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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSociety Newsletter-1996 LOGO** Winter Springs Historical Society JANUARY NEWSLETTER "LOGO See Page 2 SATURDAY— FEBRUARY 24th — 2:00 P.M. WINTER SPRINGS CIVIC CENTER Bring your friends and your memories and share them on Saturday, February 24th starting at 2:00 P.M. at the Winter Springs Civic Center. We will gather in small groups of 4-6 and attempt to record what everyone has to share of their memories of Winter Springs. The tapes will then be transcribed so we have a permanent hard copy of this special day of remembering. Please urge anyone who would enjoy this meeting to come and offer them a ride to what promises to be a memorable afternoon. NEEDED FOR MEETING: Tape recorders, tapes. Call John. MIDGET TOWN: At our first meeting in June the subject of Midget Town came up. After this meeting Rae Artman reported to John Baker about "Midget City." She'd been talking with Elda Nichols,a long-time resident,about the Society's meeting. Elda remembered "Midget City"as sort of a small "attraction" (on 17-92 somewhere between 434 and 419) when she moved here in 1954, five years before the Village of North Orlando was chartered. It was not here in 1968 when the Artmans moved here. A miniature village was Laid out in what Elda remembers as a "big sandbox." The buildings of the village were about five inches high. visitors were given a folder which included a map of the village. The site, Elda recalls, was barren and without trees; she remembered how hot it was when she visited. There were articles about Midget City in both the Orlando Sentinel and the Sanford Herald. Winter Springs Historical Society January, [996 Here are rough copies of suggestions for our Logo. Let John know your preference or send in your own. ✓% :' .0+CHt fin W Sp 'ngs P II ��li ai� s i _ Society ACQUISITIONS SINCE THE SOCIETY"S SEPTEMBER 28th MEETING + We continue to teveive each issue of the Black Hammock News through the courtesy of its editor, Peggy Powell. You'll recall that our September speaker, Robert King, lives in Black Hammock. Although the unincorporated community is not a part of Winter Springs, it is on the shore of Lake Jesup, - -just east of our eastern city line. News articles often refer to the city since their concerns frequently coincide width ours. John Baker has recent issues if you'd like to peruse them; older issues are in storage. + From the city's Department of Public Works, courtesy of City Manager John Govoruhk, we are now the proud possessors of an elegant, heavy-duty aluminum, railroad crossing sign. It's the one that stood at the crossing on Vistawilla Drive and was installed there in about 1989. The reflecting sign measures about 40" x 30". Since the society's president was not allowed to bring it into his own home, it is now in storage. Winter Springs Historical Society January, 1996 + Too society members, with encouragement from a third, gathered for the society a track plate*, a plate clip*, and a large/long screw* (use unknown) , and 102 spikes from the track bed of the railroad that until recently paralleled SR 434/419. The original line was laid long before North Orlando was chartered as a village in 1959. If there's a railroad enthusiast among our members, this would be a good topic for research; John Baker could get you started. (The asterisks (*) indicated that Baker doesn't know the correct names for the items.) A local resident dropped off some things to John Baker, including a Grand Opening ceramic coffee cup from the first McDonal's to open in Winter Springs in October, 1994. George Barkus has given us a complete set of the Tuskawilla newsletter. This is a valuable addition to our historical archives. Bill Daucher,a founder of the local Sertoma group,contributed two scrapbooks, display boards and other material. Sunshine Park was totally refurbished because of this group and the contributions shed light on the period from 1977 to 1983. If you have anything you want to contribute please contact John or anyone else listed below and it will be picked up and added to our collection. Keep your eyes and ears open for any house or building that would be appropriate for displaying our growing collection. In the meantime we sure could use a free place(room, part of a garage, loft, unused closet)to store our collection. People to Contact with questions or comments or contributions: John Baker, President 327 6506 Louise Baskin, Vice President 366 5775 Chuck Holzman, Treasurer 327 1222 Annette Boyd, Secretary 327 1600 Bill Drummond 695 0253 Mitch Shulick 699 7934 The Steering Committee met on January 5th and worked on the Articles of Incorporation so we may be officially a not-for-profit corporation. They also worked on the By-Laws. The Steering Committee consists of John Baker, Bill Drummond, Chuck Holzman, Mitch Shulick, and Louise Baskin. They will be meeting again before the February meeting.