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Dublin Core
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Title
Oviedo Historical Society Collection
Alternative Title
Oviedo Historical Society Collection
Subject
Oviedo (Fla).
Description
The Oviedo Historical Society Collection encompasses historical artifacts donated for digitization at the Oviedo Historical Society's History Harvest in the Spring semester of 2015.
The Oviedo Historical Society was organized in November 1973 by a group of citizens. The society is a 501(3) non-profit organization. Its purpose is to help preserve the community identity of Oviedo by collecting and disseminating knowledge about local history, serve as a repository for documents and artifacts relating to Oviedo history, promote the preservation and marking of historic sites and buildings in the Oviedo area and foster interest in local, state, national, and world history.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/128" target="_blank">Oviedo Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Oviedo, Florida
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=304" target="_blank">Dr. Connie L. Lester</a>'s Introduction to Public History course, Spring 2015
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>." Oviedo Historical Society, Inc. http://oviedohs.com/.
Adicks, Richard, and Donna M. Neely. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5890131" target="_blank"><em>Oviedo, Biography of a Town</em></a>. S.l: s.n.], 1979.
Robison, Jim. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796757419" target="_blank"><em>Around Oviedo</em></a>. 2012.
"<a href="http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68" target="_blank">History</a>." City of Oviedo, Florida. http://www.cityofoviedo.net/node/68.
"<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 41: Oviedo, with Dr. Richard Adicks</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/audio/Ep41-Oviedo.mp3.
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
Original Format
1-page typed transcription
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Title
Eulogy for Harry "Big Newt" Boston, Sr.
Alternative Title
"Big Newt" Boston
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
Oviedo (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida
Baseball--Florida
Softball--United States
Sports--Florida
Eulogies--United States
Parks--Florida
Description
The transcription of a eulogy given by Harry H. Boston, Jr. after the death of his father, Harry "Big Newt" Homer, Sr. Boston, who was an integral part of Oviedo's African-American community. Originally from Valdosta, Georgia, he graduate from Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State University). After college, he joined the U.S. Army, where he served as a medic during World War II. After migrating to Oviedo, Florida, Boston built a baseball diamond where local black youths played. The teams were known as the Oviedo Black Hawks for boys and Oviedo Lady Black Hawks for girls. On his bus, affectionately nicknamed the "Big Newt Bus," Boston would take the teams to games across Florida and other states as far north as Tennessee. The City of Oviedo honored him by naming Boston Hill Park, located at 777 South Central Avenue, in his honor. On May 21, 1994, the city also proclaimed that date Harry "Big Newt" Boston Day. Boston passed away on October 3 of that same year at the Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park.
Creator
Boston, Harry, Jr.
Source
Original 1-page typed transcription by Harry H. Boston, Jr., 1994: Private Collection of Jacqueline Morgan.
Date Created
ca. 1994-10-08
Contributor
Morgan, Jacqueline
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of the original 1-page typed transcription by Harry H. Boston, Jr., 1994.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/147" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society Collection</a>, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
322 KB
Medium
1-page typed transcription
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Boston Hill Park, Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Harry H. Boston, Jr.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Harry H. Boston, Jr. and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
Curator
Dossie, Porsha
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Jacqueline Morgan
External Reference
Robison, Jim. "<a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-02-02/news/0301310510_1_boston-oviedo-grove" target="_blank">Bostons Of Oviedo Built Ball Field, Pioneered In Citrus</a>." <em>The Orlando Sentinel</em>, February 2, 2003. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-02-02/news/0301310510_1_boston-oviedo-grove.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5289" target="_blank">In Loving Memory of Mr. Harry Boston</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5289.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5290" target="_blank">In Memory of Harry 'Big Newt' Boston, Sr.</a>" RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5290.
"Big Newt" Boston
African American
Atlanta Brave
baseball
baseball diamond
Big Newt Bus
Boston Hill Park
City of Oviedo
Easter
eulogy
Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Grant Chapel AME Church
Hal King
Harold "Hal" King
Harry "Big Newt" Boston Day
Harry "Big Newt" Homer, Sr. Boston
Harry H. Boston, Jr.
holiday
Methodist
Migrant Education Program
Oviedo
Oviedo Black Hawks, Oviedo Lady Black Hawks
park
softball
speech
sport
Valdosta, Georgia
Winter Park
Winter Park Memorial Hospital
Young People's Department