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Calendar
Please check for updated listings. Regular Society meetings are
held in Lawnside Public School Library, 426 E. Charleston Ave.,
September through June. The July meeting is at the Peter Mott House. There are no meetings in
August. Calendar submissions about regional events and activities of
interest to the historical community may be directed to LHS@petermotthouse.org. Submissions are subject to review.
| Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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Jan. 13 |
7 p.m. - Regular Meeting
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| Feb. 5, 12, 26 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| Feb. 10 |
7 p.m. - Documentary Film presentation, Deeds Not Words: The Buffalo Soldiers in World War II, at Lawnside Public School Library, Admission is free.
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| Feb. 12 |
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Annual Townwatch Black History Month Program
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| Feb. 19 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Society sponsored trip to the Marion Wright Thompson Lecture Series and Reception at the Newark Museum, "Beauty and the Black Body."
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| March 5, 12, 19, 26 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| March 10 |
7 p.m. - REGULAR MEETING
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| March 13 |
All Day Annual Arthur Day Mount
Pisgah A.M.E. Church, celebrating Davey, Isaac, Hannah and
James Arthur, fugitives from Snow Hill, Md., who arrived here
in the 1840s. |
| March 26 |
7 p.m.
Wiley College A Cappella Choir performs at Lawnside Public School, 426 E. Charleston Ave., Free Will Offering |
| April 2, 9, 16, 23 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| April 11 |
Deadline for the Fourth Spirit of the Renaissance Poetry Competition.
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| April 14 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting.
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| April 29 |
7:30 p.m.
Jessie Redmon Fauset Literary Series Dr. Diane Turner, director of Temple University's Dr. Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, speaks; Nasir Dickerson and the Renaissance Messengers perform. Free and open to the public. Lawnside Public School, 426 E. Charleston Ave.
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| April 30 |
2 p.m. Eighth
Annual Jessie Redmon Fauset Day Dr. Cord Whitaker, University of New Hampshire, speaks. Featuring Spoken Word artist Napalm and winners of the Fourth Spirit of the Renaissance Poetry Competition.
Free and open to the public. Lawnside Public School, 426 E. Charleston Ave.
PETER MOTT HOUSE CLOSED. |
| May 7, 14, 21, 28 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| May 12 |
7 p.m.
Regular Meeting
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| June 4, 11, 25 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| June 9 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting |
| June 11 |
2 p.m.
"Show Me the Franklins," drama presentation followed by dialogue on racial justice, equality and healing. FREE. Lawnside Public School, 426 E. Charleston Ave. Sponsored by the Haddonfield Society of Friends with a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. |
| June 18 |
10 to 4 p.m.
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. The Benson History Museum, 427 Pine St., Lawnside. FREE. Buffalo Soldiers, local author showcase, special performances, vendors and more. MOTT HOUSE CLOSED. |
| June 25 |
10 a.m. until
LAWNSIDE HERITAGE DAY. Parade starts at 10 a.m. and concludes at Lawnside Park where there will be music, vendors and food all day. Gospel concert at 4 p.m., Fireworks after sundown.
12 to 3 p.m. Peter Mott House open to visitors,
Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| July 2 |
PETER MOTT HOUSE CLOSED.
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| July 9, 16, 23, 30 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| July 14 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting - TO SUBMIT PHOTOS FOR 2012 PICTORIAL CALENDAR, Email: lhs@petermotthouse.org or call 856-546-8850 |
| Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| Aug. 14 |
Still Day, 10 a.m. service at Mount Zion U.M. Church
142nd Still Family Reunion, 137 E. Oak Ave. immediately after service.
Celebrate America's First Family with descendants of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad.
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| Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| Sept. 8 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting. |
| Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| Oct. 13 |
7 p.m. Regular Meeting
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| Oct. 29 |
12 to 3 p.m.
RESCHEDULED TO DEC. 17. 21st Anniversary Open House at the Peter Mott House featuring tours, exhibits and living history.
Admission is FREE! |
| Nov. 5, 12, 19 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| Nov. 10 |
7 p.m. Regular meeting at Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum, 26 Kings Court. |
| Nov. 26 |
PETER MOTTHOUSE CLOSED. |
Dec. 3, 10 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| Dec. 8 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting.
| Dec. 17 |
12 to 3 p.m.
OPEN HOUSE - COME SEE THE WONDERFUL REFURBISHED Peter Mott House; Admission free
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| Dec. 24, 31 |
PETER MOTTHOUSE CLOSED. |
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