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Oral History Interview with Orange County Art Legend Texann Ivy Buck, Part I of II My name is Texann Ivy Buck, but it really on my birth certificate says, Mary Ellen. And everybody says, "Ha! Oh, I knew it." But ever since I was a small child it's alwa ... Read more

Kenneth Hughey. I was born in Kissimmee, Florida. How did your family come to this area? John Hughey came from Tattnall County, Georgia about 1845 to the Seminole County area which was still Orange at the time. His son James Perry followed him d ... Read more

ABOVE: Lovely Guernsey Park at 1320 Guernsey Street and Northumberland Avenue in College Park. The park was named for the Guernsey family who made so many  outstanding contributions to the City Beautiful. Many Orlandoans will remember the Guernsey ... Read more