Tag: Betty Robinson

Margaret Normant Thornton First generation Orlandoan born in 1893, in her grandfather's home on Lucerne Circle. Mrs. Normant Thornton was also the mother of Betty Robinson and Peggy Petris. This interview was conducted by Sandra Hinson on April 12, 1975 ... Read more

Oral history interview with Orlando native Elizabeth Thornton Robinson, (Betty Robinson), at her home on Lake Conway, September 9, 2016. My name is Betty Robinson, at least that's what I've been called all my life. I was christened Marie Elizabeth Thornt ... Read more

Oral history interview with Orlando native Elizabeth Thornton Robinson, (Betty Robinson), at her home on Lake Conway, September 9, 2016. A view of Lake Conway from the home of Betty and Jim Robinson My name is Betty Robinson, at least that's what I've b ... Read more

My name is James C. Robinson, I'm Jim Robinson, I'm from Rock Hill, South Carolina. My family moved here in about 1925 and I was just a little boy. After I started school, I went to Hillcrest Elementary School two years and then the family moved to Conway ... Read more

Orlando High School classes of 1927 through 1952 gather every few years at the site of their old Alma Mater, now Howard Middle School.  Howard Middle School has been carefully maintaining  the classic exterior look of the original high school making it ... Read more

La Coterie was a club formed of couples from the First United Methodist Church, Orlando Florida.  They built a clubhouse on two lots adjacent to Lake Conway, land given to them by "Aunt Molly" Randall. The Coterie Club held a housewarming party for th ... Read more