Tag: Oral History Program

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Dr. Charles Collins
Dr. Charles Collins was one of Orlando's first OB/Gyn specialists, coming here in 1925.  This interview was conducted on March 29, 1975 by Elenore Fisher.  We are grateful for the Orange County Regional History Center's making this recording available ... Read more
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Lena Cosby Cole
African-American Lena Cosby Cole, born  1886 was interviewed on May 23, 1975 by the Friends of the Orlando Public Library for the Oral History Program.  We are grateful for the Orange County Regional History Center's making this recording available for ... Read more
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Ella Brown Clark
African-Ameican Ella Brown Clark was born in Orlando on November 9, 1893. Interviewed on May 22, 1975.  We are grateful for the Orange County Regional History Center's making this recording available for Orlando Memory. Part 1: Ella of her family and ... Read more
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Elizabeth Abbott Christ
Elizabeth Abbott Christ, widow of Dr. Calvin. D. Christ, a local physician / surgeon for many years.  Dr. Christ and Elizabeth Abbott were married at Moorestown, New Jersey in 1911. Her father, George Abbott, was a minister in the Society of Friends. ... Read more
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Fanny and Donald Cheney
Interview with Fanny and Donald Cheney Hatabel Hyer interviewed Judge Cheney and his wife Fanny Sophia Robinson Cheney on June 20, 1974.  Mrs. Cheney moved to Orlando from Sanford as a child with her parents. After attending public schools in the city s ... Read more
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Judge Donald Cheney
Judge Donald Cheney - Born January 23, 1889, Donald Alexander Cheney was the son of Judge John Moses Cheney who moved here from Massachusetts in 1885.  After attending local public grade schools Donald graduated from Rollins College Academy (prep school) ... Read more
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The Oral History Program
The Oral History Program In the early 1970s Hatabel Hyer (a member of one of Orlando's oldest families) was interested in recording the history of our community and, taking a portable recorder into the homes of older residents to record their stories, sh ... Read more
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Mary Branham
Mary Branham - In this recording about Mary Branham made by her great nephew, John Abberger, John states that his great aunt "lived her whole life" in a residency on the shores of Lake Lucerne (her parents moved here in 1885 from Tennessee) and frequently ... Read more
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A. E. Carpenter, Sr. - Attorney
Archer Eugene Carpenter's family came to Orlando in 1912 when he was 15 but then moved to Jacksonville where he graduated from high school.  Graduating from the University of Florida in 1922 with a Jurist Doctor degree, he returned to Orlando to practice ... Read more
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Frank W. Chase, Sr. - Citrus grower
Born (1908) and raised in Sanford, Florida, Frank W. Chase, Sr., tells of riding up and down Florida's rivers on steam driven paddle boats; narrow and standard  gauge trains; air plane rides; and Florida's citrus industry. This interview was conducted ... Read more
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Interview with Judge Roger A. Barker
Born in Orlando and a graduate of Orlando Senior High School, Circuit Court Judge Roger Atmar Barker served for 22 years on the 9th Judicial Court in Orlando. Listen to oral history interview below with Judge Roger A. Barker conducted on March 6, 1993. ... Read more
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John H. (Jack) Porter
John H. (Jack) Porter was born here in Orlando in 1899.  He discusses the Curry Ford Polo Grounds; Harper's Race Track; wolves; deer; working the citrus groves; Slemon's store; bird hunting; fishing; rattlesnakes. This interview was conducted on March ... Read more