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West Orange Times & Observer | History

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  • Amy Quesinberry Price
  • September 22, 2023
This week in West Orange County history: Sept. 21, 2023

These are the people and events making headlines in West Orange County's past.

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  • September 20, 2023
Obituary: Kenneth Chappel Bruce

Obituary: Kenneth Chappel Bruce, 73, of Ocoee, died Sept. 12, 2023.

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  • September 13, 2023
This week in West Orange County history: Sept. 14, 2023

These are the people and events who made headlines in West Orange County's past.

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  • September 7, 2023
This week in West Orange County history: Sept. 7, 2023

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  • September 6, 2023
Roland Ray among first black Eagle Scouts

The 93-year-old Winter Garden resident made headlines in 1946 when he and two other boys in his scout troop were among the first black students to earn their Eagle Scout rank.

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  • August 30, 2023
This week in West Orange County history: Aug. 31, 2023

These are the people and events that were making headlines in West Orange County's past.

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  • August 23, 2023
This week in West Orange County history: Aug. 23, 2023

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  • August 9, 2023
Vaudeville memories preserved in late mom’s diaries

Barbara Patch, of Dr. Phillips, has written a book that features excerpts from diary entries her mother wrote when she was a stage performer from 1927 to 1935.

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  • August 3, 2023
This week in West Orange County history: Aug. 3, 2023

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  • July 26, 2023
Only memories remain: Duppenthalers say goodbye to childhood home

The home on C.R. 535 was built 91 years ago and has been the gathering place for generations of family dinners, weddings and other social gatherings. It is being razed this week to make way for a subdivision.

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  • July 19, 2023
This week in West Orange County history: July 20, 2023

These are the people and events who made headlines in West Orange County's past.

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  • July 19, 2023
Julie Butler qualifies for DAR membership with discovery of Captain Pledger

To become a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, citizens must prove their lineage to a war patriot.

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  • July 13, 2023
Oakland celebrates citrus history through art

Forty adult and youth artists are participating in the heritage center’s current exhibition that pays tribute to the town’s citrus history.

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  • July 13, 2023
Memories of old Winter Garden

Growing up in the Winter Garden of yesteryear afforded Lowell Teal the opportunity for experiences not available to today's children and teens.

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  • July 13, 2023
This week in West Orange County history: July 13, 2023

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