Year: 2024
Events
Oral History Interview with Maria Guerrero, Founder of the Women in the Arts, Inc. and the 2024 Women in the Arts Expo
My name is Maria Guerrero. And about where I was born, I was born in Uruguay, and that is Uruguay with a "U". Some people say Paraguay or Hawaii. No, it's Uruguay with "U". And that's where I was born....
People
Captain Charles Donald Albury
Don Albury, a former U.S. Army Air Corps Captain flew on both missions to drop the atomic bombs in August 1945. He passed away in an Orlando hospital on May 23, 2009.
Albury was born in his parents' home in...
Events
Celebrating 100 Years of Service
The Orange County Library System kicked off its 100 Year Celebration on January 7, 2023, with a daylong event at the Orlando Public Library.
Invitees to the rededication ceremony included the OCLS Board of Trustees, community leaders, elected officia...
Events
Lake Adair - Lake Concord Historic District Marker Event
On October 24, 2023, City of Orlando Commissioner Robert Stuart and College Park Historical Society Board Members unveiled the Lake Adair - Lake Concord District Historical Marker. The marker is located on the grassy plain near Lake Adair and Edgewater...
Organizations
Oral History Interview with Author-Entrepreneur Erik Deckers, President of Pro Blog Service
It is on the National Register of Historic Places because of the Kerouac connection. But in and of itself, it's a 102-year-old house. It's a Sears and Roebuck kit house where you could go into the catalog and order a...
