LHS May 2023 Monthly Meeting

Online Event

Citizens of Mount Peace Cemetery featuring Dolly Marshall/Visualizing the Past: Memories of Schooling in Lawnside To register - click below

NJ Historic Preservation Conference

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 […]

LHS 2023-24 Planning Meeting

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.

Peter Mott House Re-Opens to the Public

Visitors are welcomed to tour the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum on Saturday, Sept 9th for the Fall 2023 Reopening.

LHS Presents: History of Lawnside & the Underground Railroad @ Camden County Library – Haddon Twp Branch

Lawnside Historical Society members Linda Shockley, Muneerah Higgs and Jacqueline Miller Bentley will speak on the History of Lawnside and the Underground Railroad at the Haddon Township, Bellmawr, and Gloucester Township branches of the Camden County Library for Black History Month. The programs are free. Mrs. Shockley is president of the Society, Mrs. Higgs and […]

LHS Presents: History of Lawnside & the Underground Railroad @ Camden County Library – Bellmawr Branch

Lawnside Historical Society members Linda Shockley, Muneerah Higgs and Jacqueline Miller Bentley will speak on the History of Lawnside and the Underground Railroad at the Haddon Township, Bellmawr, and Gloucester Township branches of the Camden County Library for Black History Month. The programs are free. Mrs. Shockley is president of the Society, Mrs. Higgs and […]

LHS Presents: History of Lawnside & the Underground Railroad @ Camden County Library – Gloucester Branch

Lawnside Historical Society members Linda Shockley, Muneerah Higgs and Jacqueline Miller Bentley will speak on the History of Lawnside and the Underground Railroad at the Haddon Township, Bellmawr, and Gloucester Township branches of the Camden County Library for Black History Month. The programs are free. Mrs. Shockley is president of the Society, Mrs. Higgs and […]

Mott House Tour Requests - Small Groups
This form is used to book small groups of at least 5 people at the Peter Mott House. Individuals and smaller groups should plan on Saturday walk-ins visits from 12 to 3 PM.
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