Tag: Betty Thornton

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

Jim Robinson was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina and became an Orlando citizen when his father brought his family to Florida in 1926. Jim attended Hillcrest Elementary School for the first two years and was in the class with a cute little blonde named ... 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