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College Park Oral History Night with Kathy Anderson and Neil Wittenstein
College Park Oral History Night with special guest speakers Kathy Anderson and Neil Wittenstein.
The College Park Historical Committee hosted their sixth College Park Oral History Night on September 28, 2015. The event was held at the College Park Community...
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Bee Jay Recording Studios Day
Above photo: Bee Jay Recording Studios founder Eric T. Schabacker and former Bee Jay staff members. From Left to Right: Eric T. Schabacker, founder; George Atwell - Staff Producer (now Minister of Music and Arts at Orlando Presbyterian Church); James...
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FreedomWorks 9/12 Grassroots Summit
FreedomWorks 9/12 Grassroots Summit from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2015, in Kissimmee, Florida at the Silver Spurs Arena featured members of the Congressional Freedom Caucus: Florida Rep. Ted Yoho, North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, Florida R...
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Every Day is Veterans Day
One Senior Place and VITAS Healthcare presented their annual tribute to veterans, "Every Day Is Veterans Day," on Friday, August 14, 2015 at the Altamonte Springs location. Peruse the event program.
Veterans of all ages, but especially seniors, were honored...
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The Sherman Hemsley TV pilot
The Sherman Hemsley Television Pilot in 2000
I arrived in Orlando from Los Angeles in January of 2000 to produce a short presentation video to help sell an idea for a TV show starring my long time friend and associate, Sherman...
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The Seminole Indians Visit The Florida Spa
ABOVE: Photo of The Seminole Indians, special guest visitors to The Florida Spa. Richard Weinsier describes the experience of hearing them speak and sharing perspectives and information to further understanding between cultures.
LISTEN as Richard Weinsier...
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Meeting President Reagan
Central Florida resident Oliver Peters was Production Manager at WBRC-TV in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1982-1984. During that time, President Reagan encouraged local communities to create opportunities to connect unemployed citizens with companies in need of em...
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Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida: Marginalized Communities
ABOVE: Reverend Bryan Fulwider of Building Us.
The Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida hosted the Marginalized Communities program on November 12, 2014 for their 2014 series on Civil Rights.
Darryl Owens of the Orlando Sentinel m...
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Windermere Memory Event at Franklin W. Chase Memorial Library
As John Mills Nabers said in 2004, living in Windermere is a special privilege; its residents tend to form an emotional bond to the town. Over the years people have written poems about it and some have even written songs. ...
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History of the Pine Castle Fire Department 1948-1981
In 1947, a group of local men formed the Pine Castle Volunteer Fire Department. They purchased a lot at 1106 East Wallace Street and began building a fire station. While their building was under construction, they rented the newly built...
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Drowned on Lake Apopka
The Sanford Herald, March 28, 1913, p. 7, col. 3.
Drowned on Lake Apopka.
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock the bodies of Mr. E. P. Lewis and F. Garner of Apopka and Frank and Clarence Garner of Orlando, the victims of Sunday's...
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College Park Oral History Night: Bertie Hunt, Lynda Swenk, Bunny Parish, and Dann Pottinger
ABOVE: College Park Historical Committee Chair Bill Jennings welcomes neighbors and special guest speakers Bertie Hunt, Linda Swenk, Bunny Parish, and Dann Pottinger to College Park Oral History Night
College Park Oral History Night with special guest...
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