Oral History of Algerine Miller
Oral history--United States
Sanford (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida--Sanford
Museums--Florida
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Oral history interview of Algerine Miller, who was born on December 6, 1940, in Sanford, Florida. Miller graduated from Crooms Academy, located at 2200 West Thirteenth Street, in 1958. After high school, she attended the Walker Business School for one year. Miller worked for the State of Florida as an Eligibility Interviewer for 16 years and for Seminole County Community College as an Assistant Financial Interviewer. Miller has also worked with the UCF Public History Center as a volunteer, especially within the Crooms Academy Alumni Exhibit: Triumph Through Adversity. This interview was conducted by Meghan Vance at the Goldsboro Museum, located at 1211 West Thirteenth Street, on November 7, 2012, in Goldsboro, an African-American neighborhood in Sanford.
Vance, Meghan
Miller, Algerine
Miller, Algerine. Interviewed by Meghan Vance. UCF Public History Center. November 7, 2012. Audio/video record available. UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
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Crooms Academy, Sanford, Florida
Goldsboro, Sanford, Florida
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Hopper Academy, Georgetown, Sanford, Florida
Oral History of Algerine Miller
Sanford (Fla.)
Oral histories
Oral history of Algerine Miller, interviewed by Autumn Reisz on March 2, 2013, for the UCF Public History Center's History Harvest. In the oral history, Miller discusses how she found out about the History Harvest, the documents and photographs she contributed, and her family's property in Sanford, Florida.<br /><br />Born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina in 1909, Algerine's father Moddie moved to Sanford, where he and his wife, Alberta, purchased the property that the Miller family still owned as of 2013.
Reisz, Autumn
Miller, Algerine. Interviewed by Autumn Reisz. UCF Public History Center. March 2, 2013. Video record available. <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Sanford, Florida
Moddie Miller with Sister and Mother, Carrie Whaley
Sanford (Fla.)
Families--Florida
Algerine Miller's father Moddie Mille,r with his sister and mother, Carrie Whaley. Moddie was born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, in 1909. He later moved to Sanford and purchased property with his wife Alberta in 1943. They bought lots 1-5 in Block 16 of the Pine Level Subdivision for one hundred dollars from Frank L. and Minnie D. Woodruff. As of 2013, the Miller family still retains the house and property.
Original color photograph: Private Collection of Algerine Miller.
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Miller Family Warranty Deed
Sanford (Fla.)
Property--Florida
Deeds--Florida
The property deed of the Algerine Miller's family home in Sanford, Florida. The deed shows a purchase date of September 7, 1943. Moddie and Alberta Miller purchased lots 1-5 in Block 16 of the Pine Level Subdivision for one hundred dollars from Frank L. and Minnie D. Woodruff. As of 2013, the Miller family still retains the house and property.
Original warranty deed, September 9, 1943: <a href="http://www.myflorida.com/" target="_blank">State of Florida</a>, <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/index.aspx" target="_blank">County of Seminole</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Certificate of Birth for Moddie Miller
Orangeburg County (S.C.)
Birth certificates--Florida
The birth certificate of Moddie Miller, the father of Algerine Miller. He was born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina on June 17, 1909. His parents are listed as Irvin Miller and Carrie Whaley. The birth certificate incorrectly spells Miller's first name as "Modie." Miller later moved to Sanford, Florida and purchased property in the Pine Level Subdivision with his wife, Alberta Miller.
Gramling, J. E.
Reprinted birth certificate by J. E. Gramling, May 5, 1943: <a href="http://sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">State of South Carolina</a>, Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
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Orangeburg County, South Carolina
Alberta Miller
Sanford (Fla.)
Women--Florida
African Americans--Florida
Alberta Miller, the mother of Algerine Miller. Alberta and her husband, Moddie Miller, purchased property in Sanford's Pine Level Subdivision from Frank L. and Minnie D. Woodruff for $100 in 1943. As of 2013, the Miller family still retains the house and property.
Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Algerine Miller.
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