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!
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Author Talk with William Kashatus on William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia
Online Event
Join us for a virtual talk with author William Kashatus on "William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia" with Historical Society of Haddonfield in partnership with the Lawnside Historical Society on May 25th @ 7 PM.
Free
History Lessons on the Legacy of Lawnside Mayors: Hilliard T. Moore, Sr.
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The family of Mayor Hilliard T. Moore, Sr., will share memorabilia and memories of their father's service as the third in a series of talks on Lawnside's past leaders.
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2nd Annual Snow Hill Games: Grown Folks Edition
Online Event
Visualizing the Past brings you "The Grown Folks Edition" of Snow Hill Games for the 2nd annual pre-Juneteenth fundraising event. Proceeds to benefit the restoration of the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum owned by the LHS.
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The Young Blacks of Lawnside
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Gordon Higgs, president of The Young Blacks, takes stock of the organization along with other members at this special session on the Black Power Era in Lawnside from the late 1960s into the 1970s.
Underground Railroad Camp Youth Day Camp
Peter Mott House 26 Kings Court, Lawnside, NJ, United StatesThe Lawnside Historical Society will bring history to life for fifth through seventh graders in a free Underground Railroad Youth Day Camp at the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum from June 27 to July 1.
Campers will explore the unique history of Lawnside, New Jersey, the activities of Peter Mott - preacher, abolitionist and UGRR conductor - and opponents of slavery.
Free
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Lawnside Historical Society Monthly Meeting with Andrea Tingey, NJ Historic Preservation Office
Online Event
Lawnside Public School was the center of community life and government. Learn about it via Zoom when Andrea Tingey of the N.J. Historic Preservation Office explains the school’s nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Please register here in advance to attend this meeting.
Special Event: Our Sacred Place: Mount Peace with Historian Paul Schopp
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Join us for a special night with Historian Paul Schopp as he recounts the history of the Mount Peace Cemetery, Lawnside's sacred burial ground for African Americans throughout the Delaware Valley.
Free
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Lawnside Historical Society Monthly Meeting with Gail Greenberg, Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission
Online Event
Join the Lawnside Historical Society for special guest, Gail Greenberg, historian, researcher and former executive director of the Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission, shares research she used to nominate the Peter Mott House for the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 1994. Please register here in advance to attend this meeting.
32nd Anniversary of the Society at the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum
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. […]
$10
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Year in Review/Year Ahead
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Lawnside in the Green Book
Singing Freedom, Part I
The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society invites Lawnside Historical Society members and friends to a two-concert event, "Singing Freedom, Parts I & II" from Jan 15th - 16th, 2023. Special Discount Code available.
$30.00