Oral Memoirs of Jeannie Economos
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
Apopka (Fla.)
Migrant labor
Agriculture--Florida
An oral history interview of Jeannie Economos, the Pesticide Safety and Environmental Health Project Coordinator at the Farmworker Association of Florida (FAF), who also worked as Lake Apopka Project Coordinator for the FAF, as well as for non-profit organizations such as the Audubon Society and Save the Manatee Club. The interview was conducted by Jared Muha at the FAF in Apopka on December 10, 2014. Topics discussed in the interview include a summary of her career, the Lake Apopka Project versus the Lake Apopka Restoration Act of 1996, the Farmworker Association of Florida, pesticide health and safety, common environmental challenges facing farmworkers, the necessity of farmworkers, the evolution of farmworkers, African-American farmworkers in Apopka, the shutdown of Lake Apopka, effects of the shutdown on African-American farmworkers, the influx of Hispanic farmworkers, and the future of farm labor in the United States.
Economos, Jeannie
Muha, Jared
Economos, Jeannie. Interviewed by Jared Muha, December 10, 2014. Audio record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank"> RICHES</a>
Cravero, Geoffrey
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Farmworker Association of Florida, Apopka, Florida
Hawthorne Village, Apopka, Florida
Lake Apopka, Florida
Florida From the House...To Your Home Newsletter, March 1972
Lake Apopka (Fla.)
The <em>Florida From the House...To Your Home</em> newsletter mailed to citizens of the 5th Congressional District of Florida, represented by U.S. Representative Louis Frey, Jr. (1934-2019), who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1979. Rep. Frey was on several committees during his time in office, including the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control and the Science and Technology Committee. He was also the chairman of the Young Republicans of Florida.<br /><br />The newsletter also discusses President Richard Nixon's (1913-1994) Temporary Wage and Price Controls of 1971, the U.S. economy in general, as well as the federal budget and campaign reform. The newsletter also states Rep. Frey's concerns over the condition of Lake Apopka, and his efforts with Reps. Don Fuqua (b. 1933) and William V. Chappell, Jr. (1922-1989) to form the Ocklawaha Basin Improvement Council, an organization that would tackle the lake's pollution problems on a regional level. Additionally, the newsletter describes efforts to improvement employment in the aerospace industry in Florida, as well as describing the issues facing attempts to fight drug trafficking in Mexico during the War on Drugs.
Photocopy of 2-page typed newsletter: <em>Florida From the House...To Your Home</em>, March 1972: binder 1972, Friends of Lake Apopka Archives, Ginn Museum, <a href="http://www.oaktownusa.com/Pages/Preserve/index" target="_blank">Oakland Nature Preserve</a>, Oakland, Florida.
Frey, Lou, Jr.
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Lake Apopka, Florida
Washington, D.C.
Cape Canaveral, Florida
A History of Central Florida, Episode 50: Vernacular Exhibits
Podcasts
Documentaries
Winter Park (Fla.)
Orlando (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Restaurants--Florida
Monuments--Southern States
Memorials--Florida
Hinduism--United States
Lanterns--China
Parades--United States
Homosexuality--Florida
Lesbianism--Southern States
Bisexuality--United States
Transgender people--United States
Parks--Florida
Episode 50 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Vernacular Exhibits. 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 50 features a discussion of vernacular exhibits throughout Central Florida, including those at Gateway to India, Chuan Lu Garden, . This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Tammy S. Gordon of the North Carolina State University, Drs. Deepa Nair, Hong Zhang, and Fon Gordon of the University of Central Florida, and Dr. Katherine McFarland Bruce of Wake Forest University.
Velásquez, Daniel
Original 16-minute and 57-second podcast by Daniel Velásquez and Robert Cassanello, 2015: RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida. <a href="https://youtu.be/LaEksy9Pb90" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/LaEksy9Pb90</a>.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>
Gordon, Tammy S.
Nair, Deepa
Zhang, Hong
Gordon, Fon
Bruce, Katherine McFarland
Cassanello, Robert
Clarke, Bob
Ford, Chip
Gibson, Ella
Hazen, Kendra
Kelly, Katie
Wong, Shally
Stephenson, Chris
<a href="http://www.asiatrend.org/" target="_blank">Asia Trend Magazine</a>
<a href="http://comeoutwithpride.com/" target="_blank">Orlando Come Out With Pride</a>
Hosé, Aaron
<a href="https://archive.org/" target="_blank">Internet Archive</a>
<a href="http://harrismattei.photos/" target="_blank">Harris Mattei Photography</a>
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Gateway to India, Longwood, Florida
Chuan Lu Garden, Mills 50, Orlando, Florida
Flag of South Vietnam, Little Vietnam, Mills 50, Orlando, Florida
International Plaza, Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Walt Disney Road Atlas for Cast Members
Walt Disney World (Fla.)--Maps
Amusement parks--Florida
Lake Buena Vista (Fla.)--Maps
Magic Kingdom (Fla.)
EPCOT Center (Fla.)--Maps
Cast Member Map of Walt Disney World from 1986, showing such locations as the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center, the future location of the Disney-MGM Studios, Fort Wilderness Campground, the Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista Village, Walt Disney World Village, and the future location of Pleasure Island. This map was issued to all new employees around 1986. It was not for public/tourist use, as it lists all areas that are accessible by employees only. This includes employee parking areas, access roads as well as a map of the Magic Kingdom Tunnel complex, the underground corridors and rooms that the rest of the Magic Kingdom is built upon.
Original map, 1986: <a href="http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/" target="_blank">Walt Disney Company</a>: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
<a href="http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/" target="_blank">Walt Disney Company</a>
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Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Epcot Center, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Disney's MGM Studios, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Fort Wilderness Campground, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Disney's Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Lake Buena Vista Resort Village & Spa, Orlando, Florida
Downtown Disney Pleasure Island, Pleasure Island, Florida