In Memory of Harry "Big Newt" Boston, Sr.
Dublin Core
Title
In Memory of Harry "Big Newt" Boston, Sr.
Alternative Title
Boston Funeral Program
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida
Baseball--Florida
Softball--United States
Sports--Florida
Parks--Florida
Description
This is the dedication from former members of the Oviedo Black Hawks baseball team for Harry "Big Newt" Homer, Sr. Boston, who was an integral part of Oviedo's African-American community. Originally from Valdosta, Georgia, he graduate from Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State University). After college, he joined the U,S, Army, where he served as a medic during World War II. After migrating to Oviedo, Florida, Boston built a baseball diamond where local black youths played. The teams were known as the Oviedo Black Hawks for boys and Oviedo Lady Black Hawks for girls. On his bus, affectionately nicknamed the "Big Newt Bus," Boston would take the teams to games across Florida and other states as far north as Tennessee. The City of Oviedo honored him by naming Boston Hill Park, located at 777 South Central Avenue, in his honor. On May 21, 1994, the city also proclaimed that date Harry "Big Newt" Boston Day. Boston passed away on October 3 of that same year at the Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park.
Creator
Oviedo Black Hawks
Source
Original 4-page pamphlet by the Oviedo Black Hawks, May 2000: Private Collection of Jacqueline Morgan.
Date Created
ca. 2000-05-20
Contributor
Morgan, Jacqueline
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of the original 4-page pamphlet by the Oviedo Black Hawks, May 2000.
Is Part Of
Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
559 KB
Medium
4-page pamphlet
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Boston Hill Park, Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Oviedo Black Hawks and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Dossie, Porsha
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Jacqueline Morgan
External Reference
Robison, Jim. "Bostons Of Oviedo Built Ball Field, Pioneered In Citrus." The Orlando Sentinel, February 2, 2003. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2003-02-02/news/0301310510_1_boston-oviedo-grove.
"In Loving Memory of Mr. Harry Boston." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5289.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
4-page pamphlet
Collection
Citation
Oviedo Black Hawks, “In Memory of Harry "Big Newt" Boston, Sr.,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5290.