Winter Garden Heritage Foundation to celebrate 250th anniversary of the American Revolution

The event will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the foundation, 21 E. Plant St., Winter Garden.

By Michael Eng
| 12:00 p.m. July 10, 2025

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The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation will celebrate 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with “Their Patriots Would be Proud! Citrus-Belt Founders — Descendants of America’s Revolution.”

The event will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the foundation, 21 E. Plant St., Winter Garden.

This event will celebrate the anniversary with a special emphasis on the remarkable pioneers of West Orange County. Author and historian Richard Cronin will cover such as luminaries Isaphoenia Cleopatra Speer and William C. Roper, in addition to many others.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.