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Indian Friend
Dorothy Louise Nash's great grandfather Charles Franklin McQuaig came to Orlando in 1871.
Her grandmother, Lorena McQuaig, was born on a little lake in Conway in 1878. Dorothy tells the story of the day her great grandfather's friend, a seven...
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Grand Avenue School Friends Joyce & Herkie
ABOVE: Joyce (Bossi) Erickson's Florida souvenir photo album with Grand Avenue School photos of her happy times growing up in the City Beautiful. Joyce Bossi is pictured in the center left, 1940-1941 student at Grand Avenue School.
Joyce and I were...
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Holocaust Survivor Panel Discussion
Local Holocaust survivors Eva Ritt, Harry Lowenstein, and Sonja Marchesano share their remembrances of Kristallnacht and their Holocaust experiences in this four part oral history recording.
LISTEN Part I (15:36) Introduction by Holocaust Center Execu...
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Oral History Interview with School Principal Irma Achenbach Scudder
I came from Germany when I was 4 1/2 years old. It was 1924 and it was very different from it is now. We lived in College Park and there was no water no lights no street paving... My father......
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My Diamond in the Sky
ABOVE: "Diamond in the sky" Nancy Strickland age 5, a friendly face in the Lawsona neighborhood of Orlando.
One of the first memories I have of Orlando is attending Hillcrest School. The original school burned down and another school has been...
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Channel 6 Television Pioneer Mark Barker
I came in April of 1954 and the station went on the air in July of 1954. So I came about three months in advance to get things moving and that was an interesting operation as well. They were building...
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American Artist Lynn Whipple
Growing up in the Sunshine State...
My name is Lynn Whipple and I'm from Winter Park, Florida. I was born in Winter Park Hospital. I grew up here. I went to Winter Park High School. My mom was a teacher at...
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College Park Oral History Night with the Stuart Family
ABOVE: Charlie Stuart who grew up on Gerda Terrace in College Park speaks at the College Park Oral History Night with the Stuart Family at Infusion Tea, August 26, 2013.
ABOVE: Front page excerpt of Urban Renewal: A Way to Keep...
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Community Leader Sarah Milton
My name is Sarah Milton and I'm from Orlando, FL born and raised in the Parramore neighborhood. Yes, I'm a native. My earliest memory of this area was when I went to Callahan Elementary School... It is now called Callahan...
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The John Young House
What's it like to live in the house of a famous astronaut? George Williston shares some of the memorable stories of living in The John Young House at the College Park Historical Committee meeting on February 25, 2013.
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Lynn Whipple: American Artist
Growing up in the Sunshine State...
My name is Lynn Whipple and I'm from Winter Park, Florida. I was born in Winter Park Hospital. I grew up here. I went to Winter Park High School. My mom was a teacher at...
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The McQuaig Pioneers: An Orlando Retrospective
ABOVE: Photo of Ms. Dorothy Nash holding a photo of her father Mr. George Nash.
Dorothy Louise Nash's great grandfather Charles Franklin McQuaig came to Orlando in 1871. Her grandmother, Lorena McQuaig, was born on a little lake in Conway in...
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