2025 Underground Railroad Youth Camp
The fourth summer Underground Railroad Camp hosted by the Lawnside HIstorical Society will examine the network to freedom through the lens of photography. Erik James Montgomery, noted Camden-based photographer, will […]
Society Celebrates 34th Anniversary and Aid the Benson History Museum
The public is invited to the Lawnside Historical Society’s first indoor Anniversary Celebration in years on Saturday, October 26th, 2024 at noon at the Sapphire Grand Deptford, formerly Auletto’s.
This special event will aid the Benson Multicultural History Museum, a separate nonprofit organization, which needs funding to safeguard the collection amassed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Ellen Benson.
Exploring Freedom: 2024 Underground Railroad (UGRR) Youth Camp
By: Shaniele Brown
Fifteen middle school students from South Jersey plunged into the rich history of Lawnside and learned about the abolitionists who played pivotal roles in the Underground Railroad at the Lawnside Historical Society’s third annual UGRR Youth Camp this past June 2024.
Historical Society Receives $34,180 Federal Grant to Digitize Collections
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded the Lawnside Historical Society $34,180 through its Museum Grants for African American History and Culture program in June as a portion of $6 million in federal support […]
3rd Annual Underground Railroad Summer Camp
As the only African American incorporated municipality above the Mason-Dixon Line, Lawnside, N.J., was a haven to people of African descent since colonial times. This third summer Underground Railroad Camp […]
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2nd UGRR Camp Follows Paths to Freedom
The Lawnside Historical Society presented its second summer Underground Railroad Camp June 26 to 30 at the Peter Mott House, with the theme “Pathways to Freedom.” Campers shared what they already knew […]
Underground Railroad Camp Returns this Summer
Society Offers Longer Hours in 2nd Year! New Hours now from 10 AM to 1 PM Monday, June 26 – Friday, June 30, 2023 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This […]
19th Century Safe House in Lawnside Reopens March 18th
The Lawnside Historical Society is proud to announce the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum will reopen to the public on Saturday, March 18 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. […]
Cultural Center Champions Heroic Editor Crusader: T. Thomas Fortune
HBO Max’s “The Gilded Age,” breaks new ground introducing prosperous 19th century African American T. Thomas Fortune. The brilliant crusader, born enslaved, advocated for justice, against hatred and grinding poverty in […]