Year: 2022
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Orlando Magazine - The first years
The first edition of the Orlando Magazine was published in July 1922 by the Orlando Chamber of Commerce. The first twelve issues of the magazine were bound and presented to the Albertson Public Library prior to its opening in November...
Organizations
Associated Authors Productions, Inc.
Associated Authors Productions, Inc.
Associated Authors Productions, Inc. was an Orlando based company formed in 1922. Formed with the goal of filming six motion pictures in Orlando, based on the works of Hapsburg Liebe and George Allan England, they unfortun...
People
Hapsburg Liebe
Hapsburg Liebe
Hapsburg Liebe, pen name for Charles Haven Liebe, was originally born in Greene County, Tennessee on October 17, 1880. He was an author, with a number of his works appearing in magazines like Adventure, Wild West Weekly, Florida Wildlife andÂ...
Organizations
Oral History Interview with Jerry Ross, President of the National Entrepreneur Center
Jerry Ross is the President of the National Entrepreneur Center and SBA's 2022 State of Florida Small Business Advocate of the Year! His honors include Orlando Business Journal CEO of the Year, and successful entrepreneur enterprises such as SkyTracker of Flo...
Events
The Church at The Social
The Church at The Social
On April 23, 2019, Australian band The Church performed the entirety of their 1988 album, Starfish. Afterwards, the band performed a collection of songs from other albums, the setlist of which can be seen here.
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Events
Yelle at The Social
Yelle at The Social
Probably most well known in the English speaking world for their cover of the song A cause des garçons, French synth pop group Yelle appeared at The Social on October 30, 2018.
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Events
Spoon at the House of Blues
Spoon at the House of Blues
Austin indie rock group Spoon performed at the House of Blues in Orlando on May 2, 2017. Touring in support of their album, Hot Thoughts, the opening act was Tennis. Below you can view their...
Topics
Hurricane Heroes 2022
ABOVE: Tigercat Knuckleboom Log Loader
Hurricane Heroes - Hurricane Ian September 2022
There are hurricane heroes of all types.
There are first responders like police officers, sheriff deputies, fire fighters and emergency medical technicians who rush in when...
Places
Historic West Orange County
The following photographs belonged to long time Central Florida residents Rollo and Minnie Thoren. They were found after the passing of their son John, and shared with library staff for inclusion on Orlando Memory.
Minnie Thoren is the sister of beloved...
Organizations
Zonta Orlando-Winter Park
Zonta International
Zonta International, founded on November 8, 1919, was different from many other women's clubs in existence at that time, as Zonta was open only to women holding executive positions based on a classification system. Read about the history of...
Places
Young Adult Department 1960s -1980s
ABOVE: The Young Adult Department on the first floor in the area now known as the porch or clock area in the Children's Department.
1960s
The Orlando Public Library opened to the public in August 1966, with 60,000 square feet of space...
Topics
Footnotes 1966-1970
Footnotes
Footnotes was a monthly publication presenting "Items of interest from the Orlando Public Library and Orange County Library System." Items of interest included news about library services, branches, staff and volunteers, along with a calendar of eve...
