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Mr. and Mrs. Lawson operated the first Westside funeral home. Originally they served the community out of what is now the DePugh Nursing Home. The current tow story Pennsylvania Avenue building, which served both as a business and a residence, was…

In the backyard of the Pennsylvania Avenue building rests a 1960s Cadillac Hearse. This was the first new professional vehicle purchased by the funeral home. Mrs. Lawson's response to a question about the car: "The Hearse has always been part of the…

Mrs. Willie Smith photographed with part of her large family: her daughter Allie, with her husband, Joe Burns, and granddaughter.

In 1995, Mrs. Smith was ninety years old and a resident of DePugh Nursing Home. She moved to Winter Park in 1932 with her husband and four children. Her husband worked for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the young family lived in the "section…

Robert Knight represents the fourth generation owner of a restaurant started in 1926 by his great-grandparents Minnie Lee and Inez Jordan. The small restaurant was called "Baby's Lunch Box" after their daughter's nickname "Baby Young." People of "all…

Article about the Christmas in the Park event sponsored by the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, featuring a number of leaded-glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Newspaper article about the winners of the Winter Park Christmas Decorations contest and the Winter Park Pines Christmas Decorations contest

Newspaper article about the 1999 pancake breakfast sponsored by Leadership Winter Park alumni and the annual Winter Park Christmas Parade sponsored by the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce.

Newspaper article about the decision made by the county to save $30,000 by not purchasing a 50-foot-tall live Christmas tree

At the time this photo was taken, Mrs. Johnson lived half-a-block from Warner Chapel on Comstock Avenue. The two story home was built by her father after moving to Winter Park in the late 1920s from North Florida. When Mrs. Johnson was a child she…

Newspaper article listing holiday events occurring between November 28 and December 16.

Newspaper article outlining upcoming holiday events in Winter Park, including the lighting of the Tiffany windows for the Christmas in the Park celebration, the tree lighting and card competition, the annual Christmas Parade themed "Ye Olde…

Newspaper article about the 21st annual Christmas in the Park event, including the lighting of Tiffany windows.

Newspaper article about the upcoming holiday events on Park Avenue, including the lighting of the official Christmas tree, the unveiling of the holiday cards, the annual Winter Park Christmas Parade, and the Leadership Winter Park pancake breakfast. …

The secretary of the Ideal Woman's Club in 1994, Mrs. Blue is also the sister of Ernestine Ingram.

A number of short articles from the December 2, 1999 edition of the Winter Park Observer, including "Holiday events abound in Winter Park", "Community Holiday Fair set for Dec. 11 at Community Center", "City Auction Set for Dec. 11 at Farmer's…

Newspaper article about the upcoming lighting of the Tiffany windows at the Christmas in the Park event. Information is provided about past event turnout and music performances anticipated at the event.

Photo of a portion the Winter Park Christmas Parade committee at the beginning of the planning process.

The president of the Ideal Woman's Club was also a member of Ward Chapel in 1995. Prior to its closing in the mid 1980s, Mrs. Ingram worked for 27 years as a sales person at Leedy's Dress Shop on Park Avenue South in downtown Winter Park. A lifelong…

Newspaper article providing information about the Christmas Eve Open House event at the Morse Museum of American Art, featuring windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Formerly the parsonage of the First Congregational Church, the building was given to the Ideal Woman's Club and moved. This building was torn down in 1996.

Newspaper article about the 46th annual Winter Park Christmas Parade. sponsored by the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce.

Newspaper article providing information about the 1998 holiday concert featuring the Bach Festival Chamber Singers and the Rollins College Mallet Ensemble.

Born in Winter Park, she recently retired from 36 years of service as a public school teacher. Except for her college years and a brief teaching position in Sarasota, she has lived in the same Winter Park neighborhood all of her life. Growing up in…