This three day event will begin on Friday, September 14 as LCHP hosts the Tweens at College Park Community Center for “70’s Night”. Saturday’s events will be an Open House for LCHP’s Archives followed that evening with a Basketball game where guest announcers will share tales of Athletes of the past. Sunday’s closing event will be a Community Service and Picnic at Lakeland Park.

Set your calendar and tell your family and friends about this these great happenings in Lakeland. See you there.

You will not want to miss a thing.

From the Lakeland Community Heritage Project,

Ms. Maxine Gross presents

Lakeland: Our Story

Thursday, February 9, 2012

1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center

Orem Hall

Sponsored by the Department of Residential Facilities

Division of Student Affairs

For more information, contact Chris Garcia at Garcia@umd.edu or 301-314-7552.

For more on the event please see the prior post.

The event will feature a screening of the documentary film “Folks Made the School” produced in collaboration by the Lakeland Community Heritage Project and the University of Maryland’s, Dr. Mary Sies and her students. After the film there will be a short panel discussion.   The grand opening and dedication of the permanent exhibit, “A View from the Lakes; A History of the African American Community of Lakeland”. and a reception with light refreshments will end the evening. Tickets information will be available soon.

At our Fall board meeting two new members were elected. Keonna Lockerman and Delphine Gross. Ms. Lockerman is an energetic young LCHP member who worked hard on events this year. She is currently a student at Bowie State University and brings a youthful prospective to the group. Delphine Gross is a returning board member. A Historian and Lakelander She has been active with LCHP since our beginning.