A Rich History for One Family's Reunion

Family reunion celebrates heritage and endurance:

With $500 Peter Still bought his freedom from slavery in 1850. He then hiked from Alabama to New Jersey where -- after 40 years in captivity -- he was reunited with his family.

In 1872 Still's brother, famed abolitionist William Still, published "The Underground Railroad." Another brother Dr. James Still cared for sick New Jerseyans -- black and white -- and was known as the "black doctor of the Pines

Such a rich family history is something to celebrate, said Clar ence 'Clem' Still.
For 137 years members of the Still clan have done just that in towns around South Jersey.
Each summer they gather to remember their heritage. Yesterday the second of three annual family reunions was held in Lawnside; the other two are held in Mount Laurel and Vineland......