LHS May 2023 Monthly Meeting
Virtual Event
Citizens of Mount Peace Cemetery featuring Dolly Marshall/Visualizing the Past: Memories of Schooling in Lawnside To register - click below
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Snow Hill Games: Pre-Juneteenth Celebration
Snow Hill Games: Pre-Juneteenth Celebration To register - click below
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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 […]
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Lawnside Heritage Day
The festival will be held both in Lawnside Park and at the Peter Mott House.
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LHS Monthly Meeting: The Hi-Hat, Tippin Inn and other Green Book Locations in Lawnside and Berlin
FeaturedVirtual EventJoin the June LHS Meeting for a discussion on from the Green Book Research Team. They have unearthed loads of pictures, advertisements, news articles and stories about the people who created businesses in Lawnside and Berlin that beckoned to Black motorists during segregation.
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Save the Date: 34th Anniversary Celebration Brunch
FeaturedThe 34th Anniversary Celebration will be held at the Sapphire Grand (formerly Auletto's) in Deptford, N.J. 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. We believe it is our duty to help save […]
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LHS Monthly Meeting: Jacob C. White Sr. and the Plan to Uplift Enslaved Africans
FeaturedJoin us and Michiko Quinones, co-founder of 1838 Black Metropolis for the next LHS meeting, where she will detail sophisticated financial support for freedom seekers in Free Haven/Snow Hill, NJ.
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Lawnside Featured in Philadelphia Exhibit
FeaturedHistorical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesThe Historical Society of Pennsylvania will showcase collections highlighting Lawnside and curated by Shamele Jordon, genealogist, historian and researcher.
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LHS July 2025 Monthly Meeting
Join the Society's Business and Planning Meeting to plan for the 35th Anniversary Celebration, the 100th anniversary of Lawnside's incorporation and the future of the organization.
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Gallery Talk with Curator Shamele Jordon at the Voices of the Community: Local Black Preservation Exhibit
FeaturedHistorical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesJoin curator Shamele Jordon for a closer look at the exhibit Voices of the Community: Local Black Preservation at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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Gallery Talk: Voices of the Community: Local Black Preservation at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
FeaturedHistorical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesJoin curator Shamele Jordon for a closer look at the exhibit Voices of the Community: Local Black Preservation at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. FREE to Attend. Registration is required. To register for Gallery Talk with Shamele Jordon - click below
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LHS Monthly Meeting: Juneteenth & Summer Events
The Lawnside Historical Society will meet to coordinate June activities from Juneteenth participation, Installation of Lawnside's Black Heritage Trail Marker, History Pinned Civic Season and Voter Registration Drive, Underground Railroad Camp and 100th Anniversary events. Learn how you can attend, volunteer and spread the word.