Year: 2022
People
Edgar Richards
Edgar Richards
Edgar A. Richards was an undertaker and photographer who came to central Florida from South Boston, New Hampshire.
In this 1975 recording Hatabel Hyer and Mary Alice Nickels discuss Mr. Edgar Richards' four volume scrapbook set of newspaper cli...
People
Jenny B. Reeder
Jenny B. Reeder
Jenny B. Reeder of 935 Drew Avenue, Orlando. This interview was conducted on April 24, 1975 for the Friends of the Orange County Public Library's Oral History Committee.
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People
Henry A. Porter
Henry A. Porter
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Henry A. Porter is one of six brothers who were born and raised in Conway. His pa...
People
Dr. Duncan T. McEwan
Dr. Duncan T. McEwan
Dr. Duncan T. McEwan was a prominent Orlando surgeon who was originally born in Cooperstown, New York in 1903. He moved to Orlando in 1928 after graduating from Cornell Medical School and later held positions such as...
People
W. G. "Bill" McBride
W.G. "Bill" McBride
William G. "Bill" McBride (and wife) reminisce about the early years of radio in Orlando, including the working conditions, local shows and other unique experiences. "Bill" McBride arrived in Orlando from Jefferson County, Kentucky in 1920....
People
Merle O. Kent
Merle O. Kent
In this oral history, Hatabel Hyer interviews her friend, Merle O. Kent. Merle Kent was a local educator and a cultivator of daylilies. Originally from Tennessee, he had previously lived in Orlando but later moved to Longwood, settling...
People
P.W. "Bill" Kanecht
P.W. "Bill" Kanecht
P.W. "Bill" Kanecht was born in Illinois and moved to Oklahoma when he was a child. His family would later move to Tillman, Florida (which is known now as Palm Bay) to raise potatoes. When he was a...
People
Dorothy Slemons Houghton
Dorothy Slemons Houghton
Mrs. Dorothy Slemons Houghton born in Orlando in 1894, the spring before the Great Freeze of 1894-1895.
This interview was conducted by Sandra Hinson on February 26, 1975 for the Friends of the Orlando Public Library's Oral History Co...
People
James Delaney
James Delaney
This recording was made in June 1975 by Hatabel Hyer for her Pioneer Party Line.
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Places
Veterans in All Souls Catholic Cemetery
MILITARY MEMBERS IN ALL SOULS CATHOLIC CEMETERY
All Souls Catholic Cemetery on 25th Street in Sanford, Florida, dates back to 1890, and the first military veteran interred there appears to be George Bailey who died December 22, 1891. George was born...
Events
Orlando Public Library Dedication 1966
From APL to OPL
After decades of waiting, construction of the new Albertson Public Library began in October 1964. In May 1965, it was decided that the name of the new library would be the Orlando Public Library. Read a memo...
People
Memories of Orlando
by Sridhar Rangaswamy
I moved to Orlando, Florida on January 01, 1998 after I started working for Oracle Corporation.
I loved Florida for its sunshine weather, it has about 100 lakes, Universal, Disney, and other theme parks, and golf courses, shopping...
