Calico Club A club that stemmed from a love for square dancing and developed into deep friendships Originally formed in the early 1950s, this Winter Park-based club started out as a group of congenial couples who got together every two weeks in order to go square dancing.  Throughout the years, they took part in other pastimes as well.  Later activities included preparing BBQ dinners and watching horse-racing . . . they would come together at the home of one of the members and avidly watch the Triple Crown races . . . competing to see who had selected the winning horses!  Celebrating birthdays and golden wedding anniversaries of the couples involved in the club were also important to the group. Some names of the members of the Calico Club were: Everett and Takoohy Leedy, C.W. and Elizabeth Graves, Arthur Ray and Mary Miller, John and Priscilla Green, Henry and Billie Swanson, Charlie and Mary Root, B.P. and Kit Nelson, John and Neva Cox, Sam and Alice Thornton, Ed and Marge Greaves, Bob and Betty Johnson  . . . and more. The collection consists of four photo albums which contain pictures, announcements, invitations, newspaper clippings, obituaries and funeral cards . . . from 1952 through to 2000.  Finally, the collection also contains several newspaper articles about one of their members, Henry Swanson, which cover his fascination with butterflies and the decades he spent researching them.   Item: Newspaper photograph Source: The Corner Cupboard Date: November 7, 1952 Item: Photograph Scene: Christmas party Date: December 1954 Item: Photograph Scene: Square dancing Date: c. 1955   Item: Photograph Scene: Square dance Date: c.1954     Item: Photograph Scene: Christmas at the Root's home Date: December 14, 1991 Item: Photograph Scene: Kentucky Derby celebration Date: May 3, 1997     Item: Photograph Scene: Calico Club officers for 1999: (L > R) Takoohy Leedy, Mary Root, Ed Graves at the 1999 Kentucky Derby celebration. Date: May 1999 Item: Photograph Scene: Kentucky Derby celebration 1999.  The ladies are showing off their hats! Date: May 1999 Item: Photograph Scene: Christmas celebration at the Interlachen Club Dates: December 1998 Item: Photograph Scene: Christmas at the Root's home Date: December 14, 1991 Item: Photograph Scene: B.P. Nelson delivering flowers to the Leedys on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary Date: May 26, 1990   Item: Invitation Scene: 50th wedding anniversary reception for Henry & Billie Swanson . . . held at the First Presbyterian Church parlor in Orlando. Date: December 30, 1994 .   Item: Photograph from newspaper article Source: The Orlando Sentinel Title: "Flutter of fragile wings gives retiree a new job" Reporter: Ines Davis Parrish Photographer: Phelan M. Ebenhack Date: April 14, 1998