RICHES has received local, regional, and national attention for its work preserving and sharing the diverse histories of Central Florida. Through digital exhibits, community partnerships, History Harvests, oral histories, and other public history initiatives, RICHES has connected scholars, students, and communities with the region’s past. The following articles, interviews, podcasts, and media features highlight RICHES projects, events, collaborations, and their impact throughout Florida.
Jones, Rachel. “Dr. Connie Lester, a 20 Year Career at UCF.” The Charge, April 26, 2026. https://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/news/dr-connie-lester-a-20-year-career-at-ucf/article_9a0fd2b5-0042-42df-b0b3-efb675abacf2.html.
Lee, Jenna Marina. “Orlando Family Stage Sets the Mark with UCF Collaboration.” University of Central Florida News, March 2, 2026. https://www.ucf.edu/news/orlando-family-stage-sets-the-mark-with-ucf-collaboration/.
“Discovering Our Shared Stories with RICHES.” Peace and Justice Institute Journal 15, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 2026): 27. https://www.peacejusticeinstitute.org/journals/.
City of Sanford. “Historic Georgetown History Harvest 2025.” Sanford Says Podcast, February 6, 2025. https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1201582.
City of Sanford. “2024 Florida Emancipation Weekend Celebration May 17–19.” Sanford Says Podcast, May 9, 2024. https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1201582.
City of Sanford. “Florida Emancipation Day Event 2023.” Sanford Says Podcast, May 16, 2023. https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1201582.
Brotemarkle, Benjamin. “Bending Toward Justice – Ocoee Massacre Exhibit.” Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society, Episode 491, December 9, 2022. https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/radio/program/491.
City of Sanford. “Historic Georgetown History Harvest Event.” Sanford Says Podcast, October 11, 2022. https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1201582.
City of Sanford. “Florida’s Emancipation Day 2022 Event in Historic Georgetown at Hopper Academy.” Sanford Says Podcast, May 16, 2022. https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1201582.
Brotemarkle, Benjamin. “RICHES Digital Exhibits.” Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society, Episode 464, April 8, 2022. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/florida-frontiers-radio/496/.
Brotemarkle, Benjamin. “The Virtual Exhibit ‘Bending Toward Justice.’” Florida Frontiers: The Weekly Radio Magazine of the Florida Historical Society, Episode 431, July 2, 2021. https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/radio/program/431.
“A Decade of Digitally Preserving the Past.” CAH News, May 5, 2021. https://cah.ucf.edu/news/a-decade-of-digitally-preserving-the-past/.
Ontiveros, Nelly. “UCF Students and Faculty Reflect on the History of the Ocoee Massacre and Voting.” The Charge, November 3, 2020. https://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/news/ucf-students-and-faculty-reflect-on-the-history-of-the-ocoee-massacre-and-voting/article_ba8a2266-1deb-11eb-abdd-93ccd9d6fedb.html.
MacNeil, Lisa. “Contribute to the Weeki Wachee History Harvest Event.” Hernando Sun, September 8, 2019. https://www.hernandosun.com/2019/09/08/contribute-weeki-wachee-history-harvest-event/.
Kennedy, Nancy. “Weeki Wachee Springs State Park Seeking Memorabilia, Mementos and Memories for History Project.” Citrus County Chronicle, September 4, 2019. https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/weeki-wachee-springs-state-park-seeking-memorabilia-mementos-and-memories-for-history-project/article_94bf561a-cf35-11e9-997a-3fb02aff72ae.html.
Daglaris, Zafirios. “RICHES Partners with Local Historical Society to Preserve Community History.” CAH News, March 6, 2019. https://cah.ucf.edu/news/riches-st-cloud-historical-society/.
“RICHES Collection Enhances Museum Experience.” CAH News, January 30, 2019. https://cah.ucf.edu/news/riches-museum-experience/.
“Collecting and Digitizing Local History: RICHES Hosts ‘How to Conduct a History Harvest.’” College of Arts and Humanities News, University of Central Florida, April 10, 2018. https://cah.ucf.edu/news/collecting-and-digitizing-local-history-riches-hosts-how-to-conduct-a-history-harvest/.
Brotemarkle, Ben. “Florida Frontiers: The Future of History.” Florida Today, January 19, 2018. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2018/01/19/florida-frontiers-future-history/1049529001/.
Knightly News. “UCF Home Movie Day.” The Charge, October 15, 2012. https://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/news/ucf-home-movie-day/article_bd49cf58-e2d8-51f6-b412-2cd382ce3a4b.html.
Knightly News. “UCF Creates New Central Florida History Search Engine.” The Charge, October 12, 2012. https://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/news/ucf-creates-new-central-florida-history-search-engine/article_00fd5a04-a6b3-535c-9e28-11f198bb371c.html.
Kruckmeyer, Gene. “Home Movie Day Offers Opportunity to View, Preserve Old Films.” UCF Today, October 12, 2012. https://www.ucf.edu/news/home-movie-day-offers-opportunity-to-view-preserve-old-films/.
Kruckemyer, Gene. “UCF’s New Digital Repository to Track Central Florida’s Past.” UCF Today, October 4, 2012. https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucfs-new-digital-repository-to-track-central-floridas-past/.
“RICHES History Project.” UCF-TV. YouTube video, November 18, 2011. https://youtu.be/6QKuFNiNLuM.