Year: 2024
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Happy 100th Birthday OCLS!
As part of the year-long 100th Anniversary celebration of the opening of Orlando's first public library in 1923, the Orange County Library System invited visitors to share their birthday wishes with birthday cards designed for the occasion.
Birthday wishes...
Events
Oral History Interview with Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon, Chief Curator of the Orlando Museum of Art
It's really exciting to me that Orlando is a young city. It's like a teenage city still trying to find itself. The art scene is actually really exciting because we can play a part in actually helping to shape it,...
Places
The Jones Perry Monument
Lt. Richard A. Jones (right) and Officer Belvin Perry, Sr. (left) are represented ...
Events
1974 Central Florida Film Festival
The 1974 Central Florida Film Festival was the first of its kind, presented in January 1974. Sponsored by PESO, the festival honored actress Gloria Swanson, presenting six of her most popular films over five days.
Central Florida's First Film Festival
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Organizations
Oral History Interview with Sarah Dubisson, Winner of the 2024 Dr. Gates Math and Physics Award for Jones High School
Yes, that's what I love about the IB [International Baccalaureate] environment. It's like you're with kids who are like you. So you can like compete and get really messy. But at the same time you're like supporting each other. ...
Places
San Juan Hotel
Though the space on Orange Avenue that the San Juan Hotel once occupied is now the Morgan and Morgan building, the San Juan Hotel was Orlando's first permanent hotel and at one point the largest building in the town when...
Events
Barber - Mizell Feud
The Barber - Mizell Feud was a Reconstruction Era feud between the Barber Family, a cattle herding family and the Mizell Family, two of whom were appointed to local government. The formal reason for the feud can be stated simply...
People
Oral History Interview with Heriverto Trejo-Laredo, Winner of the 2024 Dr. Gates Math and Physics Award for Jones High School
I think my greatest achievement probably within my whole like public education career was probably going into the International Baccalaureate Program. It was really hard, but it became one of my greatest feats, I believe. Like I said, it propelled...
Organizations
Oral History Interview with Scientist and Intrapreneur Dr. Sudhakar "Shan" Shanbhag
My father comes up and stops immediately... He says, "You boys, don't you think it's a good idea, you work very hard, get good grades, get your diploma, your high school degree, then go to college, you study hard, get...
People
Oral History Interview: Shawn Welcome, Orlando's Poet Laureate
Shawn Welcome is Orlando's Poet Laureate. He is the founder of Central Florida's longest running open mic, “Diverse Word," which is currently hosted at Bang & Olufsen on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
As a professional poet,...
Events
Oral History Interview with Attorney Tanisha Nunn Gary, President and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida
Orlando is a wonderful place to visit not just for vacations. Love to come and we're going to hit all the theme parks: Sea World, Universal, Disney. But also, to bring conventions. You know, if you are looking to bring...
People
Vicki Brooks: Educator & Advocate
Vicki Brooks has been a member of the Mayor's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission for over 20...
