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“Lawnside” ~ The Musical: The History of the ONLY African American Municipality North of the Mason Dixon Line

Lawnside Public School 426 E. Charleston Avenue, Lawnside, NJ

Join us for the musical production of "Lawnside" by Charlotte & Kenneth Brown, and performed by the United Youth of New Jersey in 2020 in Elizabeth, NJ. The Lawnside Historical Society and United Youth of New Jersey present "Lawnside," the film of the musical play about the history of the only African American municipality north of […]

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Lawnside Historical Society Meeting

The Lawnside Historical Society is a membership organization who welcomes everyone and anyone to join our monthly meetings. We would love to have you join us! Due to COVID-19 we have been meeting in a virtual format, via Zoom. Please register here in advance to attend this meeting.

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Lawnside: New Jersey’s First Incorporated Black Town

For more than 200 years, African Americans in the North have fought for political power, economic freedom and voting rights by buying land, building homes, establishing churches, schools and civic organizations. Lawnside, New Jersey, is a powerful example of this vision as New Jersey's first incorporated municipality governed by descendants of enslaved and free African […]

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Lawnside Historical Society Meeting

The Lawnside Historical Society is a membership organization who welcomes everyone and anyone to join our monthly meetings. We would love to have you join us! Due to COVID-19 we have been meeting in a virtual format, via Zoom. Please register here in advance to attend this meeting.

Foodways throughout the African Diaspora | A Conversation with Dr. Jessica B. Harris
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High on the Hog: Foodways throughout the African Diaspora | A Conversation with Dr. Jessica B. Harris

Africana Studies, the Lawnside Historical Society, Global Studies, Latin American Studies, Liberal Studies, Public Policy and Administration, and the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion invite you to a conversation with Dr. Jessica B. Harris. An internationally known culinary historian and educator, Harris is the author of a dozen books on the foodways of the African diaspora. She holds a Ph.D. from NYU and is […]

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The Smiley-Polk Family - 200 Years of History
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HistoryMoment and Smiley-Polk Family: 200 Years of History

During the virtual monthly meeting of the Lawnside Historical Society, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., a new generation of family historians will outline the story of Jimmy and Amey Smiley who left Virginia for freedom in New Jersey after being manumitted around 1840, one preserved by Charles Smiley. Reunions continued into the 21st century, often gathering […]

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LHS Monthly Meetings

Lawnside Historical Society Monthly Meeting

Online Event

The Lawnside Historical Society is a membership organization who welcomes everyone and anyone to join our monthly meetings. We would love to have you join us! Due to COVID-19 we have been meeting in a virtual format, via Zoom. Please register here in advance to attend this meeting. HistoryMoment: Teachers

The Legacy of Lawnside Mayors
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The Legacy of Lawnside Mayors

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Join us for this special discussion focused on the legacy of Lawnside Mayors and the impact of their work with speakers: Ellen Benson, Carolyn Gaines, and Lillian Jackson (Mayor John A. Jackson); Stephen and Hilliard T. Moore, Jr. (Mayor Hilliard T. Moore, Sr.); Joyce and Wilda Rogers; Joella Benson and Kizuwanda Olusola (Mayor Amos Rogers)

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LHS Monthly Meetings
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Lawnside Historical Society Monthly Meeting

Online Event

The Lawnside Historical Society is a membership organization who welcomes everyone and anyone to join our monthly meetings. We would love to have you join us! COVID-19 we have been meeting in a virtual format, via Zoom. Please register here in advance to attend this meeting.

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Mott House Clean Up Day

Join us for Mott House Clean Up Days from 9 a.m. – noon the first three Saturdays of the month in May. Construction permitting - we hope to get the property ready for the summer season!

LHS Monthly Meetings

Lawnside Historical Society Monthly Meeting

Online Event

The Lawnside Historical Society is a membership organization who welcomes everyone and anyone to join our monthly meetings. We would love to have you join us! Due to COVID-19 we have been meeting in a virtual format, via Zoom. Please register here in advance to attend this meeting. HistoryMoment: Burials

Greater South Jersey Chorus in Collaboration with South Camden Theatre Company presents Let My People Go: A Dramatic Choral Work

Let My People Go: A Spiritual Journey Along the Underground Railroad

Greater South Jersey Chorus in collaboration with South Camden Theatre Company presents Let My People Go: A Spiritual Journey Along the Underground Railroad. Two nights in two locations North Cherry Hill, NJ & Camden, NJ - May 14th & May 15th

$25
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