Oral History of Bernie Blackwood
Oviedo (Fla.)
St. Petersburg (Fla.)
Real estate--United States
City planning--Florida
Construction
An oral history interview of Bernard O. Blackwood, conducted by Alexandra Dobson on March 19, 2015. Blackwood was born on April 9, 1933, and attended the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, Florida. After graduating from college, Blackwood migrated to St. Petersburg with his wife, Suzanne A. Blackwood, to work as a city planner. In the 1970s, the couple moved to Oviedo with their children. There, Blackwood helped plan several residential subdivisions alongside Ben Ward, Jr. Interview topics include land development, the effects of Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida), Blackwood's wife and children, Ben Ward's contributions to the community, desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement in St. Petersburg, and his career as a city planner.
Blackwood, Bernie
Dobson, Alexandra
Blackwood, Bernie Interviewed by Alexandra Dobson, March 19, 2015. Audio record available. Oviedo History Harvest, <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
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Mead Manor, Oviedo, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida
Oral History of James Marion Jones
Oviedo (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Airplanes--United States
An oral history of James Marion Jones, conducted by Elizabeth Tammaro on March 19, 2015. Jones, who was born June 19, 1945, grew up in Oviedo, Florida, and had a long career as teacher and assistant principal in Seminole County Public Schools (SCPS). This oral history interview conducted by Elizabeth Tammaro at the Lawton House on March 19, 2015. Interview topics include family history, such as his great-great grandfather's service in the American Civil War under A. P. Hill, an historic dental kit of one of his ancestors, and his parents, who worked at the post office, with his father being the postmaster general for many years. Other topics include his brother, vacations and summer activities, college at the University of Florida (UF), the Oviedo School plane crash , life in the Navy, his career in education, how Oviedo has changed over time, hobbies, marriage and children, and influence of past teachers.
Jones, James Marion
Tammaro, Elizabeth
Jones, James Marion. Interviewed by Elizabeth Tammaro, March 19, 2015. Audio record available. Oviedo History Harvest, <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
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Mitchell Hammock, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
Sweetwater Park, Oviedo, Florida
Something to Say...
Oviedo (Fla.)
Seminole County students at the 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest in 2002. The contest has been sponsored by Florida 4-H, a youth organization focusing on four development areaS: head, heart, hands, and health. The contest includes fourth, fifth, and sixth graders who practice public speaking. The 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest has also been sponsored by Tropicana since 1969. Students photographed in the top row include, from left to right: Karina Lisenbee of Rock Lake Middle School, Anna Caroline Gutierrez of Tuskawilla Middle School, Chris Bathke of Lawton Chiles Middle School, Sarena Bahatia of Millennium Middle School, James of Mayer, Double R Private School, Kelsey Eagan of Page Private School, Hannah Roberson of Greenwood Lakes Middle School. Pictured on the bottom row, from left to right, are Sarah Thorncroft of Indian Trails Middle School, Alex Mross of Sanford Middle School, Sanna Siddiqui of Milwee Middle School, Correy Johnson of South Seminole Middle School, Laura Mancuso of Altamonte Christian School, Rachel Macher of All Souls Catholic School, and Sesheta Mwanza of Teague Middle School.
Original newspaper article: "Something to Say..." <em>The Oviedo Voice</em>, Vol. XIII, No. 1, January 2, 2003: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
<em>The Oviedo Voice</em>
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Rock Lake Middle School, Longwood, Florida
Tuskawilla Middle School, Oviedo, Florida
Lawton Chiles Middle School, Oviedo, Florida
Millennium Middle School, Sanford, Florida
Double R Private School, Chuluota, Florida
Page Private School, Sanford, Florida
Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Lake Mary, Florida
Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, Florida
Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida
South Seminole Middle School, Casselberry, Florida
Altamonte Christian School, Altamonte Springs, Florida
All Souls Catholic School, Sanford, Florida
Teague Middle School, Altamonte Springs, Florida
Oviedo High School Commencement Ticket, 2009
Oviedo (Fla.)
Schools
High schools--Florida
Education--Florida
Graduation ceremonies
Commencements (Graduation ceremonies)
A commencement ticket for the Oviedo High School graduation ceremony for the Class of 2009, held at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, held on June 2, 2009. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics tickets.
Original ticket, 2009: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
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Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
UCF Arena, Orlando, Florida
Oviedo High School Commencement Ticket, 2011
Oviedo (Fla.)
Schools
High schools--Florida
Education--Florida
Graduation ceremonies
Commencements (Graduation ceremonies)
A commencement ticket for the Oviedo High School graduation ceremony for the Class of 2011, held at the UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida, held on May 25, 2011. Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for The Lion's Tale, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations of its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education of and its successful athletics tickets.
Original ticket, 2011: Private Collection of Sarah Thorncroft.
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Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
UCF Arena, Orlando, Florida
Oviedo, Circa 1960
Oviedo (Fla.)
Housing--Florida
Schools
Elementary schools--United States
Middle schools--Florida
Churches--Florida
Railroads--Florida
A booklet, compiled by the Oviedo Historical Society, featuring historic houses and buildings in Oviedo, Florida. The booklet features historic buildings constructed before 1960, just before the period of expanded housing developments in Oviedo. The oldest homes were constructed in the 1880s.
Original 38-page booklet: Oviedo Historical Society. <em>Oviedo, Circa 1960</em>. 1982: Private Collection of Betty Reagan.
<a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>
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Oviedo, Florida
Fountainhead Missionary Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Oviedo, Florida
Jackson Heights Middle School, Oviedo, Florida
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
First Baptist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Memorial Building, Oviedo, Florida
First United Methodist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo Railroad Depot, Oviedo, Florida
Past and Present: The Oviedo Woman's Club Legacy Lives—And Gives—On
Oviedo (Fla.)
Clubs--United States
A newspaper article written by Kelly Allen and published by <em>The Seminole Chronicle</em> in July of 2008. The article chronicles the history of the Oviedo Woman's Club (OWC), which was founded in 1906 as the Oviedo Magazine Club by seven charter members: H. B. McCall, Edith Meade, Georgia Lee Wheeler, Lillian Lee Lawton, Mattie Aulin Wheeler, Milcah Yonge, and Mary King. The first clubhouse was constructed in 1914 and also served as Oviedo's first library. In 1916, the club joined the FFWC and officially changed its name to the Oviedo Woman's Club. In 1923, the woman's club was federated under the umbrella of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs (GFWC). A new clubhouse was built in 1961 on property donated by R. L. Croom, a former member, which is located at 414 King Street. The Oviedo Woman's Club is involved in many civic projects, including the annual Great Day in the Country Arts and Crafts Festival, the Spring Fundraiser, Tasting Luncheons, and Celebrate Spring Teas.
Allen, Kelly
Original newspaper article: Allen, Kelly. "Past and Present: The Oviedo Woman's Club Legacy Lives—And Gives—On." <a href="http://www.seminolechronicle.com/" target="_blank"><em>The Seminole Chronicle</em></a>, July 24-30, 2008, pages A8-A9: Private Collection of Beatrice Gestrich.
<em><a href="http://www.seminolechronicle.com/" target="_blank">The Seminole Chronicle</a></em>
Shapiro, Courtney
<a href="http://www.oviedowomansclub.org/" target="_blank">Oviedo Woman's Club</a>
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The Oviedo Outlook: Centennial Edition
Oviedo (Fla.)
The centennial edition of <em>The Oviedo Outlook</em> published in 1979 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Oviedo, Florida. The newspaper begins with a brief history of Oviedo, followed by articles devoted to important members of the community, including Evelyn Cheek Lundy and John Lundy, Thad Lee Lingo, Jr. and Lacy Aire Lingo, Clare Wheeler Evans, Wayne Jacobs and Karen Jansen Jacobs, Thomas Moon, Marguerite Partin, Frank Wheeler, Katherine Lawton, Tom Estes, Ed Yarborough and Ima Jean Bostick Yarborough, Virginia Balkcom Mikler, Paul Mikler, Sparks Lingo Ridenour and John Ridenour, Ray "Rex" Clonts and Thelma Lee Clonts, Jean Jordan and Harold Jordan, the Malcolm family, Edward Duda, Penny Mitchem Olliff and Leon Olliff, Louise Wheeler Martin and Bill Martin, Miriam "Mimi" Wheeler Bruce and Douglas Allen, Viola Smith, and Cay Westerfield.
Original 28-page booklet: <em>The Oviedo Outlook: Centennial Edition</em>, 1979: <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
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Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
First Baptist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
First Methodist Church of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo Woman's Club, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo, Post Office, Oviedo, Florida
Memorial Building, Oviedo, Florida
Sweetwater Park, Oviedo, Florida
Lake Charm, Oviedo, Florida
Lake Jesup, Oviedo, Florida
Geneva, Florida
St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Slavia, Oviedo, Florida
White's Wharf, Oviedo, Florida
Citizens Bank of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Citizens Bank of Oviedo, Oviedo, Florida
Oral History of Algerine Miller
Oral history--United States
Sanford (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida--Sanford
Museums--Florida
Schools
High schools
Integration
Desegregation
Civil rights--Florida
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
Public History Center,Sanford, Florida
Hopper Academy, Georgetown, Sanford, Florida
Oral History of Serena Rankin Parks Fisher
Sanford (Fla.)
Teachers--Florida
Educators--Florida
Museums--Florida
Schools
Gardens--Florida
Students--Florida
Special education--Florida
Oral history of Serena Rankin Parks Fisher, a resident of Seminole County, Florida. Parks was born in Concord, North Carolina, on March 3, 1941. She has worked as a social studies teacher, a media center specialist, and a social studies resource teacher for Seminole County Public Schools, as wells as a Museum Specialist/Teacher Curator from 1992-2000. She then as a Volunteer/Docent at the Student Museum and Center for Social Studies, located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida. This interview was conducted by MacKenzie See at UCF Public History Center on October 8, 2012.
See, MacKenzie
Parks, Serena Fisher Rankin
Parks, Serena Fisher Rankin. Interviewed by MacKenzie See. UCF Public History Center, IMG_0036. October 8, 2012. Audio/video record available. UCF Public History Center, Sanford, Florida.
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University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Student Museum and Center for Social Studies, Sanford, Florida
Public History Center, Sanford, Florida
Oral History of Ida Boston
Oral history--United States
Oviedo (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Schools
Churches--Florida
Baptists--Florida
Segregation--Florida
Cemeteries--Florida
Graveyards
Civil rights--Florida
An oral history of Ida Boston, conducted by Porsha Dossie on April 18, 2015. Boston is a resident of Oviedo, Florida, and a retired school bus driver for the Seminole County Public Schools. In 1956, she married her husband, Russell Boston, who is the grandson of Prince Butler Boston, a leading figure in Oviedo's black community. In this oral history, Boston discusses the legacy of Prince Butler Boston, establishing a colored cemetery, funding colored schools in the Oviedo area, and the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Boston also discusses black life in Oviedo, including membership in the Oviedo Citizens in Action Committee (OCIAC), which desegregated public places in Oviedo and fought for integration of Oviedo's schools.
Boston, Ida
Dossie, Porsha
Boston, Ida. Interviewed by Porsha Dossie, April 18, 2015. Audio/video record available. Oviedo History Harvest, <a href="http://oviedohs.com/" target="_blank">Oviedo Historical Society</a>, Oviedo, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
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Oviedo Colored School, Oviedo, Florida
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Oviedo, Florida
Home of the Boston Family, Oviedo, Florida
Home of Prince Butler Boston, Oviedo, Florida
Boston Hill Cemetery, Oviedo, Florida
Bakalla Designated Tusculum Scholar
Oviedo (Fla.)
Schools
High schools--Florida
Students--Florida
Education--Florida
A newspaper article published by <em>The Lion's Tale</em>, Oviedo High School's student newspaper, in February of 1984. This article is about OHS honor student Belinda Bakalla, who was designated a Tusculum Scholar. Tusculum College in Greenville, Tennessee, awards each Tusculum Scholar a scholarship that covers tuition in full. <br /><br />Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1922 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for <em>The Lion's Tale</em>, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
Original newspaper article: "Bakalla Designated Tusculum Scholar." <em>The Lion's Tale</em>, Vol. XIII, No. 5, February 1984: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
<a href="http://www.oviedo.scps.k12.fl.us/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>The Lion's Tale</em></a>
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Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
Tusculum College, Greenville, Tennessee
OHS Students Earn Credits by Examination
Oviedo (Fla.)
Altamonte Springs (Fla.)
Lake Mary (Fla.)
Schools
High schools--Florida
Students--Florida
Education--Florida
A newspaper article published by <em>The Lion's Tale</em>, Oviedo High School's student newspaper, in February of 1984. This article discusses the Secondary Level Examination Program (SLEP), which grants high school credits to students that successfully passed tests for courses. Several students from Oviedo High School, Lake Brantley High School, and Lake Mary High School earned credits from the examination. <br /><br />Oviedo High School is a Seminole County Public School located in Oviedo, Florida. Originally called the Oviedo School, the institution was first established in 1932 as a K-12 school. In 1948, the secondary grades separated from the elementary school. The upper grade levels formed Oviedo High School and moved to the campus at 601 King Street. Oviedo High School is notable for <em>The Lion's Tale</em>, the award-winning school newspaper recognized by various national and state scholastic press associations; its high ratings from the Governor's A+ Plan for Education; and its successful athletics programs.
Original newspaper article: "Students Earn Credits by Examination." <em>The Lion's Tale</em>, Vol. XIII, No. 5, February 1984: Private Collection of Dan Beistel.
<a href="http://www.oviedo.scps.k12.fl.us/" target="_blank"><em>The Lion's Tale</em></a>
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Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Florida
Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, Florida
Lake Mary High School, Lake Mary, Florida
A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools, 1890-1967
Oviedo (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida
Schools
Education--Florida
Segregation--Florida
Elementary schools--United States
Middle schools--Florida
Students--Florida
Teachers--Florida
Educators--Florida
In 2001, former students of the African-American schools planned a class reunion for alumni who attended the schools between 1953 and 1967. The schools included were Oviedo Colored School (later called Oviedo Elementary School), Jackson Heights Elementary School, Geneva Colored School, Wagner Colored School, Kolokee Colored School, and Gabriella Colored School. This booklet details the history of black community's drive to create a place to educate the children of the community with a general overview and timeline of the consolidation of the Oviedo-area schools into two distinct campuses in the predominantly African-American Jackson Heights neighborhood. This document demonstrates segregation in education in Seminole County, Florida, a subject that has not be fully explored in relation to Oviedo's history.
The World Outside Reunion
Original 76-page booklet: The World Outside Reunion, "A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools": Judith Smith Publishing: Private Collection of Ida Boston.
Judith Smith Publishing
Mitchell Studio
Jameson Studio
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Red School House, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo Colored School, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida
Jackson Heights Elementary School, Oviedo, Florida
Orange Academy, Oviedo, Florida
Seminole Academy, Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo Junior High School, Oviedo, Florida
Geneva Colored School, Geneva, Florida
Wagner Colored School, Oviedo, Florida
Kolokee Colored School, Kolokee, Geneva, Florida, Gabriella Colored School, Gabriella, Oviedo, Florida
Sanford Grammar School Report Card for Mary Ann Bukur, 1945-1947
Sanford (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Schools
Sanford Grammar School report card for fifth grader Mary Ann Bukur during the 1945-1946 school year. Students were evaluated in subjects such as arithmetic, spelling, grammar, history, geography, drawing, and physiology. Bukur was evaluated by teacher Lilian Horner and the principal during that school year was Ben C. Steele.<br /><br />Originally established as Sanford High School, the main building for Sanford Grammar School was constructed at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on the corner of East Ninth Street and South Palmetto Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. After a desperate need for an addition to the school developed, the city granted the school $75,000. The school's lunchroom was opened on October 10, 1921, after months of fundraising efforts hosted by the Woman's Club. In November 23, 1984, the main school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. However, despite objections from the community, the lunchroom was demolished on September 25, 2008. The main school building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012.
Horner, Lillian
Original report card: Sanford Grammar Collection, Archives Box 4B, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida
Sanford Grammar School Report Card for Keith Butler, 1973-1974
Sanford (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Schools
Sanford Grammar School report card for fourth grader Keith Butler during the 1973-1974 school year. Students were evaluated in subjects such as mathematics, reading, language, spelling, handwriting, science, social studies, health, physical education, art, and music. Butler was evaluated by teacher Eva Tisdale and the principal during that school year was Clay C. Carroll. <br /><br />Originally established as Sanford High School, the main building was constructed at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on the corner of East Ninth Street and South Palmetto Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. After a desperate need for an addition to the school developed, the city granted the school $75,000. The school's lunchroom was opened on October 10, 1921, after months of fundraising efforts hosted by the Woman's Club. In November 23, 1984, the main school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. However, despite objections from the community, the lunchroom was demolished on September 25, 2008. The main school building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012.
Tisdale, Eva
Original report card: Sanford Grammar Collection, Archives Box 4B, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida
Letter from Frederick P. Gaske to Bill Vogel (October 30, 2006)
Sanford (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Schools
Museums--Florida
A letter from Frederick P. Gaske, a Florida State Historic Preservation Officer, to Bill Vogel, Superintendent of Seminole County Public Schools, dated October 30, 2006. In the letter, Gaske addresses the danger of the demolition of Sanford Grammar School's historic lunchroom building, explains the importance of preserving the structure, and offers suggestions to Vogel in regards to saving the building via grants. <br /><br />Originally established as Sanford High School, the main building was constructed at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on the corner of East Ninth Street and South Palmetto Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. After a desperate need for an addition to the school developed, the city granted the school $75,000. The school's lunchroom was opened on October 10, 1921, after months of fundraising efforts hosted by the Woman's Club. In November 23, 1984, the main school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. However, despite objections from the community, the lunchroom was demolished on September 25, 2008. The main school building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012.
Original letter from rederick P. Gaske to Bill Vogel, October 30, 2006: Sanford Grammar Collection, Archives Box 4B, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida
Facsimile from Myriam Garrett to George Kosmac (October 16, 2007)
Sanford (Fla.)
Education--Florida
Schools
A facsimile from Myriam Garrett of the Student Museum to George Kosmac, dated October 16, 2007. Attached to the letter from Frederick P. Gaske, a Florida State Historic Preservation Officer, to Bill Vogel, Superintendent of Seminole County Public Schools, dated October 30, 2006. In the letter, Gaske addresses the danger of the demolition of Sanford Grammar School's historic lunchroom building, explains the importance of preserving the structure, and offers suggestions to Vogel in regards to saving the building via grants.<br /><br />Originally established as Sanford High School, the main building was constructed at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on the corner of East Ninth Street and South Palmetto Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. After a desperate need for an addition to the school developed, the city granted the school $75,000. The school's lunchroom was opened on October 10, 1921, after months of fundraising efforts hosted by the Woman's Club. In November 23, 1984, the main school building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. However, despite objections from the community, the lunchroom was demolished on September 25, 2008. The main school building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012.
Original facsimile from Myriam Garrett to George Kosmac, October 16, 2007: Sanford Grammar Collection, Archives Box 4B, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida
Annual Report of School Progress for Sanford Grammar School, 1977-1978
Sanford (Fla.)
Schools
Education--Florida
An annual Report of School Progress for Sanford Grammar School during the 1977-1978 school year. Originally located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida, Sanford Grammar School was first established as Sanford High School in 1902. The building was designed by W. G. Talley in the Romanesque revival style. Due to an increasing student population, a new school building was constructed on Sanford Avenue in 1911. The original building on Seventh Street served as Westside Grammar Elementary School, which was later renamed Sanford Grammar School. In 1984, the building was placed on the U.S. National Registry of Historic Places and converted into the Student Museum. The building reopened as the University of Central Florida's Public History Center in 2012. In 1927, a high school campus was designed by Elton J. Moughton in the Mediterranean revival style and constructed at 1700 French Avenue. The school reopened on January 10 and was renamed Seminole High School. In 1960, the high school moved to a new campus at 2701 Ridgewood Avenue and the former building on French Avenue was converted to Sanford Junior High School, which was later renamed Sanford Middle School. The old building was demolished in the summer of 1991 and replaced by a $5.77 million school complex. As of 2013, Seminole High School offers various Advanced Placement courses, the Academy for Health Careers, and the International Baccalaureate Programme for students.
Original 15-page report: Sanford Grammar Collection, Archives Box 4B, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Sanford Grammar School, Sanford, Florida
Seminole County Public Schools Teachers and Salaries, 1913-1954
Seminole County (Fla.)
Schools
Elementary schools
High schools--Florida
Teachers--Florida
Educators--Florida
Employees--Florida
Seminole County Public Schools' Teacher Records from 1913 to 1954. When the Seminole County School Board was established in 1913, it began recording teachers' names, ages, certifications, years of experience, number of months contracted, and salaries in a loose-leaf ledger. Over the years, the records began including new categories of information, such as home addresses and colleges/universities attended. In total, the ledger includes 116 pages and details the teachers employed at both Caucasian and African-American schools. Schools were located in various towns in Seminole County including Sanford, Lake Mary, Geneva, Longwood, Oviedo, Clyde, Gabriella, Altamonte Springs, Chuluota, Paola, Lake Monroe, Goldsboro, Markham, Forest City, Curryville, and Midway-Canaan.
<a href="http://www.scps.k12.fl.us/schoolboard/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Seminole County School Board</a>
Original ledger by <a href="http://www.scps.k12.fl.us/schoolboard/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Seminole County School Board</a>: Seminole County Public School System Collection, box 2, folder 1A, <a href="http://www.publichistorycenter.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">UCF Public History Center</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Sanford High School, Sanford, Florida
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Oral History of Dr. Annye Refoe
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Georgetown (Sanford, Fla.)
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Teachers--Florida
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Nashville (Tenn.)
Annye Refoe, the daughter of Herman L. Refoe, Jr. and Shellye L. Refoe, was born on January 29, 1951. Since her parents both taught at Midway Elementary School, Refoe also attended the school, as opposed to attending Hopper Academy in Georgetown, an historic neighborhood in Sanford, Florida. Refoegraduated from Seminole High School in the class of 1969. After her treatment in the newly integrated Seminole High School, Refoe decided to enroll in a historically black college/university. She graduated from Fisk College in Nashville with a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1973. Upon her return from college, Annye began teaching in August 1974 at Lake Howell High School in Winter Park. In 1982, she started teaching at Seminole Community College, where she later became the Dean of the Arts and Humanities.
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Refoe, Annye
Refoe, Annye. Interview by Julio R. Firpo. Home of Dr. Stephen Caldwell Wright. April 15, 2011. Audio record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>
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Georgetown, Sanford, Florida
Midway Elementary School, Midway, Sanford, Florida
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Goldsboro, Sanford, Florida
Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee
Lake Howell High School, Winter Park, Florida