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100th Anniversary Booklet of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Title page for the Centennial booklet prepared by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (relocated from Cleveland to Parma, OH), in 1992. Scan from "100 years if God's Grace," a commemorative booklet produced by Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Parma, Ohio, in 1992.
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1890 Orlando, Florida: county seat of Orange County.
Birds-eye-view map of Orlando, Florida, showing streets, street names, rail lines, structures and lakes. Includes advertisements.
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1912 Passport for Andrew Duda, Sr. Family
The passport used by Katarina Zatko Duda and her four children when they emigrated from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the US to join the family patriarch, Andrew Duda, Sr., who had arrived in the US in 1909. The passport (written in French) was issued in May, 1912 "in the name of Emperor Franz Joseph." The Duda family was ultimately reunited in Slavia, Florida in the same year. The Passport was found in the belongings of their only daughter (Anna Duda Jakubcin) in 2012
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1912 Passport for Andrew Duda, Sr. Family
The passport used by Katarina Zatko Duda and her four children when they emigrated from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the US to join the family patriarch, Andrew Duda, Sr., who had arrived in the US in 1909. The passport (written in French) was issued in May, 1912 "in the name of Emperor Franz Joseph." The Duda family was ultimately reunited in Slavia, Florida in the same year. The Passport was found in the belongings of their only daughter (Anna Duda Jakubcin) in 2012
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1912 Passport for Andrew Duda, Sr. Family
The passport used by Katarina Zatko Duda and her four children when they emigrated from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the US to join the family patriarch, Andrew Duda, Sr., who had arrived in the US in 1909. The passport (written in French) was issued in May, 1912 "in the name of Emperor Franz Joseph." The Duda family was ultimately reunited in Slavia, Florida in the same year. The Passport was found in the belongings of their only daughter (Anna Duda Jakubcin) in 2012
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1912 Passport for Andrew Duda, Sr. Family
The passport used by Katarina Zatko Duda and her four children when they emigrated from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the US to join the family patriarch, Andrew Duda, Sr., who had arrived in the US in 1909. The passport (written in French) was issued in May, 1912 "in the name of Emperor Franz Joseph." The Duda family was ultimately reunited in Slavia, Florida in the same year. The Passport was found in the belongings of their only daughter (Anna Duda Jakubcin) in 2012
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1928, the Seminole.
Black-and-white photograph of the New Seminole Hotel (1913-1963)and dated 1928. View of the hotel showing garden area with palm trees.
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1930 Census Page Listing Residents of Slavia in Seminole County, Florida
One page from the "Fifteenth Census of the United States/Population Schedule" (Department of Commerce) for Seminole County, FL, lists members of the families of Andrew Duda, Sr., Martin Stanko, Joseph Mikler, Michael Mikler, Paul Lukas and George Jakubcin (misspelled as "Jacobson") as residents of the Slavia community at that point in time.
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1957 Brick Church: Baptismal Font, Carved Lectern, Chancel Enclosure
Black and white image of marble baptismal font, lectern and carved chancel enclosure designed for the expanded brick church in 1957.
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3 Men in a Boat, Bird Island
Black-and-white photography of three men in a canoe on the lake at Bird Island, Windermere (Fla.) Text on front of photograph: "45, 3 men in a boat, Bird Island."
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4-H Boys, St. Luke's Christian Day School, 1954-55
Boys in the 4-H Club of St. Luke's Christian Day School, Students were not individually identified in this photo from the school annual.
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4-H Club Leaders, 1954-55, St. Luke's Christian Day School
Adult 4-H Club leaders, 1954-55. Katie Duda (left) and Margaret Mikler.
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4-H Girls, St. Luke's Christian Day School, 1954-55
Girls in the 4-H Club of St. Luke's Christian Day School, 1954-55. Students were not individually identified in this photo from the school annual.
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50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration for Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mikler, Sr., October, 1954
Family and friends come together in a special celebration of the 50th anniversary of Joseph Mikler, Sr. and his wife, Katarina 'nee Strauch in October, 1954. Event was likely held in a barn or garage of a family member, on Mikler Road in Slavia. Note sheets hung on walls to disguise wooden barn walls and bountiful paper decorations. Head table (left to right): 1.Olga Tuhy, 2. Rev. Stephen Tuhy, 3.Joseph Mikler, Sr., 4. Katarina Mikler, 5. Anula Daniel, 6. Dr. Andrew Daniel, 7. Elena Tuhy, 8. Rebekah Tuhy, 9. Joe L. Mikler, Jr., 10. Ethel Mikler. 5x7 B&W print, scanned on Epson 10000XL at SLLC, August, 2011.
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50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George (Anna 'nee Duda) Jakubcin, Sr., November, 1967
50th Wedding Anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. George (Anna, nee Duda) Jakubcin, Sr. The reception for family and friends was held in the new lunchroom area of St. Luke's Lutheran School. November, 1967. Anna, the daughter of Andrew, Duda, Sr., and George raised seven children and their families were among the charter members of St. Luke's church and the Slavia community. 8x10 Black & white print. Scanned on Epson 10000XL at SLLC, 2011 and Sepia print, scanned in 2012.
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50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George (Anna 'nee Duda) Jakubcin, Sr., November, 1967
50th Wedding Anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. George (Anna, nee Duda) Jakubcin, Sr. The reception for family and friends was held in the new lunchroom area of St. Luke's Lutheran School. November, 1967. Anna, the daughter of Andrew, Duda, Sr., and George raised seven children and their families were among the charter members of St. Luke's church and the Slavia community. 8x10 Black & white print. Scanned on Epson 10000XL at SLLC, 2011 and Sepia print, scanned in 2012.
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60th Anniversary of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, March, 1972
An article published in the Sanford Herald on March 24, 1972, describes the celebration of St. Luke's 60th Anniversary on March 19, 1972: "Rev. John J. Kucharik based his sermon on 'Builders,' as taken from Matthew 7:24-29, for the 60th anniversary service of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. A narration of [the] congregation's history was given by James Colbert. Mrs. Betty Kohany was organist and Mrs. Judy Duda was choir director." The full article was accompanied by a photo of Pastor Kucharik, standing near the entrance of the church with Mr. George Jakubcin, Sr. who was the oldest living founding member (at age 85) of the congregation at that point in time. Church records show that a special event (planned by committee: Jim & Sue Colbert, Walter & Judy Duda and Dan & Mary Ann Lukas), including a pastry buffet and a display of historical images in the halls of the new junior high school building, followed the special bilingual worship service, held at 3:00 pm.
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60th Anniversary of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, March, 1972
An article published in the Sanford Herald on March 24, 1972, describes the celebration of St. Luke's 60th Anniversary on March 19, 1972: "Rev. John J. Kucharik based his sermon on 'Builders,' as taken from Matthew 7:24-29, for the 60th anniversary service of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. A narration of [the] congregation's history was given by James Colbert. Mrs. Betty Kohany was organist and Mrs. Judy Duda was choir director." The full article was accompanied by a photo of Pastor Kucharik, standing near the entrance of the church with Mr. George Jakubcin, Sr. who was the oldest living founding member (at age 85) of the congregation at that point in time. Church records show that a special event (planned by committee: Jim & Sue Colbert, Walter & Judy Duda and Dan & Mary Ann Lukas), including a pastry buffet and a display of historical images in the halls of the new junior high school building, followed the special bilingual worship service, held at 3:00 pm.
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60th Anniversary of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, March, 1972
An article published in the Sanford Herald on March 24, 1972, describes the celebration of St. Luke's 60th Anniversary on March 19, 1972: "Rev. John J. Kucharik based his sermon on 'Builders,' as taken from Matthew 7:24-29, for the 60th anniversary service of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. A narration of [the] congregation's history was given by James Colbert. Mrs. Betty Kohany was organist and Mrs. Judy Duda was choir director." The full article was accompanied by a photo of Pastor Kucharik, standing near the entrance of the church with Mr. George Jakubcin, Sr. who was the oldest living founding member (at age 85) of the congregation at that point in time. Church records show that a special event (planned by committee: Jim & Sue Colbert, Walter & Judy Duda and Dan & Mary Ann Lukas), including a pastry buffet and a display of historical images in the halls of the new junior high school building, followed the special bilingual worship service, held at 3:00 pm.
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60th Anniversary of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, March, 1972
An article published in the Sanford Herald on March 24, 1972, describes the celebration of St. Luke's 60th Anniversary on March 19, 1972: "Rev. John J. Kucharik based his sermon on 'Builders,' as taken from Matthew 7:24-29, for the 60th anniversary service of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. A narration of [the] congregation's history was given by James Colbert. Mrs. Betty Kohany was organist and Mrs. Judy Duda was choir director." The full article was accompanied by a photo of Pastor Kucharik, standing near the entrance of the church with Mr. George Jakubcin, Sr. who was the oldest living founding member (at age 85) of the congregation at that point in time. Church records show that a special event (planned by committee: Jim & Sue Colbert, Walter & Judy Duda and Dan & Mary Ann Lukas), including a pastry buffet and a display of historical images in the halls of the new junior high school building, followed the special bilingual worship service, held at 3:00 pm.
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75th Anniversary of St. Luke's, 1987 celebrations
St. Luke's congregation celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding (March 17, 1912) on January 25, 1987 with a special morning worship service (Dr. Albert Marcis, homilist) and coffee hour. Another festival anniversary service on March 22, 1987 (homilist: Dr. Edward Westcott), followed by a mid-day banquet in Founders Hall. Photos and program materials show that much preparation was done for this event, which featured wall art created by Ruth Wiedenmann, a program emceed by Rev. Paul Hoyer and a slide presentation ("Visions")following the festive, catered meal. The congregation gathered outside the brick church for an aerial group photo.
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75th Anniversary of St. Luke's, 1987 celebrations
St. Luke's congregation celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding (March 17, 1912) on January 25, 1987 with a special morning worship service (Dr. Albert Marcis, homilist) and coffee hour. Another festival anniversary service on March 22, 1987 (homilist: Dr. Edward Westcott), followed by a mid-day banquet in Founders Hall. Photos and program materials show that much preparation was done for this event, which featured wall art created by Ruth Wiedenmann, a program emceed by Rev. Paul Hoyer and a slide presentation ("Visions")following the festive, catered meal. The congregation gathered outside the brick church for an aerial group photo.
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75th Anniversary of St. Luke's, 1987 celebrations
St. Luke's congregation celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding (March 17, 1912) on January 25, 1987 with a special morning worship service (Dr. Albert Marcis, homilist) and coffee hour. Another festival anniversary service on March 22, 1987 (homilist: Dr. Edward Westcott), followed by a mid-day banquet in Founders Hall. Photos and program materials show that much preparation was done for this event, which featured wall art created by Ruth Wiedenmann, a program emceed by Rev. Paul Hoyer and a slide presentation ("Visions")following the festive, catered meal. The congregation gathered outside the brick church for an aerial group photo.
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75th Anniversary of St. Luke's, 1987 celebrations
St. Luke's congregation celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding (March 17, 1912) on January 25, 1987 with a special morning worship service (Dr. Albert Marcis, homilist) and coffee hour. Another festival anniversary service on March 22, 1987 (homilist: Dr. Edward Westcott), followed by a mid-day banquet in Founders Hall. Photos and program materials show that much preparation was done for this event, which featured wall art created by Ruth Wiedenmann, a program emceed by Rev. Paul Hoyer and a slide presentation ("Visions")following the festive, catered meal. The congregation gathered outside the brick church for an aerial group photo.
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75th Anniversary of St. Luke's, 1987 celebrations
St. Luke's congregation celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding (March 17, 1912) on January 25, 1987 with a special morning worship service (Dr. Albert Marcis, homilist) and coffee hour. Another festival anniversary service on March 22, 1987 (homilist: Dr. Edward Westcott), followed by a mid-day banquet in Founders Hall. Photos and program materials show that much preparation was done for this event, which featured wall art created by Ruth Wiedenmann, a program emceed by Rev. Paul Hoyer and a slide presentation ("Visions")following the festive, catered meal. The congregation gathered outside the brick church for an aerial group photo.
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75th Anniversary of St. Luke's, 1987 celebrations
St. Luke's congregation celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding (March 17, 1912) on January 25, 1987 with a special morning worship service (Dr. Albert Marcis, homilist) and coffee hour. Another festival anniversary service on March 22, 1987 (homilist: Dr. Edward Westcott), followed by a mid-day banquet in Founders Hall. Photos and program materials show that much preparation was done for this event, which featured wall art created by Ruth Wiedenmann, a program emceed by Rev. Paul Hoyer and a slide presentation ("Visions")following the festive, catered meal. The congregation gathered outside the brick church for an aerial group photo.
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75th Anniversary of St. Luke's, 1987 celebrations
St. Luke's congregation celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding (March 17, 1912) on January 25, 1987 with a special morning worship service (Dr. Albert Marcis, homilist) and coffee hour. Another festival anniversary service on March 22, 1987 (homilist: Dr. Edward Westcott), followed by a mid-day banquet in Founders Hall. Photos and program materials show that much preparation was done for this event, which featured wall art created by Ruth Wiedenmann, a program emceed by Rev. Paul Hoyer and a slide presentation ("Visions")following the festive, catered meal. The congregation gathered outside the brick church for an aerial group photo.
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Acceptance of Gift From Jaroslav Duda. June, 2009. Slovakia
Judy Duda thanks Jaroslav Duda for the gift he has just presented to American members of the Duda Family during a Family Reunion in Piestany, Slovakia in June, 2009. An early edition of the "Kralice Bible" printed in 1588 in the Czech language, which had been handed down for many generations through Jerry's family, was his extraordinary gift to his American cousins in the Duda Family.
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A Celery Farm in Florida
Color postcard of men harvesting and boxing celery in Florida. At the left of the image is a man in a dark suit with a child sitting at his feet. One the back of the photograph is the phrase, 'Florida Souvenir Postcard.' The message on the back is made out Mrs. E. N. Muller, Sanford, Florida.
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A class huddles around a professor
A black and white image of a class of male and female students crowded behind a professor, who is standing behind a podium. In the background of the image is a blackboard and a clock hangs above it. At the right of the image is a map of Africa. The photographer of the image is unknown.
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A Class Sits In Their Seats In a Lecture Hall
A color photograph of a class of African American men and women sitting in a lecture hall, waiting for class to begin. They are dressed comfortably and are talking amongst themselves. The photographer of the image is unknown.
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A.C.L. Railroad Station, St. Cloud, Fla.
Black-and-photographic postcard of the A.C.L. Depot in St. Cloud, Florida.
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A.C.L. Railway Station, Orlando, Fla. "The City Beautiful."
Color postcard of A.C.L. Railway Station, Orlando, Fla. depicting genre scene of people waiting to board a train.
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A.C.L. Station, Sanford, Florida.
Color postcard of the A.C.L. Station in Sanford, Fla. published by the E.C. Kropp Co. Postcard also depicts antique cars parked by the station, which has fauna typical to Florida planted around it including palm trees and palmettos.
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A Compleat Map of the West Indies: Containing the Coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain, and Terra Firma: With All the Islands
A compleat map of the West Indies containing the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain, and Terra Firma: with all the islands. Map is hand colored, relief is shown pictorially, and longitiude is from Ferro.- Map also includes sections of Central America and South America. Map comes from Robert Sayer and John Bennett's The American military pocket atlas [1776]- Map scale [1:9,000,000]
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Adam Duda and Eva Duda Pavlik, Siblings of Andrew Duda, Sr. c.1945
Youngest brother (Adam)of Andrew Duda, Sr. stands with his wife (far left) and his sister, Eva Duda Pavlik at the site of a family grave in Velcice, Slovakia. c.1945. The family of Adam, who was 22 years younger than Andrew, never emigrated to the US because Adam had to remain behind to care for his aging parents when his older brothers left Slovakia for America in the early 1900s. Adam's grandson, Jaroslav, has remained in close contact with his American cousins throughout his adult life and arranged a reunion of the Duda Family in Slovakia in 2009, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Andrew, Sr.'s emigration to the U.S.
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Administrators and faculty of Luther HS-Orlando Luther-OLA
Images of various members of the faculty and administration of the Lutheran High School which operated under the names of Luther HS, Orlando Luther and Orlando Lutheran Academy over its 35 years of existence. Selection of images includes those of Lester Zimmerman (first principal of LHS, when it operated on the campus of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church), Rev. Ed Visscher (first Executive Director, when the school's own building was constructed on Econlockhatchee Trail), Randy Zook, Jim Prahlow, Victor Freudenberg, Todd Bortz, Carol Kallina, Pam Mobley and Kathie Zastrow (all of whom played important roles in the history of the school). Other St. Luke's members who served on the faculty include Lois Arp, Dennis Rach and Rhonda Taylor.
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Administrators and faculty of Luther HS-Orlando Luther-OLA
Images of various members of the faculty and administration of the Lutheran High School which operated under the names of Luther HS, Orlando Luther and Orlando Lutheran Academy over its 35 years of existence. Selection of images includes those of Lester Zimmerman (first principal of LHS, when it operated on the campus of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church), Rev. Ed Visscher (first Executive Director, when the school's own building was constructed on Econlockhatchee Trail), Randy Zook, Jim Prahlow, Victor Freudenberg, Todd Bortz, Carol Kallina, Pam Mobley and Kathie Zastrow (all of whom played important roles in the history of the school). Other St. Luke's members who served on the faculty include Lois Arp, Dennis Rach and Rhonda Taylor.
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Administrators and faculty of Luther HS-Orlando Luther-OLA
Images of various members of the faculty and administration of the Lutheran High School which operated under the names of Luther HS, Orlando Luther and Orlando Lutheran Academy over its 35 years of existence. Selection of images includes those of Lester Zimmerman (first principal of LHS, when it operated on the campus of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church), Rev. Ed Visscher (first Executive Director, when the school's own building was constructed on Econlockhatchee Trail), Randy Zook, Jim Prahlow, Victor Freudenberg, Todd Bortz, Carol Kallina, Pam Mobley and Kathie Zastrow (all of whom played important roles in the history of the school). Other St. Luke's members who served on the faculty include Lois Arp, Dennis Rach and Rhonda Taylor.
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Administrators and faculty of Luther HS-Orlando Luther-OLA
Images of various members of the faculty and administration of the Lutheran High School which operated under the names of Luther HS, Orlando Luther and Orlando Lutheran Academy over its 35 years of existence. Selection of images includes those of Lester Zimmerman (first principal of LHS, when it operated on the campus of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church), Rev. Ed Visscher (first Executive Director, when the school's own building was constructed on Econlockhatchee Trail), Randy Zook, Jim Prahlow, Victor Freudenberg, Todd Bortz, Carol Kallina, Pam Mobley and Kathie Zastrow (all of whom played important roles in the history of the school). Other St. Luke's members who served on the faculty include Lois Arp, Dennis Rach and Rhonda Taylor.