The Lawnside Historical Society invites the public to celebrate the 32nd Anniversary of the Society at the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum, Saturday, Oct. 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Lovers of Lawnside's heritage banded together in 1990 to promote the borough's heritage and save the Mott House from demolition. After more than $400,000 in restoration […]
Samuel "Butch" Funches, Jr., a lifelong member and former chief of the Lawnside Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 will talk about its 110-year history in a Zoom presentation. Listen to learn about the culture, family traditions and service the company has done for the community.
Lawnside in the Green Book
Visualizing the Past: When They Tried to Split Lawnside + Black History Month Program with Gilda Rogers, executive director of the T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center.
Visualizing the Past: A Poet, An Educator and a Woman of the Year: Lawnside Women
A Mutually Beneficial Society, The Odd Fellows of Lawnside
Citizens of Mount Peace Cemetery featuring Dolly Marshall/Visualizing the Past: Memories of Schooling in Lawnside To register - click below
It's Clean Up Day @ the Mott House. Join us as we work to preserve the rich history of our community by volunteering to clean up the Peter Mott House.
Snow Hill Games: Pre-Juneteenth Celebration To register - click below
The Lawnside Historical Society will be on a panel highlighting Underground Railroad Sites at the NJ Historic Preservation Conference. This year's conference will be in Atlantic City from June 12-13th, 2023. Registration is now open. The New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference is the annual state-wide educational and networking opportunity for history and historic […]
Join us on Zoom Thursday, July 13 at 7 p.m. for a planning meeting as we look ahead to our 33rd anniversary celebration, fundraising, new member recruitment and uplifting our history.
Visitors are welcomed to tour the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum on Saturday, Sept 9th for the Fall 2023 Reopening.