Finding Flora’s Footsteps: Slavery and Emancipation at Haddonfield’s Indian King Tavern

Name: Finding Flora’s Footsteps: Slavery and Emancipation at Haddonfield’s Indian King Tavern
Start: 2026-03-21T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Indian King Tavern Museum

Schedule

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Indian King Tavern Museum | Haddonfield, NJ

Join us to discover fascinating new research regarding experiences of slavery and freedom at the Indian King Tavern and the larger community.
A young woman named Flora - an enslaved worker at the tavern – was manumitted by tavern-keeper Hugh Creighton in1791, shortly after his retirement. But what became of Flora after she was freed? And what can we learn about the fates of other formerly enslaved South Jersey residents after manumission?
The Indian King Tavern Historic Site is proud to present a three-part panel presentation which will explore new and ongoing research on these questions:
Joella Clamen, a historic interpreter at the tavern site, will introduce the history of the building and what is known of its enslaved residents, including Flora.
Author Jo Ann Laughlin, current resident of a house once occupied by tavern-keeper Hugh Creighton’s daughter, will present original research detailed in her 2024 book Stratton Hall: A House with a Name. This book offers an intriguing look into the possible destinies of Flora and her children as founding members of a historic free Black community in Woolwich, NJ.
Founder Avis Wanda McClinton and researcher Shamele Jordan of the 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project, will shed light on the ongoing genealogical research being done to uncover the wider history of enslavement and manumission in the Philadelphia and South Jersey regions.
Presentation at 2pm, on Saturday, March 21, 2026, followed by book signing