Episode 25: Company Scrip (A History of Central Florida Series) RICHES 2015-03-02 | Episode 25 of A History of Central Florida podcasts: Company Scrip. 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 25 features a discussion of the company scrips housed at the Groveland Historical Museum and the Osceola County Welcome Center and History Museum. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Mark Howard Long of the University of Central Florida and Dr. Paul Ortiz of the University of Florida.
Oral History of Martha Sanders RICHESMI 2023-05-02 | An oral history of Martha Sanders conducted at Hopper Academy in the Georgetown neighborhood in Sanford, Florida, on March 18, 2023, as part of an event honoring community mothers entitled "Mother Made Me".
Oral History of Betty Robinson RICHESMI 2023-05-02 | An oral history interview of Betty Robinson conducted at Hopper Academy in the Georgetown neighborhood in Sanford, Florida, on March 18, 2023, as part of an event honoring community mothers entitled "Mother Made Me".
Oral History of Ieshia Walker RICHESMI 2023-05-02 | An oral history interview of Ieshia Walker conducted at Hopper Academy in the Georgetown neighborhood in Sanford, Florida, on March 18, 2023, as part of an event honoring community mothers entitled "Mother Made Me".
Oral History of Adrienne Fuller RICHESMI 2023-05-02 | An oral history interview of Adrienne Fuller conducted at Hopper Academy in the Georgetown neighborhood in Sanford, Florida, on March 18, 2023, as part of an event honoring community mothers entitled "Mother Made Me".
Rosenwald School Oral Histories RICHESMI 2023-03-16 | Collection of oral histories taken from former students of the Rosenwald School in Altamonte Springs, Florida, at a history harvest on February 19, 2023.
Oral History of Kelley Muller-Smith RICHESMI 2022-11-03 | An oral history interview of Kelley Muller-Smith, a Sanford native raised in Oviedo and professional singer. The interview was conducted by Dr. Connie Lester and Jessica Oldham over Zoom in Orlando, Florida, on July 28th, 2022. Some of the topics covered include Muller-Smith’s childhood and schooling in Oviedo and Jackson Heights Elementary School, now Jackson Heights Middle School, and the roles of her parents, her father, principal Stanley T. Muller, and her mother, music teacher May Francis Muller, in segregated Oviedo-area schools for African American students. Other topics include her memories of daily life at Jackson Heights Elementary School, the instruction of memorable teachers, the role of music in shaping Muller-Smith’s personal and professional life, her experiences traveling with different musical and performing arts groups, and her view on the importance of the future Oviedo Colored Schools Museum.
Rep. Val Demings Speaks at the Last Rites Ceremony for Julius July Perry, November 7, 2020 RICHESMI 2022-04-22 | Rep. Val Demings speaks at the last rites ceremony for July Perry on November 7, 2020. The Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity, Free and Accepted Masons, State of Florida and Belize, Central America, Jurisdiction, Incorporated Prince Hall Affiliated (founded 1870) ended the centennial commemoration of the Ocoee Massacre on Saturday, November 7, 2020, with a Masonic burial ritual at the grave of July Perry. Hastily buried in 1920, Perry, a Mason in the Ocoee Prince Hall Lodge, did not receive the burial ritual at the time of his interment. In addition to the Prince Hall Masons from across the state, elected officials, members of the public, and the descendants of July Perry gathered to join in and observe the solemn ceremony that served as a fitting conclusion to the year-long commemoration events.
Last Rites Ceremony for Julius July Perry, November 7, 2020 RICHESMI 2022-04-22 | The Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity, Free and Accepted Masons, State of Florida and Belize, Central America, Jurisdiction, Incorporated Prince Hall Affiliated (founded 1870) ended the centennial commemoration of the Ocoee Massacre on Saturday, November 7, 2020, with a Masonic burial ritual at the grave of July Perry. Hastily buried in 1920, Perry, a Mason in the Ocoee Prince Hall Lodge, did not receive the burial ritual at the time of his interment. In addition to the Prince Hall Masons from across the state, elected officials, members of the public, and the descendants of July Perry gathered to join in and observe the solemn ceremony that served as a fitting conclusion to the year-long commemoration events.
2021 Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture RICHESMI 2021-10-19 | The 9th Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture features four esteemed journal editors discussing topics ranging from the role of the discipline of history in the 21st century, to the future of history journals, and the study of history in difficult times.Panelists:Claire StromRollins CollegePast Editor, Agricultural HistoryCraig Thompson FriendProfessor of HistoryNorth Carolina State UniversityPast Editor, Florida Historical QuarterlyRandall HallWilliam P. Hobby Professor of American HistoryRice UniversityEditor, Journal of Southern HistoryAlex LichtensteinProfessor of HistoryIndiana UniversityEditor, American Historical Review
Oral History of Deborah Patricia Kirby RICHESMI 2021-10-12 | An oral history interview with Deborah Patricia Kirby, conducted by Fairolyn H. Livingston at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park, Florida, on October 4, 2021.
Episode 44: Construction of Inequality: Politics and Influence on I-4 (RICHES Podcast Documentaries) RICHESMI 2021-08-04 | Episode 44 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: The Construction of Inequality: Politics and Influence on I-4. 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 44 examines the controversy over the construction of Interstate Highway 4 through and around Orlando and the unequal amount of influence exerted on the building of the road by different interest groups and parties involved. I-4 was one of the first Interstate Highways constructed in Florida, with its first section opening between Plant City and Lakeland in 1959. By 1962, the segment of I-4 connecting Tampa and Orlando was completed and the entire highway was completed by the late 1960s.
Episode 42: Vol. 98, No. 3 and 4, Winter/Spring 2020 RICHESMI 2021-08-03 | In this episode, Holly Baker interviews Dr. David Morton about his article in the Winter/Spring 2020 issue of the Florida Historical Quarterly titled, "A Year Round Playground Twenty Seven Hours from Broadway: Reassessing Jacksonville’s Legacy as an Almost Hollywood." Dr. David Morton is an instructor of History at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.The Florida Historical Quarterly is the peer reviewed scholarly journal of the Florida Historical Society. The society was founded in 1856 and is the only statewide historical organization in Florida. The society is headquartered in Cocoa, Florida and the editorial offices of the journal are in the Department of History at the University of Central Florida.Producer: Holly BakerNarrator: Holly BakerInterviewer: Holly BakerInterviewee: Dr. David Morton
Episode 41: Vol. 98, No. 2, Fall 2019 RICHESMI 2021-07-29 | In this episode, Holly Baker interviews Dr. Justin Iverson about his article in the Fall 2019 issue called, “Fugitives on the Front: Maroons in the Gulf Coast Borderlands War, 1812-1823.” Dr. Iverson is the historian for the 403rd Wing of the Air Force Reserve at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. The Florida Historical Quarterly is the peer reviewed scholarly journal of the Florida Historical Society. The society was founded in 1856 and is the only statewide historical organization in Florida. The society is headquartered in Cocoa, Florida and the editorial offices of the journal are in the Department of History at the University of Central Florida. Producer: Holly Baker Narrator: Holly Baker Interviewer: Holly Baker Interviewee: Dr. Justin Iverson
Episode 40: Vol. 97, No. 3, Winter 2019 RICHESMI 2021-06-29 | In this episode, Holly Baker interviews Andy Huse about his article in the Winter 2019 issue called, “War, Fear, and Bread in Tampa 1917-1918.” Andy Huse is an Associate Librarian at the University of South Florida Tampa Library’s Special Collections. The Florida Historical Quarterly is the peer reviewed scholarly journal of the Florida Historical Society. The society was founded in 1856 and is the only statewide historical organization in Florida. The society is headquartered in Cocoa, Florida and the editorial offices of the journal are in the Department of History at the University of Central Florida. Producer: Holly Baker Narrator: Holly Baker Interviewer: Holly Baker Interviewee: Andy Huse
Episode 38: Vol. 97, No. 1, Summer 2018 RICHESMI 2021-06-17 | In this episode, Holly Baker interviews Dr. Robert Krause about his article in the Summer 2018 issue of the Florida Historical Quarterly titled, "New Deal Public Works in the Florida Panhandle, 1933-1940." Dr. Krause is an Architectural Historian and a Disaster Response Specialist who works in Houston, Texas.The Florida Historical Quarterly is the peer reviewed scholarly journal of the Florida Historical Society. The society was founded in 1856 and is the only state wide historical organization in Florida. The society is headquartered in Cocoa, Florida and the editorial offices of the journal are in the Department of History at the University of Central Florida.
Episode 37: Vol. 96, No. 4, Spring 2018 RICHESMI 2021-06-16 | In this episode, Holly Baker interviews history professor Dr. Erin Conlin from Indiana University in Pennsylvania about her article in the Spring 2018 issue of the Florida Historical Quarterly journal titled, "Work…or be deported: Florida Growers and the Emergence of a Non-Citizen Agricultural Workforce”. This "socially distant" interview took place during the 2020 pandemic.The Florida Historical Quarterly is the peer reviewed scholarly journal of the Florida Historical Society. The society was founded in 1856 and is the only state wide historical organization in Florida. The society is headquartered in Cocoa, Florida and the editorial offices of the journal are in the Department of History at the University of Central Florida.
Episode 39: Vol. 97, No. 2, Fall 2018 RICHESMI 2021-06-07 | In this episode, Holly Baker interviews Dr. Christophe J.M. Boucher about his article in the Fall 2018 issue of the Florida Historical Quarterly titled, "The Greatest Dissemblers in the World: Timucuas, Spaniards, and the Fall of Fort Caroline."Dr. Christophe J.M. Boucher is an Associate Professor in History at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.The Florida Historical Quarterly is the peer reviewed scholarly journal of the Florida Historical Society. The society was founded in 1856 and is the only state wide historical organization in Florida. The society is headquartered in Cocoa, Florida and the editorial offices of the journal are in the Department of History at the University of Central Florida.
Oviedo Plane Crash Witnesses RICHESMI 2021-04-15 | On Saturday, March 6, 2021, a historical marker was unveiled honoring the crew of a 1962 plane crash in Oviedo. A Naval A3D Skywarrior Airplane based at the Sanford Naval Air Station would crash in the Oviedo area narrowly missing a school ground full of children. The pilot, Lt. Charles Hodgate, was credited with navigating the airplane away from the school ground, defying orders to bail out, and subsequently claiming three members of the crew including Navy Petty Officers John W. Bush, Horace Marks and Lt. Charles Hodgate in the crash. Hodgate would later be the basis for the narrator character in the community-storytelling series from Creative Sanford entitled "Celery Soup."
Oviedo Plane Crash Marker Ceremony (March 6, 2021) RICHESMI 2021-03-24 | On Saturday, March 6, 2021, a historical marker was unveiled honoring the crew of a 1962 plane crash in Oviedo. A Naval A3D Skywarrior Airplane based at the Sanford Naval Air Station would crash in the Oviedo area narrowly missing a school ground full of children. The pilot, Lt. Charles Hodgate, was credited with navigating the airplane away from the school ground, defying orders to bail out, and subsequently claiming three members of the crew including Navy Petty Officers John W. Bush, Horace Marks and Lt. Charles Hodgate in the crash. Hodgate would later be the basis for the narrator character in the community-storytelling series from Creative Sanford entitled "Celery Soup."
July Perry Memorial Marker Dedication (June 21, 2019) RICHESMI 2021-01-21 | On June 21, 2019, a historical marker was unveiled in Heritage Square outside of the Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando, Florida, to honor July Perry. Some of the speakers at the ceremony included Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings, Executive Director of Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Bryan Stevenson, and Orlando Mayor John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer. The marker was placed in partnership with the Truth and Justice Project of Orange County, Bridge the Gap Coalition, the City of Orlando, Orange County Government, Orange County Public Library System, and the Orange County Regional History Center.
2020 Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture RICHESMI 2020-10-27 | 8th Annual Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture Series on Florida History and Culture featuring Dr. Martha S. JonesMonday, October 12, 2020 at 6pm—When it comes to the story of women’s suffrage and the 19th Amendment, two myths dominate. The first is that when the Amendment became law, all American women won the vote. We even hear that women were thereby guaranteed the vote. The second is that, on the contrary, no Black American womengained the vote in 1920 because racism kept them from the polls. In this anniversary year, it is time to replace myths with history.The 19th Amendment provided: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” What precisely did that mean for American women? Getting to the polls still required struggle. And the battles waged 100 years ago – for giving teeth to constitutional right in the era of Jim Crow - echo in 2020 as American women continue to face voter suppression and battle for full access to the polls.—Presented by the Florida Historical Quarterly and the UCF Department of History(Cross-posted on the UCF Department of History Channel)
