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"It was just a neighborhood of people who trusted each other, trusted and respected each other. You know, the fiber. Like you said it takes a community to raise a child and that's the kind of community it was.
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Maryland Agricultural College after the 1912 Fire. The Old Barracks and Administration buildings are in ruins, while Morrill Hall, which stands to this day, is visible at right.

"...very strong ties. I think we did a very good job of supporting each other. I don't, I don't recall too many families doing without, you know, it was just a given that whatever you need it, somehow the community will pull together and provide it…

"Lakeland was a very tight knit community. Not only did we all know each other, I now realize that we knew each other for generations, because the same family members that came originally between 1890 and 1900, descendants of those families were…