Underground Railroad Author Talk – Celebrating Camden County History Month
The Historical Society of Haddonfield and the Haddon Heights Historical Society join the Lawnside Historical Society in sponsoring a book talk and signing by David Goodrich, author of “On Freedom […]
HistoryMoment and To Tell Our Truth – Celebrating Camden County History Month
Shamele Jordon shares interesting facts about the history of Lawnside. Dr. Keith Green moderates a multigenerational panel on how to maintain the truth about African American history in a climate of suppression and denialism.
LHS Fall Business Monthly Meeting
We will hold our Business and Planning Meeting of the Lawnside Historical Society on Thursday, Sept 14th @ 7 PM.
2nd UGRR Camp Follows Paths to Freedom
The Lawnside Historical Society presented its second summer Underground Railroad Camp June 26 to 30 at the Peter Mott House, with the theme “Pathways to Freedom.” Campers shared what they already knew […]
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, […]
LHS Awarded $30K in Operating Funds – Plus a Grant for Untold Stories
The Camden County Cultural and Heritage Commission has awarded the Society a $9,000 general operating support grant for Fiscal Year 2023 through the New Jersey Historical Commission’s County History Partnership […]
LHS May 2023 Monthly Meeting
Citizens of Mount Peace Cemetery featuring Dolly Marshall/Visualizing the Past: Memories of Schooling in Lawnside To register – click below
Jessie Redmon Fauset Day
Jessie Redmon Fauset Day is a celebration of the celebrated poet through lectures and a poetry competition.
Year in Review/Year Ahead
Lawnside in the Green Book
Lawnside Heritage Day
The festival will be held both in Lawnside Park and at the Peter Mott House.