Subject: Lakeland Community Heritage Project Event

Abigail Cohen at community digitization event. This littlest volunteer helps with scanning.

At the intersection of Lakeland Road and Rhode Island Avenue

During event at Hyattsville Branch Prince George's County Memorial Library

held at College Park Community Center pictured left to right are volunteers James Edwards III, Pearl Lee Campbell Edwards, Dr. Edvard Thorsett, Dr. Forrest Tyler, Bob Catlin, Abigail Cohen, Dinah Winnick.

Lakeland Heritage Weekend Event

The Voices of Embry Choir performing during Sunday service as part of Lakeland Heritage Weekend on September 22, 2008. Choir members are, from left to right, Valerie Hill, Jeanette Williams, Abigail Cohen, Ethel Lockerman, and Diann Sims-Dwight. (Photograph courtesy of Christopher Anderson/The Gazette)

Hyattsville Branch, Prince George's County Public Library Presentation by Lakelander, Joanne Braxton co sponsored with LCHP

Hyattsville Branch of Prince George's County Memorial Library

Presentation by Lakeland Community Heritage Project on College Park Campus of University of Maryland

Presented by Lakeland Community Heritage Project at University of Maryland baseball field

On Sunday, September 22, 2008, more than 200 people gathered at the “heart of Lakeland,” the intersection of Lakeland Road and 51st Avenue, between two historic churches, for Lakeland Heritage Day, a time of celebration and remembrance. The focus for that year’s celebration was the importance of religious life in the heritage of Lakeland. The featured event of the festivities was an outdoor worship service with participants from all of Lakeland’s churches: the First Baptist Church of College Park, the Embry African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Washington Brazilian Seventh-day Adventist Church, and the Salvation African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Pastor David Barrozo of the Washington Brazilian S.D.A. Church and the Rev. Dr. Edna Canty Jenkins of Embry A.M.E. Church were photographed during the event.

During Lakeland Heritage Weekend at College Park Community Center