FERA Will Furnish Labor, Materials to Build Market Here: Immediate Construction of $75,000 Plant Authorized at Meeting Today
Sanford (Fla.)
Farmers' markets--Florida
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (U.S.)
Construction
Newspaper article in the <em>The Sanford Herald</em> detailing the Federal Emergency Relief Administration's plans to begin construction of the Sanford State Farmers' Market in 1934.
The Sanford State Farmers' Market, located at 1300 South French Avenue, was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers would sell their produce directly to consumers. The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market was devised by Fred Dorner and Gus Schmach, both members of the Seminole Agricultural Club. Sanford Chamber of Commerce president Harry Papworth also contributed to the development of the market. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) authorized construction plans on June 11, 1934. On June 20, 1934, the City of Sanford donated a portion of the Alex V. French properties to the State Marketing Board, which selected the northwest corner of French Avenue and Thirteenth Street. The board approved the installation of telegraph and telephone equipment, as well as a three-pump filling station. The Sanford State Farmer's Market opened on December 18, 1934. By 1939, the Farmers' Market was bringing a total volume of business of $627,065.81. In 1941, business volume reached over $700,000. On April 4, 1957, a fire destroyed the building and caused damages estimated at $2.5 million. Reconstruction began almost immediately and the Farmers' Market was expected to re-open by the fall of 1957. In 1991, plans were created to restore, preserve, and convert the citrus packing house into a museum.
Photocopy of original newspaper article: "FERA Will Furnish Labor, Materials to Build Market Here: Immediate Construction of $75,000 Plant Authorized at Meeting Today." <a href="http://mysanfordherald.com/"><em>The Sanford Herald</em></a>, June 11, 1934: State Farmers' Market Collection, <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Sanford, Florida.
<a href="http://mysanfordherald.com/"><em>The Sanford Herald</em></a>
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Sanford State Farmers' Market, Sanford, Florida
The Farmers' Market
Sanford (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
Farmers' markets--Florida
Construction
Newspaper article in the <em>The Sanford Herald</em> on the fitting ceremonies of the Sanford State Farmers' Market in 1934. The Sanford State Farmers' Market, located at 1300 South French Avenue, was founded in 1934 in order to provide a central location in which farmers would sell their produce directly to consumers. The idea for the Sanford State Farmers' Market was devised by Fred Dorner and Gus Schmach, both members of the Seminole Agricultural Club. Sanford Chamber of Commerce president Harry M. Papworth also contributed to the development of the market. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) authorized construction plans on June 11, 1934. On June 20, 1934, the City of Sanford donated a portion of the Alex V. French properties to the State Marketing Board, which selected the northwest corner of French Avenue and Thirteenth Street. The board approved the installation of telegraph and telephone equipment, as well as a three-pump filling station. The Sanford State Farmer's Market opened on December 18, 1934. By 1939, the Farmers' Market was bringing a total volume of business of $627,065.81. In 1941, business volume reached over $700,000. On April 4, 1957, a fire destroyed the building and caused damages estimated at $2.5 million. Reconstruction began almost immediately and the Farmers' Market was expected to re-open by the fall of 1957. In 1991, plans were created to restore, preserve, and convert the citrus packing house into a museum.
Photocopy of original newspaper article: "The Farmers' Market." <a href="http://mysanfordherald.com/"><em>The Sanford Herald</em></a>, December, 18, 1934: State Farmers' Market Collection, <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Sanford, Florida.
<a href="http://mysanfordherald.com/"><em>The Sanford Herald</em></a>
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Sanford State Farmers' Market, Sanford, Florida
Letter from John W. Woods to Harold L. Moody (June 23, 1967)
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
A letter from John W. Woods, chief of Fisheries Division of Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission, to Harold L. Moody, a fisheries biologist with the commission. The letter is in reference to an earlier a letter from Moody discussing aerial spraying of pesticides into Lake Apopka on June 3. In that letter, Moody mentions collecting affidavits from witnesses to the spraying. In this letter, Woods requests an update on Moody's search for witnesses to the spraying, as the Florida Department of Agriculture has agreed to pursue action against the pilots involved.
Woods, John W.
Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten letter from John W. Woods to Harold L. Moody, June 23, 1967: binder 1967, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
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Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida
Eustis, Florida
Lake Apopka, Florida
Leesburg Committee Conclusions
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Pollution--Florida
A document outlining the conclusions from meeting of the Lake Apopka Technical Committee, held in Leesburg, Florida, circa June 1968. The committee was formed by Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926-2011) in 1967 to study and implement a restoration plan for Lake Apopka. C. W. Sheffield served as chairman of the committee. This committee meeting was held as a review of the project. This document thus examines the works completed by the committee as of June 1968. Additionally, it identifies outside projects related to the committee's goals of restoration, such as plans for nutrient removal systems by the Winter Garden Citrus Cooperative. This document also lists recommendations for the committee going forward, both general and specific.
Photocopy of original 5-page typewritten document, 1968: binder 1968, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
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Lake Apopka, Florida
Tavares, Florida
Leesburg, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Florida Historical Quarterly, Episode 5: Vol. 88, No. 4, Spring 2010
Gainesville (Fla.)
Miami (Fla.)
Coral Gables (Fla.)
Universities
Football--Florida
Sports--Florida
This podcast features an interview with Derrick E. White, Assistant Professor of History at Florida Atlantic University. He wrote an article that appeared in this issue of <em>The Florida Historical Quarterly</em>, titled "From Desegregation to Integration: Race, Football, and 'Dixie' at the University of Florida." This article is about Confederate memory and racial integration at Florida universities during the 1960s.
Lester, Connie L.
Cassanello, Robert
Original 19-minute and 17-second audio podcast by Connie Lester and Robert Cassanello, 2010: <a href="https://myfloridahistory.org/quarterly" target="_blank"><em>The Florida Historical Quarterly</em></a>, Florida Historical Society, Cocoa, Florida.
<a href="https://myfloridahistory.org/quarterly" target="_blank"><em>The Florida Historical Quarterly</em></a>
White, Derrick E.
<a href="https://myfloridahistory.org/default" target="_blank">Florida Historical Society</a>
<a href="http://history.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">University of Central Florida, Department of History</a>
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University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Oral History of Patty Sheehan
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--Florida
Mass shootings
Memorials--Florida
Gay liberation movement
Gay rights
Municipal government--United States
An oral history interview of Patty Sheehan, Orlando’s first openly gay city commissioner. The interview was conducted by Kalynn Smith at Sheehan’s offices at Orlando City Hall in Orlando, Florida, on April 11th, 2017. Some of the topics covered include an introduction, how the challenges of growing up gay shaped her activism, how coming out affected her familial relationships and career, identifying items in her collection, Michael’s March and bringing together the gay and lesbian communities over HIV/AIDS, the stigma of HIV/AIDS and how shame kills, facing discrimination while running for office, civil rights activism as city commissioner, becoming an advocate for marriage equality, and her favorite accomplishments as City Commissioner.
Sheehan, Patty
Smith, Kalynn
Sheehan, Patty. Interviewed by Kalynn Smith, April 11, 2017. Audio record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
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Audubon Park Covenant Church, Orlando, Florida
Greenwood Cemetery
Lake Eola Park
Orlando
Pulse nightclub