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Interested in history, old houses, walking, pancakes and supporting the hungry? The Oviedo Preservation Project (TOPP) will be hosting a Historic Oviedo Walking Tour and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, February 20, 2010, from 8 to 11a.m. On this preview, hear tour organizer Megan Sladek describe 10 historic buildings in downtown Oviedo and how the people who lived in each helped make Oviedo what it is today.
Feature length – 17:40
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Gabriella was a small thriving community from 1880’s to 1930’s. Newspaper accounts from those years give insight into life in early Florida. Descriptions of a wedding, a ride on the “Dinky Line” and work in the Turpentine industry provide a glimpse of that era. Gabriella was located on Aloma Ave. just south of Oviedo, Florida, where the Seminole Historical Commission dedicated a marker in December 2009.
Feature length – 13:55
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Historically, water towers dotted the sky line. They have served and still serve an important utility purpose; usually storing water for drinking or for fire protection. Many city-located towers become an iconic beacon of the community. Some say that is increasingly the case in Oviedo, Fl., with two towers featured in this series.
Arthur Evans and Susan Howard take on a role in the interview as “water tower keeper’s” for their respective water tower owning organizations – Nelson & Company and Duda, in themselves, local business ICONS in the county. Length – 14:07
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The history of a geographic area of 700 acres in Seminole County,Florida has not yet come to a close. Perhaps this is because the area is not yet history. In this on-going History of Our Communities series, we explore the Village of Taintsville through the voices of a local historian and an original “Tainstvillian.”
Feature length – 12:43
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Harley M. Jones, at age 86 is a decorated battle veteran living in Chuluota. Jones served 23 years with the Army Air Corps and shares his story of courage and survival in the skies over Europe in World War II. He is one of the shrinking group of heroes from that war but his story honors all those who have served in our military branches throughout our history to defend the United States of America.
Feature length – 21:32
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A sound montage offering an audible journey into the First Days of School (03:32) and a civics test for Constitution Day 2009 (04:45).
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Looking on a map you wouldn’t find the town of Wagner in Seminole County today. Recently, the Seminole County Historical Commission erected a marker to commemorate the site of the town which was located in present day Winter Springs. Members of the commission discuss the town’s history and Walter Hendrix offers a unique insight into his boyhood home.
Feature length – 12:33
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