Subject: Lakeland History: 1965-1980

Sympathy cards. A card for "Your college graduate." With cards and note opened up for viewing.

More postcards from various European countries.

Clippings about the Parkdale sports teams, especially the football one.

A large painting of Jesus of taped to the first page, along with photographs of roses.s.

Contains: - The cover page contains various icons representative of Lakeland, such as the streetcar trolley sign and the railroad crossing; - The schedule for the weekend, detailing the events for the community party on Saturday and the religious service on Sunday; - An introductory piece, explaining the mission of the weekend and the Lakeland Community Heritage Project; - An overview of Lakeland history. Noted image of a house is the "Hicks house;" - Brief descriptions of Lakeland's churches and Lakeland's clubs.; - A description of the families of Lakeland and how they were forced out of their homes by Urban Renewal. Contains a description of the history and impact of Lake Artemesia; - More descripition of the erasure of a large part of the community, then recognition of how it's come back stronger than before; - A family tree template; - The order of service for the religious service on the Sunday., Empty space for notes and resources with which one could find their family history. On the right side, a map of eastern Lakeland; - The final page of the pamphlet, with thank-yous and acknowledgements.

Cover of the scrapbook - blue leather with silver elaborate border.

More postcards, this time from Amsterdam.

Donor's brother in middle left, on his graduation day from Howard in 1974. Top left - pictured with donor's cousin Raynard Johnson, Maggie's brother. All other pictures on that page from that day. They still lived in DC.

A letter/speech from Martin Luther King Jr., and poems about the Pastor and his wife for their 25th anniversary.

Sympathy cards. A card for "Your college graduate."

Newspaper clippings of various happenings involving Lakelanders.

Left middle photo is donor's brother on his graduation day again. Middle right is donor's father. Bottom right is relatives from South Carolina visiting them in DC

Postcards from various European countries.

A photograph of elephants at Kings Dominion in Virginia. Various brightly colored cards.

More sympathy cards from the various families of friends who'd passed. One of the cards is opened.

Various sympathy and thank you cards.

Middle left photo is donor's mother and sister. Top right is a christmas tree. On top left is donor's mother, possibly with a young neighbor. All taken near Chistmas 1975.

Various newspaper clippings - multiple of Joanne Braxton's accomplishments. An opinion column about how women can't win when it comes to men.

Scrapbook made by Gladys Haliburton. A certificate of attendance for James Haliburton, a certificate of recognition from Vacation Bible School for Gladys, and newspaper clippings for the Spears couple's 43rd anniversary.

More marriage invitations, sympathy cards - also a copy of 'The Plain Truth.'

Religious song lyrics, a folded napkin, and a small card from a friend.

Two 'In memory' cuttings for Arthur Essex, one written by Gladys herself. Also religious poetry, a gift card, another Parkdale card, and an embossed napkin.

More postcards.

A card with the 'Our Father' prayer.

A handwritten list of the States and their respective flowers. Below this is a typewritten note from Billy Weems reading "I LOVE YOU for making it beautiful. Maybe URBAN RENEWAL [ILLEGIBLE]. Think about what you've read and talk to your neighbor today, because tomorrow ...?" On the opposite page, various photographs of cities an interior, and a horse-drawn buggy stopped by a train. a 'License to irritate, annoy, criticize, and otherwise disturb the operator of the car."

Poetry clippings - one about motherhood, one about Autumn, one about the UN, and one about Justice.

More thank you cards, gift cards and wedding invitations.

Marriage invitations, a christmas card, and various cards from Parkdale.

Donor's mother Gladys Lillian Haliburton(nee Essex), of Essex VA, is standing third from left. Everyone in the photo is in the Essex family.

Thank you cards and gift cards. More wedding invitations.

A scrapbook dating from June 1969-1979. Mainly newspaper clippings (obituaries, articles), birthday cards, letter to parents of Lakeland Elementary School children (Pearl Lee Campbell Edwards was a parent of a student), a presentation by Pearl Lee to get Paint Branch built. Newspaper clippings of popular tv program hosts obituaries, events happening in Lakeland community (ex., 'first demolition in Lakeland', 'Lakeland Urban Renewal Project'), response to letter on desegregation plan, editorial on 'Saving Lakeland.'

On these pages are various poems, some written by hand and some typed out, by other authors.

Various poems, all religious.

Even more postcards from various European countries.

More sympathy cards from the various families of friends who'd passed. There is also a wedding invitation and a patterned napkin from the event.

Same as before, but with the magazine taken out.

The back cover of the scrapbook.

Oral History conducted with Jennifer Campbell-Dawkins, at the Edwards' home.

On Thursday February 07, 2013, members of the Lakeland Community Heritage Project (LCHP) visited Dr. Mary Corbin Sies's class in "Social and Ethnic Issues in Historic Preservation" at Holzapfel Hall on the University of Maryland Campus (Seminar Rm 1108). The members that participated in the discussion were: Violetta Sharps Jones, Avis Matthews, Maxine Gross, Pearl Lee Campbell Edwards, and James Edwards III. The discussion was centered around the semester-long project the students will be working on regarding Lakeland and Urban Renewal. There was also discussion of Lakeland's history, it's relationship to the University of Maryland, segregation in College Park and in the Prince George's County school system, as well as everyday life in Lakeland.

Newspaper clippings about Lomax's becoming elected mayor. Additional clippings about urban renewal, and Parkdale wins.