, Kim, Amanda) ABOVE: Hogwarts resid...
Places
Kissimmee Fruit Packing Plant
ABOVE: Photo of a Kissimmee fruit packing plant built by Orlando builder Jerry Kinsley. Photos courtesy of the Kinsley Archives.   Listen to this oral history interview with World War II Veteran Jerry Kinsley at St. James Cathedral in Orlando, Flor...
People
WWII Veteran Clyde Russell McCumber Interview
WWII Veteran Clyde Russell McCumber speaks with Orlando Memory at Delaney Street Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, June 30th, 2010. Veteran McCumber was on his way to church when the war began and was dodging bullets in the Philippines when the...
Places
"Old Baldy Hill" by Louis Toth
A firsthand account from the Korean War as written by TSGT Louis Toth, US Army Paratrooper. Nationally recognized for his award winning stories, Veteran Toth resides at the Orlando VA Community Living Center and participated in the Hospitalized Veterans Writing...