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Friends of the Library Association - Organized March 1949
In the beginning
The 1973 history of the Friends of the Library (above) records the beginnings of the group.
Due to the enthusiastic efforts of Zonta Club, the Friends of the Library of Orlando came into being in 1949. The Winter Park-Orlando...
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Bookmobiles, Traveling Branches and Library Stations
ABOVE: The Orlando Public Library Traveling Branch and County Bookmobile in front of the 1966 Orlando Public Library.
A Bookmobile for the Library
A proposal for the addition of a bookmobile was presented to the board of the Albertson Public Library by...
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Colonial High School
Colonial High School opened In 1958, providing much needed relief for other schools in the area. It began with a dual schedule: High School classes in the morning and Junior High classes in the afternoon.
Rufus E. Jennings was the first...
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Good Shepherd Catholic School
Sister Mary Dorothea and the Sisters of St. Joseph began holding classes in the sanctuary of Good Shepherd Catholic Mission Church in 1956. That same year Bishop Thomas J. McDonough dedicated Good Shepherd Catholic School with a student body of...
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Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Good Shepherd Mission Church was established through the efforts of Monsignor John G. Bishop. Ground breaking took place in 1955 and the first Mass was celebrated on March 18, 1956 by Rev. Roman S. Gromala.
The photo above is of the...
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Azalea Park Baptist School
Azalea Park Baptist Church opened its School in a newly completed building in 1961. From the beginning, the school's co-founder, Rev. James S. Raskins, was determined to offer a quality education superior to that offered by the public school system....
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Azalea Park Swimming Pool
The Azalea Park Swimming Pool was built and originally operated by the developer of the Azalea Park subdivision, Phillips Properties. Officially managed by Marguerite "Peggy" Phillips with the help of Dixie O'Brian and Betty Hurd, the pool was sold to...
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Christ the King Episcopal Church
ABOVE: Photo of the current sanctuary of Christ the King Episcopal Church, designed by Nils Schweizer and built in 1961.
Christ the King Episcopal Church - In the Beginning
Founded in January, 1955, Christ the King Episcopal Church held its first services...
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Orlando Negro Chamber of Commerce
The Orlando Negro Chamber of Commerce published their first business directory in 1949, under the direction of chamber president, Z. L. Riley. Included is a letter of congratulations from then city mayor, William Beardall as well as a letter of...
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Orlando Kiwanis Club
ABOVE: News photo of the new Kiwanis Club of Orlando officers for 1968: Harry Bower, president, Gene Bond, president elect, Don Barbour, treasurer, and Andy Serros, vice president. Courtesy of the Harry Bower Kiwanis Club Archives.
"Kiwanis Club of Orlando is...
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Adventures in Christian Writing
Local authors share original stories of life in the City Beautiful at the Adventures in Christian Writing meeting, October 19, 2013.
We invite you to share in this literary and auditory treasure of Orlando writers.
LISTEN Part I (19:59)
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Florida Sheriffs Boys Ranch
Stamps issued in 1960s featuring photos of the boys at the old Florida Sheriff's Boys Ranch in Live Oak, Florida. Every holiday season, the Boys Ranch would send out these stamps to people in Florida as a means to garner...
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