People
Ruth Schankweiler Butler
My father gets to Lake Monroe with his truck and at that time there was no I-4, he was going around Lake Monroe with their palm trees and just fell in love. And he sent my mom a postcard and he said, "We're moving to Florida. Start packing!" LISTEN Part ... Read more
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Gassing Up for G. T. Willey
My name is Don Dunn and I've lived in the Orlando area since 1961, but visited for the first time in 1947 in the springtime... there were six of us in a '38 Chevrolet that belonged to my stepfather, my mother, my brother Ken, and my brother George, and my ... Read more
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Don Dunn, Auto Service Business Owner
My name is Don Dunn and I've lived in the Orlando area since 1961, but visited for the first time in 1947 in the springtime... there were six of us in a '38 Chevrolet that belonged to my stepfather, my mother, my brother Ken, and my brother George, and my ... Read more
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The Halcyon Days of Orlando - Dann Pottinger
I'm Dann Pottinger and I'm from Orlando, one of those rare creatures that spent all my life here... My career being in the banking business. I was the founder and president of First State Financial and also president later of Commercial State Bank...I ope ... Read more
Events
Easter Egg Hunt at St. Michael's Church
Below: Gina Driesbach and her basket with eggs at the Saint Michael's Episcopal Church Easter egg hunt, 1984. Above: Kim and Gregory Case discover an egg at the Saint Michael's Episcopal Church Easter egg hunt, 1984. Above: A treasured Easter bask ... Read more
Events
The Easter Cross at St. Michael's Church
Above: the Easter Cross with fresh flowers, an Easter tradition at Saint Michael's Episcopal Church in College Park. ABVOE: Julia, William, and Kay Shuman decorate the Easter cross with flowers at Saint Michael's Church in College Park, Easter 1986. E ... Read more
Places
Memories of Early St. Michael's by Lucy Bower
ABOVE: 1950 photo of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in College Park at Christmas. St. Michael's used the storefront at 2502 1/2 Edgewater Drive, currently Top Drawer, in College Park from April 1949 to May 1951. The first service at 2499 N. Westmoreland ... Read more
Places
Halloween Fun at St. Michael's Church
Families enjoy good food and fellowship at Saint Michael's Episcopal Church Halloween celebration in College Park. ABOVE: Pictured are Father Hank and Edie Franklin with their daughter Anna Franklin. Known by many as a "family church" for its loving comm ... Read more