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College Park Oral History Night with Kevin Gabriel of Gabriel's Sub Shop

College Park Oral History Night with Kevin Gabriel of Gabriel's Sub Shop, October 23, 2017. LISTEN Part I (20:24) [audio mp3="https://orlandomemory.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/GabrielCP1.mp3"][/audio] Lt. Colonel Roger Phillips of ... Read more

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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 Orlando Public Library ... Read more

People

Betsy VanderLey Oral History Interview

People

Oral History Interview with Pano John Camichos

My name is Pano John Camichos. I was born in Orlando on March 3, 1933. My name as it appears on the birth certificate is PANOYOTIS. However, I think because of the accents of my father at the time I was born it should have been PANAGIOTIS. I was born an ... Read more

People

Ted Eidson

Central Florida business and civic leader, Tedford "Ted" Eidson, owner of Eidson Insurance. Ted Eidson was born in Meigs, Georgia, in November 1932. Mr. Eidson speaks about his family's move to central Florida in 1933 and his early years in Orlando, ... Read more

Places

Showalter Airpark

Howard and Sandy Showalter, and Buck Rogers started Showalter Airpark, the first private airport in Winter Park, in 1945. Listen as Showalter Flying Service owners Bob and Kim Showalter share the history of the aviation company and our community in this ... Read more

Organizations

H. J. High Construction

H.J. High Construction opened for business in the City Beautiful in 1936. Harlem "Johnny" High founded the Orlando company which today is led by his grandson, Robert High, company president, and his father, Steve High, chairman. The legacy of H.J. Hi ... Read more