Oral History of Cecil A. Tucker II
Christmas (Fla.)
Gainesville (Fla.)
Ocala (Fla.)
4-H clubs--Florida
Sanford (Fla.)
Oviedo (Fla.)
An oral history of Cecil A. Tucker II, conducted by Stephanie Youngers on September 23, 2010. Tucker served as a County Agent for the Extensions Office in various counties in Florida. In the interview, he discusses growing up in Christmas, Cracker Christmas and Fort Christmas Historical Park, his educational history, the 4-H (head, heart, hands, and health) program, working for the Extensions Office in Marion County and Seminole County, agriculture in Seminole County, opening Tucker's Farm and Garden Center, and his wife and children.
Youngers, Stephanie
Tucker, Cecil A. II
Tucker, Cecil A. II. Interviewed by Stephanie Youngers. September 23, 2010. <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Christmas, Florida
Fort Christmas Historical Park, Christmas, Florida
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Citrus Heights, Sanford, Florida
Agricultural Center, Sanford, Florida
Tucker's Farm and Garden Center, Sanford, Florida
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 27: Central Florida without a Theme Park: An Interview with Dr. Benjamin Brotemarkle
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Documentaries
Festivals--Southern States
Eatonville (Fla.)
Barberville (Fla.)
Winter Park (Fla.)
Winter Park Bach Festival
Cattle industry
Tourism--Florida
Episode 27 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Central Florida without a Theme Park: An Interview with Dr. Benjamin Brotemarkle. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners. <br /><br />Episode 27 explores Central Florida's rich history before Walt Disney World opened and includes an interview with Dr. Benjamin Brotemarkle, author of <em>Beyond the Theme Parks: Exploring Central Florida</em>. Dr. Brotemarkle discusses Eatonville's Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities, the Barberville Pioneer Festival, and the Winter Park Bach Festival.
Original 15-minute and 31-second podcast, March 30, 2012: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 27: Central Florida without a Theme Park: An Interview with Dr. Benjamin Brotemarkle." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">RICHES Podcast Documentaries</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
Brotemarkle, Benjamin D.
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Eatonville, Florida
Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts, Barberville, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Student Using a Pump at Fort Christmas
Christmas (Fla.)
Outposts
Historic parks
Chores
A kindergarten student at Fort Christmas Historical Park using a pump that was used for chores in the mid-nineteenth century at Fort Christmas, Florida. Present-day Christmas was originally occupied by the Timucuan tribe, which was eventually obliterated by European diseases when the Spanish arrived in Florida. In the early eighteenth century, the Seminole tribes began migrating to Florida to raise cattle and grow citrus. Due to the outbreak of the Second Seminole War, the United States began the construction of Fort Christmas began on December 25, 1837. The fort was used as a supply depot for its strategic location, but was abandoned in March 1838 as the Seminoles moved southward. In the late 1970s, the Orange County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fort Christmas Historical Society constructed a replica of the historic Fort Christmas just south of Christmas Creek. Fort Christmas Historical Park, located at 1300 Fort Christmas Road, was dedicated in 1977.
Davis, Larry D., Jr.
Original color digital image by Larry D. Davis, Jr., November 11, 2009: Private Collection of Dr. Larry D. Davis, Jr.
Davis, Larry D., Jr.
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Fort Christmas Historical Park, Christmas, Florida