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Published in 1966, this was the first book Mrs. Carruth penned. She was 85 years old when it was written. The illustrations were drawn by Herbert McClure

The Sunbonnet Babies' books were all created to be instructive and used in the classroom. In the back of each book was a word list to assist the teachers in picking out key words and phrases.

Eulalie Osgood Grover signed the dedication page in the copy of the Sunbonnet Babies in Italy, which is housed in Winter Park History and Archives.

This is the title page from The Sunbonnet Babies' Primer, which was published in 1902 by Rand McNally and Company.

The Alden house, located on the NE corner of Lyman & Interlachen Avenue.

The Alden house, located on the NE corner of Lyman & Interlachen Avenue.

It wasn't known how close the old Seminole Hotel and the Batchelor House were to one another until this photograph was loaned to the Winter Park History Collection.

Mrs. Carruth was the author many articles. One of her pieces was featured in this March 1920 issue of The Open Road and was entitled: The Calendar. It was co-written by her husband, W.M. Carruth.

This is the book cover of the The Overall Boys, which was published in 1905. The Overall Boys was written after Miss Grover received many requests from boys and their mothers to include boy characters in her Sunbonnet Babies' primers.

In this page from The Overall Boys, Jack, Joe, Tim and Ted are introduced to young readers. Though drawn by the same artist, Bertha L. Corbett, unlike their little girl counterparts, their faces are shown.

Copy of The Pansy Books, written by Isabell Alden. 

Thomas M. Henkel, Dr. Henkel's son, also served this community. In 1912, he was elected mayor of Winter Park. He was elected alderman in 1910, 1915, and 1924. 1928 brought a change in the way the elections were held. Instead of holding a city…

Eula Jenkins receives the Dare To Dream award at Valencia
Community College's Winter Park campus on April 20, 2001.
Shown in the photograph from left to right are: Pastor Lavada Williams; Prince of Peace Church in Apopka, Gloria White and …

"Black bass such as this are not frequently caught." It records the weight of the fish as 12 pounds, 1 ounce!