A History of Central Florida, Episode 17: Travel Dining
Steamboats
St. Johns River (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Tourism--Florida
Railroads--Florida
Sanford (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Episode 17 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Travel Dining. A History of Central Florida Podcast series explores Central Florida's history through the artifacts found in local area museums and historical societies. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.<br /><br />Episode 17 features a discussion of a travel dining on steamships in Central Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Mark Howard Long of the University of Central Florida, Dr. Tracy J. Revels of Wofford College, and Philip Cross of the National Railway Historical Society.
Dickens, Bethany
Original 12-minute and 42-second podcast by Bethany Dickens, 2014: "A History of Central Florida, Episode 17: Travel Dining." <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/podcastsblog.php" target="_blank">A History of Central Florida</a>, Orlando, Florida.
<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>
Long, Mark Howard
Revels, Tracy J.
Cross, Philip
Cassanello, Robert
Clarke, Bob
Ford, Chip
Gibson, Ella
Kelley, Katie
Velásquez, Daniel
Hazen, Kendra
<a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/%20target=">Museum of Seminole County History</a>
<a href="http://www.wghf.org/cfrailroad%20target=">Central Florida Railroad Museum</a>
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/" target="_blank">Library of Congress</a>
<a href="http://www.floridamemory.com/" target="_blank">Florida Memory Project</a>
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Silver Springs, Florida
Museum of Seminole County History, Sanford, Florida
Central Florida Railroad Museum, Winter Garden, 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
Raymond Studio
Boston, Ida
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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
Alligator at Silver Springs State Park
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Springs--Florida
Parks--Florida
Alligators--Florida
An alligator at the Silver Springs State Park, formerly located at 1425 Northeast 58th Avenue in Silver Springs, Florida, in 1999. Silver Springs was originally settled by the Timucuans in the early 1500s. Although they were able to reclaim their territory after Spanish invasion, the Timucuans were ultimately succeeded by other tribes, such as the Seminoles. In the 1850s, Silver Springs began to attract tourists for steamboat rides. The park's popularity skyrocketed when the glass-bottom boat was invented in 1878.
Original color photographs, 1999: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
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Silver Springs State Park, Silver Springs, 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
Florida's Weeki Wachee: Spring of Live Mermaids
Weeki Wachee Spring (Fla.)--Amusement parks
Mermaids--Florida--Weeki Wachee
Springs--Florida--Hernando County Region
Amusement parks--Florida
Weeki Wachee (Fla.)
Tourism--Florida
Brochure for Weeki Wachee produced in the mid-1950s. Weeki Wachee features performances by underwater mermaids, a glass-bottom boat ride, and other natural attractions. The springs are named after the Seminole words for "little spring" or "winding river." In 1946, former U.S. Navy member Newton Perry began to develop a tourist attraction at Weeki Wachee. By the 1950s, Weeki Wachee was one of the top tourist stops in the United States. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) purchased the site in 1959 and continued to expand. In 2008, Weeki Wachee was taken over by the state of Florida as a state park.
Original pamphlet: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Cook, Thomas
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Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida
History Florida Chapter: National Association of Postmasters of the United States
Post offices
A history of the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS), authored by Juanita S. Thompson, the association’s historian. This booklet contains different aspects of postal history with specific focus on Florida and its postmasters. The book begins with a brief summary of postal history dating back to 1775 and then transitions to the history of the Florida chapter, which was founded in 1935 as Chapter No. 10. There were 20 original charter members, led by O. B. Carr as President and Ernest L. Abel as Secretary-Treasurer. The history also includes highlights from each chapter President's tenure up through 1963.
Tucker, Juanita S.
Original booklet by Juanita S. Tucker: Private Collection of Texann Ivy Buck.
Buck, Texann Ivy
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Dunnellon, Florida
Marianna, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Juniper Springs Recreation Area, 1997
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Springs--Florida
Parks--Florida
The Juniper Springs Recreation Area, located at 26701 Florida State Road 40 in the Ocala National Forest in Silver Springs, Florida, in 1997. In the first photograph, Dennis Cepero (b. 1986) can be seen on the far right. In the second photograph, the siblings swimming in the center of the springs are, from left to right, Alicia Lynn Cepero (b. 1975), Dennis Cepero, and Laura Lynn Cepero (b. 1987). In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed the complex with picnic areas, a campground, and various trails.
Original color photograph, 1997: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
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Juniper Springs Recreation Area, Silver Springs, Florida
Maitland Pamphlet
Maitland (Fla.)
This one-page, fold-out informational sheet contains facts about Maitland, Florida, and includes such topics as the town's history, location, descriptive features, education, industry, recreation, and the town's future. Also featured are two photographs
one showing a citrus grove next to a road, and the other a road along a lakefront. While this item does not contain any official publication information, there is handwritten in ink, "FLA. 1926."
Original pamphlet: Newspaper Collection, accession number 2014.002.020V, room 2, case 2, shelf 10, box GV, <a href="http://artandhistory.org/maitland-history-museum/" target="_blank">Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland</a>, Maitland, Florida.
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Maitland, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Sanford, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
Oral History of Ima Jean Bostick Yarborough
Ocala (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Cattle--Florida
Horses--Florida
Agriculture--Florida
An oral history interview of Ima Jean Bostick Yarborough, conducted by Joseph Morris on November 10, 2011. Yarborough was born on August 2, 1935 in Ocala, Florida, but spent much of her adult life working in the cattle industry in Geneva. In the interview, she discusses her childhood in Ocala, how Ocala has changed over time, living in Oxford, the cattle industry, life in Geneva, the 4-H program, and her husband's military service.
Morris, Joseph
Yarborough, Ima Jean Bostick
Original 1-hour and 56-second oral history: Yarborough, Ima Jean Bostick. Interviewed by Joseph Morris. November 10, 2011. Audio record available. <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a>, Sanford, Florida.
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Geneva, Florida
Oxford, Florida
Silver Springs, Florida
Tuscawilla Park, Ocala, Florida
Orange Blossom Trail: The Scenic Route Through Central Florida
Roads--Florida--Maps
Tourism--Florida
Highways
Orlando (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Clermont (Fla.)
Orange County (Fla.)
Davenport (Fla.)
Winter Haven (Fla.)
Miami (Fla.)
Sebring (Fla.)
Jennings (Fla.)
Jasper (Fla.)
White Springs (Fla.)
McIntosh (Fla.)
Lake City (Fla.)
Belleview, Fla. (Marion Co.)
Oklawaha River (Fla.)
Weirsdale (Fla.)
Leesburg (Fla.)
Tavares (Fla.)
Winter Garden (Fla.)
Haines City (Fla.)
Winter Haven (Fla.)
Lake Placid (Fla.)
Moore Haven (Fla.)
High Springs (Fla.)
Gainesville (Fla.)
Ocala (Fla.)
Minneola (Fla.)
Mount Dora (Fla.)
Zellwood (Fla.)
Plymouth (Fla.)
Apopka (Fla.)
Kissimmee (Fla.)
Lake Wales (Fla.)
Avon Park (Fla.)
South Bay (Fla.)
Coral Gables (Fla.)
Key West (Fla.)
Pamphlet on the scenic route of Orange Blossom Trail north from the Georgia-Florida border to Key West. The pamphlet lists roadside attractions near or on OBT, in an era before the construction of I-95, I-75 and I-4 nearly ended the traditional roadside attraction.
Orange Blossom Trail Association
Original pamphlet by the Orange Blossom Trail Association: Vaughan & Co., Orlando, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Vaughan & Co.
Cook, Thomas
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Orlando, Florida
Silver Springs, Florida
Clermont, Florida
Davenport, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
Miami, Florida
Sebring, Florida
Jennings, Florida
Jasper, Florida
White Springs, Florida
McIntosh, Florida
Lake City, Florida
Belleview, Florida
Oklawaha River, Florida
Weirsdale, Florida
Leesburg, Florida
Tavares, Florida
Winter Garden, Florida
Haines City, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
Lake Placid, Florida
Moore Haven, Florida
High Springs, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Minneola, Florida
Mount Dora, Florida
Zellwood, Florida
Plymouth, Florida
Apopka, Florida
Kissimmee, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Avon Park , Florida
South Bay, Florida
Coral Gables, Florida
Key West, Florida
Orlando: City Beautiful Brochure
Orlando (Fla.)
Tourism--Florida
Tourism--Maps
Lake Wales (Fla.)
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Cypress Gardens (Winter Haven, Fla.)
Marineland (Fla.)
Longwood (Fla.)
Daytona Beach (Fla.)
Sarasota (Fla.)
Pamphlet on tourist attractions in Orlando, Florida. The pamphlet shows many photos of Central Florida, as well as a basic map of the state of Florida showing US-441, which is present-day Orange Blossom Trail. Images include a aerial view of downtown Orlando, Bok Tower, Marineland, Daytona Beach, Sanlando Springs, Ringling Art Museum, and Silver Springs.
Original pamphlet: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Cook, Thomas
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Orlando, Florida
Lake Wales, Florida
Silver Springs, Florida
Longwood, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
Sanlando Springs, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
Homestead, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Time Tables: Route of the Steamliners
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company--Maps
Passenger trains
Brochure listing the Seaboard Airline Railroad time tables for 1948. The brochure illustrates the benefits of traveling to Florida by rail. The railroad dates back to 1832 when the Portsmouth & Roanoke Rail road was chartered in Virginia. The company was reorganized as the Seaboard & Gaston Railroad and the Raleigh & August Air-Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Air Line System, which expanded through the south. The Orlando rail station was razed in 1955. By the 1960s, the railroad was a major competitor of the Atlantic Coast Line and eventually merged with ACL in 1967. Amtrak took over operations in 1971.
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Original 34-page brochure by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 1948: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
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New York City, New York
Washington, D.C.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Silver Springs, Florida
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Homosassa, Florida
Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven, Florida
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida
Highlands Hammock State Park, Sebring, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia
Birmingham, Alabama
Silver Springs State Park, 1999
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Springs--Florida
Parks--Florida
Ray (née Raúl) Cepero (b. 1947) and his wife, Nancy Lynn Cepero (b. 1954), at the Silver Springs State Park, formerly located at 1425 Northeast 58th Avenue in Silver Springs, Florida, in 1999. Silver Springs was originally settled by the Timucuans in the early 1500s. Although they were able to reclaim their territory after Spanish invasion, the Timucuans were ultimately succeeded by other tribes, such as the Seminoles. In the 1850s, Silver Springs began to attract tourists for steamboat rides. The park's popularity skyrocketed when the glass-bottom boat was invented in 1878.
Original color photograph, 1999: Private Collection of Nancy Lynn Cepero.
Cepero, Nancy Lynn
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Silver Springs State Park, Silver Springs, Florida
Silver Springs: Nature's Underwater Fairyland Postcard
Silver Springs (Fla.)
Springs--Florida
Parks--Florida
A color postcard featuring a model posing next to a horseshow palm at the Silver Springs State Park, formerly located at 1425 Northeast 58th Avenue in Silver Springs, Florida, in 1949. Silver Springs was originally settled by the Timucuans in the early 1500s. Although they were able to reclaim their territory after Spanish invasion, the Timucuans were ultimately succeeded by other tribes, such as the Seminoles. In the 1850s, Silver Springs began to attract tourists for steamboat rides. The park's popularity skyrocketed when the glass-bottom boat was invented in 1878.
Original 9 x 7 centimeter color postcard: "Model Posing Next to Lucky Horsehoe Palm Tree at Silver Springs." 1949: Image number PC12591, Postcard Collection, <a href="http://dos.myflorida.com/library-archives/" target="_blank">Florida State Archives</a>, Division of Library and Information Services, Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, Florida.
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Silver Springs State Park, Florida