https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/browse?tags=State+Library+and+Archives+of+Florida&%3Bamp%3Boutput=omeka-xml&%3Boutput=atom&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CCreator&output=atom2024-03-28T12:41:07+00:00Omekahttps://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2472 Episode 20 explores the lives of the Rossetter sisters, who were businessowners in Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Florida. The Rossetter family migrated to Eau Gallie in 1902 and had their home built at 1320 Highland Avenue in 1904, which now serves as a historic house operated by the Florida Historical Society. After the death of her father in 1921, Carrie P. Rossetter took responsibility for supporting the family by taking over her father's Standard Oil distribution business. Her sister, Ella F. Rossetter, was also a successful businessowner. After they retired in the 1980s, the Rossetter sisters focused their energy on the preservation of their family home.]]>2019-10-31T16:18:32+00:00
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 20: Women of Many Hats: The Rossetter Sisters of Eau Gallie, Florida
Alternative Title
Rossetter Sisters of Eau Gallie Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Eau Gallie (Fla.)
Businesswomen--Florida
Women--Florida
Historic houses, etc.
Melbourne (Fla.)
Description
Episode 20 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: Women of Many Hats: The Rossetter Sisters of Eau Gallie, Florida. 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.
Episode 20 explores the lives of the Rossetter sisters, who were businessowners in Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Florida. The Rossetter family migrated to Eau Gallie in 1902 and had their home built at 1320 Highland Avenue in 1904, which now serves as a historic house operated by the Florida Historical Society. After the death of her father in 1921, Carrie P. Rossetter took responsibility for supporting the family by taking over her father's Standard Oil distribution business. Her sister, Ella F. Rossetter, was also a successful businessowner. After they retired in the 1980s, the Rossetter sisters focused their energy on the preservation of their family home.
Abstract
This podcast explores the lives of two sisters who had remarkable careers as business owners in Eau Gallie, Florida. Today, their legacy lives on in their historic home, built in 1904 and now managed by the Florida Historical Society.
Creator
Bollinger, Heather
Source
Original 21-minute and 44-second podcast by Heather Bollinger, December 15, 2011: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 20: Women of Many Hats: The Rossetter Sisters of Eau Gallie, Florida." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
The Long History of the African American Civil Rights Movement in Florida
Alternative Title
History of the Civil Rights Movement in Florida
Subject
Civil rights--Florida
Exhibit
Civil Rights Movement
Civil rights movements--Florida
Description
The Long History of the African American Civil Rights Movement in Florida, an exhibit created by Dr. Robert Cassanello and his students at the University of Central Florida. The exhibit chronicles both national and local events in the civil rights movements dating from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Curators for the exhibit were Joseph Corbett and Anne Ladyem McDiviitt. Assistant curators included Patrick Anderson, Laura Cepero, Jennifer Cook, Tanya Engelhardt, Jacob Flynn, William Franklin, Barbara Houser, Rustin Lloyd, Joshua Petitt, Lindsey Turnbull, and Jon Wolfe. Andrew Callovi was the graphic designer.