2025 Underground Railroad Youth Camp

The fourth summer Underground Railroad Camp hosted by the Lawnside HIstorical Society will examine the network to freedom through the lens of photography. Erik James Montgomery, noted Camden-based photographer, will […]
2025 Underground Railroad Youth Camp

The 4th summer Underground Railroad Camp hosted by the Lawnside Historical Society will examine the network to freedom through the lens of photography.
Exploring Freedom: 2024 Underground Railroad (UGRR) Youth Camp

By: Shaniele Brown
Fifteen middle school students from South Jersey plunged into the rich history of Lawnside and learned about the abolitionists who played pivotal roles in the Underground Railroad at the Lawnside Historical Society’s third annual UGRR Youth Camp this past June 2024.
3rd Annual Underground Railroad Summer Camp

As the only African American incorporated municipality above the Mason-Dixon Line, Lawnside, N.J., was a haven to people of African descent since colonial times. This third summer Underground Railroad Camp […]