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Title
Viking Cemetery Collection
Alternative Title
Viking Cemetery Collection
Subject
Cemeteries--Florida
Graveyards
Description
Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Viking, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.<br /><br />Viking Cemetery has been recorded as part of the Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project (FLHCRP), a project managed by the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN). This survey was undertaken with the assistance of students from Indian River State College (IRSC) under Dr. Kyle Freund. As part of their class to learn archaeological field methods, students assisted in recording Viking Cemetery. They were also responsible for the production of all metadata associated with the survey. Viking Cemetery is a small historic cemetery that represents interment styles of the early settler period of Florida to today. There are currently 59 grave markers in the cemetery, 10 of which have death dates before 1950.<br /><br />The mid-20th century in Florida saw a significant population boom after World War II. Generally, the date of 1950 provides an interesting, though in part arbitrary, point of reference to examine the effects of this population increase in regards to grave marker material and style. Of the 10 individual markers dating to before 1950, seven are made of granite and three of marble. After 1950, no grave markers are made of marble and nearly all are manufactured out of granite. This, in small scale, represents shifting consumer choices in grave marker material choices that are exhibited in many historic cemeteries in Florida. The use of marble as a material for grave markers declines as the more durable granite becomes cheaper and easier to procure through the growth of rail lines in the state and the mass distribution systems of companies like Aears, Roebuck & Company and Montgomery Ward. This examination of grave marker material change over time is one of many ways that these important sites allow us to encounter history.
Contributor
<a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Contributing Project
<a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
Byrn, John D., Susan McSwaim, and Mary J. Wolf. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/862154005" target="_blank"><em>St. Lucie County Almanac</em></a>. Fort Pierce, FL: St. Lucie County Library, 2007.
Florida Master Site File (FMSF) 2003 St. Lucie County Historic Resources Survey: Viking Cemetery (SL1126). On file with the Florida Master Site File, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/historical/" target="_blank">Florida Division of Historical Resources</a>.
Rights, Lucille Rieley. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30974273" target="_blank"><em>A Portrait of St. Lucie County, Florida</em></a>. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co., 1994.
Still Image
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Title
Headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth at Viking Cemetery
Alternative Title
Harold Helseth Headstone
Subject
Fort Pierce (Fla.)
Cemeteries--Florida
Graveyards
Description
The headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Helseth was born in 1931 and died in 2015. Helseth was presumably the son of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth.<br /><br />Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original color digital images, January 14, 2016: Order 41, Field Specimen SL11126, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, <a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank"> Florida Public Archaeology Network </a>, Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida.
Is Part Of
Order 41, Project 1, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, <a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Viking Cemetery Collection</a>, Florida Historic Cemenetery Recording Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color digital images, January 14, 2016.
Coverage
Viking Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Florida
Publisher
<a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>
Date Created
2016-01-14
Format
image/jpg
Medium
4 color digital images
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by <a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
<a href="http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/" target="_blank">Florida Public Archaeology Network</a>
External Reference
Byrn, John D., Susan McSwaim, and Mary J. Wolf. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/862154005" target="_blank"><em>St. Lucie County Almanac</em></a>. Fort Pierce, FL: St. Lucie County Library, 2007.
Rights, Lucille Rieley. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30974273" target="_blank"><em>A Portrait of St. Lucie County, Florida</em></a>. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co., 1994.
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HAROLD SHILAND HELSETH<br />SSGT US AIR FORCE<br />KOREA<br />FEB 4 1931 APR 27 2015<br />BELOVED HUSBAND<br />FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
cemeteries
cemetery
Fort Pierce
Ft. Pierce
grave
graves
gravestone
graveyards
Harold Shiland Helseth
headstones
Korean War
markers
SSgt
staff sergeants
steles
U.S. Air Force
veterans
Viking Cemetery
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Title
Westinghouse Electric Collection
Alternative Title
Westinghouse Collection
Subject
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Description
Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business the The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its divison headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail.<br /><br />In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling, and a top-level decision to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings in the area were leased and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation of Germany in 1998, additional buildings (Quad II and Quad III) were added to the original complex at the Quadrangle. From 1998 to 2003 the Orlando operation was known as Siemens-Westinghouse, after which the name of Westinghouse was dropped. The operation has been known as Siemens from that time forward.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Curator
DeRosa, Peter
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History" target="_blank">History</a>." Westinghouse Nuclear. http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422" target="_blank">Westinghouse Power Generation Booklet</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422.
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Title
Westinghouse Electric Small Steam and Gas Turbine Division Christmas Card
Alternative Title
Westinghouse Christmas Card
Subject
Christmas--Florida
Description
A seasonal card from the Marketing Department of Westinghouse Electric's Small Steam and Gas Turbine Division (SSGT). Ted Anthony was Marketing Manager for the department and Don Jones was the Sales Manager for the United States.<br /><br />Originally called the Westinghouse Electric Company, George Westinghouse (1846-1914) founded his manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. In 1889, he renamed his business The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Westinghouse's primary products include turbines, generators, motors and switchgear related to the generation, transmission, and use of electricity. The company changed its name to Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1945. In 1981, the company began to relocate its division headquarters for the Steam-Turbine Generator Divisions from Pennsylvania (turbines from Lester and generators from Pittsburgh) to Orlando, Florida. The Power Generation Business Unit (PGBU) building was located in The Quadrangle, at 4400 Alafaya Trail. Originally, Westinghouse had purchased a large plot of land for future development that extended westward from Alafaya Trail to Rouse Road. The original headquarters was located on several acres of that land parcel close to Alafaya Trail.<br /><br />As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation, additional buildings were added to the complex. In 1994, after a major corporate management shuffling and commitment to change from an industrial manufacturing company to primarily a broadcasting/communications company, Westinghouse bought the CBS Network and changed its name to the CBS Corporation. As the PGBU grew in size, other buildings were rented and then, after PGBU was sold to Siemens Corporation in 1998, additional buildings were added to the Quadrangle.
Type
Still Image
Source
Original seasonal greeting card, 1967: Private Collection of Harry L. Jaeger.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/169" target="_blank">Westinghouse Electric Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original seasonal greeting card, 1967.
Coverage
South Philadelphia Works, Lester, Pennsylvania
Contributor
Jaeger, Harry L.
Date Created
1967
Format
image/jpg
Extent
696 KB
Medium
1 seasonal greeting card
Language
eng
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="https://www.siemens.com/global/en/home.html" target="_blank">Siemens</a> and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Curator
Jaeger, Harry L.
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History" target="_blank">History</a>." Westinghouse Nuclear. http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/About/History.
"<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422" target="_blank">Westinghouse Power Generation Booklet</a>." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/6422.
Al Becker
Bill Owen
Cathy Wendeler
Christmas
Dale Stephenson
Darrell Aulds
Dick Gaskins
Don Jones
George Baker
Greer Holt
holidays
John Coffen
John Magee
John Munnis
Keith Wein
Ken Conrad
Mable McMaster
New Year's Eve
Ron Moreland
Small Steam and Gas Turbine Division
SSgt
Ted Anthony
Tom Lane
Westinghouse Electric Corporation