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Oral History Interview: Shawn Welcome, Orlando's Poet Laureate
Shawn Welcome is Orlando's Poet Laureate. He is the founder of Central Florida's longest running open mic, “Diverse Word," which is currently hosted at Bang & Olufsen on the first and third Tuesday of each month. As a professional poet, Welcome ... Read more
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Yesterday's News Today with Tom Webb
Yesterday's News Today with Tom Webb Yesterday's News Today with Tom Webb, from WORL Radio These recordings by Tom Webb were donated to the Friends of the Orlando Public Library's Oral History Committee. LISTEN 27:17 Part One [audio mp3="https://orland ... Read more
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Joseph Wittenstein
Joseph Wittenstein Joseph Wittenstein presents a Jewish History of Orange County, 1875 to 1925, and early Jewish settlers in Orlando. Joseph Wittenstein reads from his Chronology of the Early Jewish Settlers in the Orange County Area from 1875 to about 1 ... Read more
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Margaret Normant Thornton
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
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Records from Early Sheriffs in Orange County
Records from Early Sheriffs in Orange County In this recording, Hatabel Hyer and another woman (perhaps Eileen Willis of the Orlando Public Library) discuss information included in the Florida Mortality Schedules from the last half of the 1800s. They also ... Read more
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Carl Rodenbaugh
Carl Rodenbaugh This material may not be suitable for all ages.  Please review it with discretion.  For further information, please review our Content Disclaimer. Carl Rodenbaugh was born in Sumter County, Florida on December 4, 1896. He s ... Read more
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Edgar Richards
Edgar Richards Edgar A. Richards was an undertaker and photographer who came to central Florida from South Boston, New Hampshire. In this 1975 recording Hatabel Hyer and Mary Alice Nickels discuss Mr. Edgar Richards' four volume scrapbook set of newspape ... Read more
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Jenny B. Reeder
Jenny B. Reeder Jenny B. Reeder of 935 Drew Avenue, Orlando. This interview was conducted on April 24, 1975 for the Friends of the Orange County Public Library's Oral History Committee. LISTEN 30:50 Part One [audio mp3="https://orlandomemory.info/wp-con ... Read more
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Henry A. Porter
Henry A. Porter This material may not be suitable for all ages.  Please review it with discretion.  For further information, please review our Content Disclaimer. Henry A. Porter is one of six brothers who were born and raised in Conway. H ... Read more
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Dr. Duncan T. McEwan
Dr. Duncan T. McEwan Dr. Duncan T. McEwan was a prominent Orlando surgeon who was originally born in Cooperstown, New York in 1903. He moved to Orlando in 1928 after graduating from Cornell Medical School and later held positions such as the president of ... Read more
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W. G. "Bill" McBride
W.G. "Bill" McBride William G. "Bill" McBride (and wife) reminisce about the early years of radio in Orlando, including the working conditions, local shows and other unique experiences. "Bill" McBride arrived in Orlando from Jefferson County, Kentucky in ... Read more
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Merle O. Kent
Merle O. Kent In this oral history, Hatabel Hyer interviews her friend, Merle O. Kent. Merle Kent was a local educator and a cultivator of daylilies. Originally from Tennessee, he had previously lived in Orlando but later moved to Longwood, settling in th ... Read more