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"Harriet, Henrietta and Orlando's School for Girls", An Orlando Remembered Presentation by Historian Richard Cronin, March 2021
In honor of Women's History Month, Historian Richard Cronin elucidates the local history documenting how the founders of Orlando felt educating women to be very important.
Listen as Author Richard Cronin presents Harriet, Henrietta, and Orlando's School...
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Oral History Interview with Dr. Charlotte A. Wisnewski, PhD, MS, RN, CDE, CN
Orlando Health, Orlando Regional Medical Center – Orlando, FL.
Hi, I'm Charlotte Wisenewski and I was born in Eatonton, Georgia.
Listen: 12:59
Is that where you grew up in Georgia?
I lived there until I was 11 years old ...
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018
Mickey Bielski presented at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Program at The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, January 27, 2018.
Program description:
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27, 2018. The day c...
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Songs about Orlando and Florida
A number of songs have been written about the city of Orlando and Florida. Some of these can be found in the Florida Music - Orlando and Florida Music vertical files at the Orlando Public Library.
Several little ditties were apparently published...
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Oral History Interview with Belvin Perry, Jr.
Featured image above: Belvin Perry, Jr., Chief Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Florida, presiding over a hearing involving the Casey Anthony case, 2010-2011.
My name is Belvin Perry, Jr. I was born October 11, 1949 in Orlando, Florida...
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Oral History Interview with Commissioner Betsy Vanderley and her mother Kay VanderLey
My name is Kay VanderLey, I was born in Travers City, Michigan. And my name is Betsy VanderLey, I was also born in Travers City, MI.
Oral history with Orange County Commissioner Betsy VanderLey and her mother, Kay VanderLey, at the...
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Oral History Interview with Senior Judge Emerson R. Thompson, Jr.
My name is Emerson R. Thompson, Jr. I was born in Jacksonville, FL. I was born and raised there until I went to college in 1966.
LISTEN Part I (17:18) ...
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Oral History Interview with Jerry Chicone, Jr.
My name is Jerry Chicone and actually I've carried a junior on my name because my dad had the same name and I was born here in Orlando in the only hospital that was in Orange County and it was...
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Oral History Interview with Larry Grimes
I was born in a Florida Hospital just up the road here on 17-92 between here and Winter Park, May 26, 1934. And my family, my parents had adopted two children. They were married several years, had no children and...
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Oral History Interview with Maury L. Carter
Above image is Maury L. Carter in his Orlando office, Florida Trend, July 1991.
Maury Carter, was born in Ferrum, Virginia on April 16, 1933. My dad was a farmer and a carpenter. We had a small farm, 100 acre farm...
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Grand Avenue Elementary School Principal's Album 2006-2007
School Principal, Lino Rodriguez, is pictured first row, far right with faculty.
Mrs. Orduna pictured with her students.
Mrs. Scoma and her Pre-Kindergarten Class.
Ms. Synder pictured with her Pre-Kindergarten class.
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Mary Jocoy
Longtime Ocoee resident Mary Griffin Jocoy talks about growing up in central Florida in the 1950s at the West Oaks Library in Ocoee on February 8, 2017.
https://youtu.be/ypDnSVqgswk
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