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Southwest Orange | History

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  • February 12, 2025
1932-2025: Educator Sherman Harding shared love of history for 39 years

The history buff also served as a Civil War consultant for National Geographic and Time Life.

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for the week of Jan. 30, 2025

News of the past tells how residents of West Orange County once lived and businesses once operated.

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Jan. 23, 2025

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Jan. 16, 2025

News of the past tells how residents of West Orange County once lived and businesses once operated.

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  • January 15, 2025
Windermere spending year celebrating 100th anniversary

The Southwest Orange County town was founded in 1925 by three men who would later serve as Windermere mayors.

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  • January 7, 2025
Explore Florida’s history in film and TV at Winter Garden Heritage Foundation

The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation will host Dr. David Morton, author of “Motion Picture Paradise: A History of Florida's Film and Television Industry,” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16.

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Dec.19, 2024

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Dec. 12, 2024

News of the past tells how residents of West Orange County once lived and businesses once operated.

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for the week of Dec. 5, 2024

News of the past tells how residents of West Orange County once lived and how businesses once operated.

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Nov. 28, 2024

News of the past tells how residents of West Orange County once lived and businesses once operated.

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Nov. 21, 2024

News of the past tells how residents of West Orange County once lived and how businesses operated.

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Nov. 14, 2024

News of the past tells how West Orange County residents once lived and businesses once operated.

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for the week of Oct. 24, 2024

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HISTORY: West Orange County of yesteryear for week of Oct. 17, 2024

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  • October 9, 2024
Roper YMCA facility turns 45

The Roper Family YMCA opened in 1979 as the E.M. Tanner Memorial YMCA.

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