Lawnside

And then when I was 11, our family moved to a small town called Lawnside in south Jersey, but that basically meant living in a suburb of Philadelphia.

Authentically Black: Essays for the Black Silent Majority 2003

For those of you who have been following TGAB for awhile, you'll recall that my family pays calls at the cemetery in Lawnside, New Jersey, where repose more than 100 Civil War veterans of color.

Archive 2009-05-01 Anne Johnson 2009

For those of you who have been following TGAB for awhile, you'll recall that my family pays calls at the cemetery in Lawnside, New Jersey, where repose more than 100 Civil War veterans of color.

Memorial Day 2009 Anne Johnson 2009

We bought one and placed it in the Civil War section of the Lawnside Cemetery.

Memorial Day 2009 Anne Johnson 2009

We bought one and placed it in the Civil War section of the Lawnside Cemetery.

Archive 2009-05-01 Anne Johnson 2009

Today I was tucking into breakfast when The Spare said, "Mom, aren't you going over to Lawnside?"

Archive 2007-05-01 Anne Johnson 2007

For the past 3 years I've been putting flowers on the grave of the Medal of Honor winner in Lawnside.

Memorial Day Observed Anne Johnson 2007

The borough, Lawnside by name, took any dead Civil War vet that no one claimed.

Memorial Day Observed Anne Johnson 2007

For the past 3 years I've been putting flowers on the grave of the Medal of Honor winner in Lawnside.

Archive 2007-05-01 Anne Johnson 2007

The borough, Lawnside by name, took any dead Civil War vet that no one claimed.

Archive 2007-05-01 Anne Johnson 2007