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Rear left to right Benay Gray, Avis Matthews, Carol Jean Matthews, Denise Stovall, Front Barrett Mathews, Stephany Gray

In the kindergarten classroom of Lakeland Elementry School during the 1965-66 school year

At Lakeland's Tavern left to right George "Duke" Smith, George Brooks, Jr, Jenette Brooks, James Weems, Mary Weems

Leonard and Audrey Smith, share a table with another with another party goer, Margarete Walls during an American Legion sponsored event.

Members of the Lakeland community have always been active in civic affairs. For many years, the City of College Park has held annual events honoring those who serve on its various citizen committees and boards. The City of College Park honored Lakelanders in 1969 at a dinner event, where certificates were presented by Mayor William Gullett (far right) to (from left to right) Hattie Lewis, Mary Weems Braxton, and George Brooks, Jr.

Here is the central section of Lakeland Road around 1965. Embry A.M.E. Church is on the right and First Baptist Church is to the left, just out of view.

Photographed in 1965, Luke Gray had a favorite sitting spot by Pierce Avenue. Often his friends George Falls and Willie Laney would join him.

Photo of the 1964 wedding of Pearl Lee Campbell to James Edwards III at Embry AME Church. When the church sanctuary was renovated in the 1980s, the Edwardses saved a stained glass window and hired an artist to use some of the glass to frame their marriage certificate to form a unique keepsake.

5100 Pierce Av George and Rosie Gross

Members of College Park’s Public Works crew were honored during a city council meeting circa 1965. Mayor William Gullett (far right) is shown shaking hands with director of Engineering Services Caulder B. Morris. Lakelanders among the group include Chauncey Taylor Sr. (far left) and William Smith (next to him), as well as Paul Parker (third from the right).

Pastor of Embry AME Church in the pulpit

Little New Zion Fire Baptized Holiness Church of the Americas building was erected as a Rosenwald school, Lakeland Elementary School. In 1950 when high school classes in Lakeland were transferred to Fairmont Heights High the younger grades moved from this building to the old high school on 54th Avenue.

Wilmer Gross with daughters, Delphine and Maxine in front of family home in Lakeland.

Elizabeth Campbell and her daughter Mary Anne Campbell

College Park City Council with Councilmember Leonard Smith and Mayor Gullett

Snack time at Lakeland Elementary School's kindergarten class during the 1965-66 school year. One class member, Maxine Gross reports "there was always milk and graham crackers".

Kindergarten Class of Lakeland Elementary School during 1965-66 school year

View toward the edge of Lakeland toward the boarder with Berwyn Heights showing industrial properties

Route 1 showing GMC and Foreign car dealers

At College Park Shopping Center

Cary Furniture at Hartwick Road

The newly wed Mary Ann and George Smith in the sanctuary of Embry AME Church

Awarded to Gregory Lomax

As a young man, Lakelander Donald Weems was so moved by the racism he experienced while in the United States Army, he developed a new way of looking at his role in the world. Weems took the name Kuwasi Balagoon, which in Yoruban means “son of the warrior god born on Sunday.” The name mirrors the way in which he saw himself: as a solider in the army for Black liberation. Balagoon was a leader in the Black Panther Party and an internationally published poet and essayist. (Courtesy of Diane Weems Ligon.)

Mary Ann is shown placing a flower on the lapel of her father Maseo in preparation for her wedding. The image was taken at their home on Navahoe Street. The wedding service and reception took place just a few blocks away at Embry AME Church

Mr. and Mrs. Smith depart after their wedding at Embry AME Church

With Mayor Gullett

Lakelanders George Smith and Mary Ann Campbell began their married life on Saturday, June 5, 1965, at Embry A.M.E. Church. The bride chose to honor her grandmother, Ethel Hicks Claiborne, by selecting her birthday as the date for her nuptials. During the reception in the church parish hall, the wedding party assembled for the photograph above. Theirs was the perfect June wedding held on a fine sunny day, and the parish hall was filled to capacity with well wishers. Below, many of the ladies were crowned in lovely spring hats.

On the day of the wedding of Mary Ann Campbell and George Smith at Embry AME Church

Barber school

Mary Ann Campbell at home prior to her wedding

Portrait of Lakelander, Amos Guss, Lived on Lakeland Rd.

The historic Lakeland High School began as a six-classroom high school in 1928. It was expanded in the 1940s to add additional classrooms, and again in the 1950s for a multipurpose room. That building served the community’s school children from 1928 until 1972. It functioned as a high school until 1950, as an elementary and junior high school until 1962, and as an elementary school until 1972. The school board later used the building as a special education center. This structure, relatively unchanged, is still standing.

Left is George Smith right Franklin Lockerman At the wedding of George Smith and Mary Ann Campbell. The location is the parish hall of Embry AME Church

During the period of this image the building featured a belfry with a bell. The church sexton, Mr. James Clemons lived just across Lakeland Road and would arrive early for Sunday services to ring that bell.

At First Baptist Church

On steps of the home of Julia and Harrold Pitts in Lakeland

Kindergarten class outing to animal science barn on University of Maryland campus. With the children are teacher Miss Pinkney, left and parent, Fannie Douglas, right

Miss Davis's first grade class at Lakeland Elementary School in 1965-66. The photograph was taken in the school library,

Members of College Park's Public Works Department were honored at a c.1965 city council meeting. William Gullett (far right) was the Mayor; he is shown shaking hands with the Director of Engineering Services Caulder B. Morris. The three Lakelanders in the group are Chauncey Taylor Sr. (far left), William Smith (next to him), and Paul Parker (third from right).

Baltimore Avenue

Mayor William Gullett and Leonard Smith

Smith Family

Wedding of Violetta Sharps (center back) and Billy Jones Pictured are the bride with sisters Melonie left, Pamela to the right and her youngest sister Joy front

Gregory Lomax, 5th Grade at College Park Elementary School

Wedding of Lakelanders George Smith and Mary Ann Campbell at Embry AME Church

Mayor and Council swearing in ceremony at College Park City Hall on Knox Road. Councilmember Leonard Smith is second from the left

Science Project for Gregory Lomax at College Park Elementary School

Lakelanders George Smith and Mary Ann Campbell began their married life on Saturday, June 5, 1965, at Embry A.M.E. Church. The bride chose to honor her grandmother, Ethel Hicks Claiborne, by selecting her birthday as the date for her nuptials. During the reception in the church parish hall, the wedding party assembled for the photograph above.

Embry A.M.E. Church’s Junior Choir is shown here circa 1965 with their pastor, Rev. Robert H. Baddy. The group served under the direction of Dessie Randall Thomas and was accompanied by Janet Randall on the piano. A member of the group recalls, “The recollection of those old hymns I learned as a child has helped me through many difficult times. Their lyrics have been a continual reminder of God’s love and promises.”