ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This book was inspired by Charles E. Grinnell Sr., a Zellwood farmer. We are grateful to the Zellwood Historical Society and the friends of Zellwood who provided photographs and information to complete this project. The Zellwood Historical Society would like to thank Marjorie Grinnell, Jack Humphrey, Deloris Brown Lynch, Rosa Lee Ondich, Denny Shiver, and Cicily Vincent Turner for their work on this book. Liz Gurley, of Arcadia Publishing, encouraged and guided us. William Lovelady, of D&L Publishing Group, and Nicole Lovelady provided technical and editorial assistance. Our friends at the Museum of the Apopkans have supported us throughout the process. Zellwood Community Center provided workspace. George Kluhsmeier helped establish the Zellwood Historical Society, which yielded archival records and photographs. The Leon and Violet Osborn collection (OC) was a source of images and unpublished information. The invaluable publications we consulted include the following: The Apopka Chief; History of Apopka and Northwest Orange County Florida, by Jerrell H. Shofner; and Countdown for Agriculture in Orange County, Florida, by Henry F. Swanson.

All images appear courtesy of the Zellwood Historical Society, Museum, and Library unless otherwise noted. For providing additional images for this book, we thank the Lovelady family (WL), Janice Fly Blackwelder (JFB) (for the King and Fly family photographs), the Charles Grinnell Sr. family (CG); and Cicily Vincent Turner (CVT).