If Not for Andrew Aulin in 1883, Oviedo Might Be Known Today as 'Alexandria'
Dublin Core
Title
If Not for Andrew Aulin in 1883, Oviedo Might Be Known Today as 'Alexandria'
Alternative Title
If Not for Andrew Aulin, Oviedo Might Be Known as Alexandria
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Postmasters--United States
Description
A newspaper article about how Oviedo, Florida, got its name. According to the article, the town was named by Andrew Aulin, Sr. (1843-1918), a Swedish immigrant and Oviedo's first postmaster. W. E. Alexander had suggested Alexandria as an alternative. The article also includes information provided by Novella Driggers Aulin, the widow of Theodore Aulin, Jr., the grandson of Aulin. According to Novella, Aulin graduated from Upsala College in Sweden before emigrating to Florida in 1870. Aulin married Lona Lawton Aulin (1853-1907) in 1874 and together the couple settled in the Lake Jesup community (present-day Oviedo). Aulin was a storekeeper, citrus grower, and real estate salesman. He also taught algebra and Latin following the freeze of 1895. With his wife, Aulin had five children: Theodore Aulin (1874-1907), Willie Aulin, Martha Lenora Aulin (b. 1844), Mary Hannah Aulin (1887-1974), and Andrew Aulin, Jr. (1893-1964).
Creator
Foronda, Kathleen
Source
Original newspaper article: Foronda, Kathleen. "If Not for Andrew Aulin in 1883, Oviedo Might Be Known Today as 'Alexandria'." The Oviedo Outlook, 1982: Private Collection of Kathryn Aulin Bunch.
Publisher
Date Created
1982
Date Copyrighted
1982
Date Issued
1982
Contributor
Bunch, Kathryn
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: Foronda, Kathleen. "If Not for Andrew Aulin in 1883, Oviedo Might Be Known Today as 'Alexandria'." The Oviedo Outlook, 1982.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
420 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Uppsala, Sweden
Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Kathleen Foronda and published by The Oviedo Outlook.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by The Oviedo Outlook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Kathryn Aulin Bunch
External Reference
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3.
Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. Oviedo, Biography of a Town. S.l: s.n.], 1979.
Robison, Jim. Around Oviedo. 2012.
"History." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper article
Collection
Citation
Foronda, Kathleen, “If Not for Andrew Aulin in 1883, Oviedo Might Be Known Today as 'Alexandria',” RICHES, accessed May 23, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6293.