A History of Central Florida, Episode 38: Citrus Industry
Alternative Title
Citrus Industry Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Citrus--Florida
Citrus fruit industry--Florida
Orange industry--Florida
Oranges--Florida
Vero Beach (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Orlando (Fla.)
Description
Episode 38 of A History of Central Florida Podcast: Citrus Industry. 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. Episode 38 features Florida's citrus industry and related artifacts at the Indian River Citrus Museum in Vero Beach and the Winter Garden Heritage Museum in Winter Garden. This podcast also includes interviews with Mark Howard Long of the University of Central Florida, local citrus grower George "Speedy" Harrell, Jim Crescitelli of the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, and Dr. Gary Ross Mormino of the University of South Florida.
Creator
Velásquez, Daniel
Source
Original 14-minute and 19-second podcast by Daniel Velásquez, 2013: RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida. http://youtu.be/VJEJ_Tz4ZO0.
]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5410 Episode 48 features a discussion of several artifacts of communication technology: a post office box from the Winter Garden Heritage Museum, a telegraph from the New Smyrna Museum of History, a telephone from the Telephone Museum, a computer from the Museum of Seminole County History. This podcast also includes interviews with Nancy Pope of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and Richard R. John of Columbia University.]]>2019-10-31T13:55:21+00:00
A History of Central Florida, Episode 48: Electronic Communication
Alternative Title
Electronic Communication Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Communication--United States
Post offices
Postal service--Florida
Telegraph--Florida
Telephone--United States
Computers--United States
Email
Description
Episode 48 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Electronic Communication. 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.
Episode 48 features a discussion of several artifacts of communication technology: a post office box from the Winter Garden Heritage Museum, a telegraph from the New Smyrna Museum of History, a telephone from the Telephone Museum, a computer from the Museum of Seminole County History. This podcast also includes interviews with Nancy Pope of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and Richard R. John of Columbia University.
Creator
Velásquez, Daniel
Source
Original 16-minute and 11-second podcast by Daniel Velásquez, 2015: RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida. https://youtu.be/vrrYHVLV7qM.
Letter from Robert "Bob" W. Sherman to Henry F. Swanson (June 19, 1963)
Alternative Title
Letter from Sherman to Swanson (June 19, 1963)
Subject
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Water quality--Florida
Water conservation
Pesticides--United States
Fishing--Florida
Insecticides--United States
Pollution--Florida
Description
A letter of correspondence from Robert "Bob" W. Sherman, the Killarney Fish Camp Operator, to Henry F. Swanson, the Orange County Agriculture Extension Agent. The letter is written in response to a farming brochure, "A to Zellwood", describing the Zellwood Drainage and Water Control District. Sherman disputes some of the claims made in this brochure, and reminds Swanson that experts convened by the State in June 1963 to examine the fish kills in Lake Apopka did not rule out pesticides as the cause of death.
Creator
Sherman, Robert "Bob" W.
Source
Photocopy of original 2-page typewritten letter from Robert "Bob" W. Sherman to Henry F. Swanson, June 19, 1963: binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
Date Created
1963-06-19
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied 2-page typewritten letter from Robert "Bob" W. Sherman to Henry F. Swanson, June 19, 1963.
Is Part Of
Binder 1963, drawer 1938-1987, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, Oakland Nature Preserve, Oakland, Florida.
"Learn About Your Watershed: Ocklawaha River Watershed." Florida's Water: Ours to Protect, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed June 12, 2015. http://www.protectingourwater.org/watersheds/map/ocklawaha/.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2-page typewritten letter
]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2477 Episode 25 centers on the history of railways in Central Florida and includes an interview with Phil Cross, historian for the National Railway Historical Society and host for the Central Florida Railroad Museum.]]>2015-02-19T17:16:58+00:00
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 25: The Railways of Central Florida
Alternative Title
Railways of Central Florida Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Railroads--Florida
Oakland (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Description
Episode 25 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: The Railways of Central Florida. 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.
Episode 25 centers on the history of railways in Central Florida and includes an interview with Phil Cross, historian for the National Railway Historical Society and host for the Central Florida Railroad Museum.
Abstract
In this podcast, Nicholas Niemi speaks with Phil Cross, Historian for the National Railway Historical Society and host for the Central Florida Railroad Museum. As Phil is a Central Florida native with over fifty years of experience in research, he is a wealth of knowledge on this subject. He is currently working on a book on the Winter Garden Heritage Foundation.
Creator
Neimi, Nicholas
Source
Original 13-minute and 43-second podcast by Nicholas Neimi, February 27, 2012: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 25: The Railways of Central Florida." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.