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2019 Donald A. Cheney Award Celebration Honoring Fairolyn Livingston

Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Refreshments, 5:30 – 6 p.m.
Award Presentation, 6 – 7 p.m.

You are invited to the Historical Society of Central Florida’s celebration of its 2019 Donald A. Cheney Award honoring Fairolyn Livingston.

Fairolyn H. Livingston was born on the west side of Winter Park, where she received her early education. She graduated from Hungerford High School in Eatonville and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rollins College.

As chief historian at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center in Winter Park, Florida, Fairolyn uses her extensive research to enhance the permanent collection, conducting interviews and writing text for current and past exhibits, including the center’s unique timeline installation, which juxtaposes significant events in local and national African American history.

Fairolyn is also a founding member of the Heritage Collection Team, a small group of documentarians, scholars, and residents who in 2002 established The Heritage Collection: Photographs and Oral Histories of West Winter Park, an award-winning, museum-quality documentary about the residents and history of Hannibal Square that has been on permanent display at the center since its establishment in 2007.

Fairolyn has received numerous awards and has shared the community’s rich, vibrant history with numerous audiences. In 2018 Winter Park magazine featured her as one of the city’s “Ten Most Influential” for her contributions to preserving and understanding Central Florida’s history.

Please RSVP by November 1 by calling Amanda Henry at 407-836-7046.