It takes a special photographer willing to risk life and limb for that perfect shot, and the Osceola County Historical Society has had the pleasure of sharing and preserving artifacts from two notable ones. Rodeo photographer, Ralph R. Doubleday and photojournalist Richard J. Shepherd. Ralph Russell Doubleday (1881 – 1958) was an American rodeo photographer widely regarded as the “undisputed World’s Champion Rodeo Photographer” (Butler). […]
Like the epic Appalachian family feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys, did you know Orange and Osceola counties have their own version of two legendary families? The Barbers and the Mizells are just that – another epic American tale. Beginning in 1870, the Barber and Mizell family feud would claim the lives of at least eight people and span more than 50 years, ending […]
The agriculture community is proud to be the second-largest industry in the state of Florida, employing over two million people and contributing more than $104 billion to the economy every year.[1] Cattle have been a part of the Florida landscape since 1521.[2] Osceola County, in particular, has a long history as a large producer of cattle in this state that continues today. Cattle have been part of Osceola County […]