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Calendar
Please check for updated listings. Regular Society meetings are
held in Lawnside Borough Hall, Council Chambers, 4 Douglas Ave.,
September through July. 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. 2, 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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| Feb. 6, 13, 20 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| Feb. 11 |
7 p.m. - PROGRAM CHANGED TO MARCH 11
A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School and hear Betty and Lionel Hunter of the Bordentown School Social Club |
| Feb. 13 |
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Annual Townwatch Black History Month Program, "Pursuing the Dream/Then and Now! featuring Praise Dancing, Spirituals, Story in song and the Benson Multi-Cultural History Museum
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| Feb. 27 |
12 to 3 p.m.
FREE EVENT: Black History Month & 2010 Census Road Tour at the Peter Mott House
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| March 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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| March 11 |
7 p.m.
A Place Out of Time - RESCHEDULED from FEB. 11.
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| March 14 |
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. |
| April 3 |
Deadline for the Third Spirit of the Renaissance Poetry Competition.
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| April 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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| April 10 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting.
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| April 24 |
2 p.m. Seventh
Annual Jessie Redmon Fauset Day Dr. Clement Price speaks; Nasir Dickerson and the Renaissance Messengers; Spoken Word artist Napalm and winners of the Third Spirit of the Renaissance Poetry Competition.
Donation $5. Lawnside Public School, 426 E. Charleston Ave.
PETER MOTT HOUSE CLOSED. |
| May 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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| May 13 |
7 p.m.
Regular Meeting
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| June 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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| June 10 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting |
| June 19 |
10 to 3 p.m.
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. The Benson History Museum, 427 Pine St., Lawnside. FREE. Peter Mott re-enactor, author showcase, performances by the Lawnside Music School. Vendors and more. MOTT HOUSE CLOSED. |
| June 26 |
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. Gosptel 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.
SPECIAL EVENT: 1 P.M. Female graduates of Lawnside School, 25 years old or older are invited to gather for a group portrait at Warwick Road and Douglas Avenue. Photographs will be for sale and the portrait will be the cover of the 2011 pictorial calendar. Proceeds beneift the Society. For more information call 856-546-6769. |
| July 3 |
PETER MOTT HOUSE CLOSED.
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| July 8 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting |
| July 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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| July 12 |
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PHOTOS FOR 2011 PICTORIAL CALENDAR
Email: lhs@petermotthouse.org or call 856-546-8850 |
| Aug. 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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| Aug. 8 |
Still Day, 10 a.m. service at Mount Zion U.M. Church
141th 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. 4, 11, 18, 25 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| Sept. 9 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting. |
| Oct. 2, 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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| Oct. 14 |
7 p.m. Regular Meeting
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| Oct. 23 |
12 to 4 p.m.
Community Open House at Peter Mott House. Prizes, games, tours and living history.
Admission is FREE! |
| Nov. 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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| Nov. 11 |
7 p.m. Regular meeting. |
| Dec. 4, 11, 18 |
12 to 3 p.m.
Peter Mott House open to visitors, Admission $5 for adults; $2 for students.
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| Dec. 9 |
7 p.m.
Regular meeting.
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| Dec. 25 |
PETER MOTTHOUSE CLOSED. |
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