Memories

Memories of a Life in Longfellow – by Jan Olsen

Fifty years flew by in a flash. Our young family of five moved into Longfellow during the later part of Columbia’s first year, May 1968. Longfellow was mostly mud with the carvings of streets to come. Elliot’s Oak was just a short street that was not complete. Bulldozers were part of the scenery. A few…

My Columbia Childhood – by Timothy Duquette

by Columbia MD 50 Admin

This is the story on my childhood in Columbia, Maryland. Many years ago when I was a boy, I spent a lot of time playing with my mom and dad . We went everywhere in Columbia together – to the zoo and to the farm to see the animals and to ride the horses – which…

My Columbia Wizard of Oz Experience – by Karen Bradley

by Columbia MD 50 Admin

My family moved to Columbia from Rockville, in Montgomery county, the summer before I entered the 3rd grade in 1976. I had previously attended a strict private Catholic school where we had to wear grey plaid uniforms and the only things hanging on the walls were math charts and the alphabet. It was very drab,…

Bryant Woods Elementary – by Mike Reiskis

by Columbia MD 50 Admin

This is the first page of the first yearbook of the first school in Columbia. I lived in Columbia from 1967 to 1978 and never realized until after I moved away how fortunate I was to from up there. Us kids who attended Bryant Woods Elementary at the beginning grew up with an almost “Tom…

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A lot of memories can be made in 50 years! Please share your fondest memories of events, activities, friends, places, etc. you experienced in Columbia.

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