by Joseph McGill | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog Posts
Now in its fifth year, the Slave Dwelling Project has allowed me to spend nights in extant slave dwellings in fourteen states. The stewards of these dwellings range from private, non-profit, local government, county government, state government and federal government....
by Joseph McGill | Jul 5, 2015 | Blog Posts
Not every overnight stay fits the mold of the original intent of the Slave Dwelling Project. That intent was to bring much needed attention to extant slave dwellings and to that end, the project has been quite successful. There are some buildings that are clearly not...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 28, 2015 | Blog Posts
Five years into the Slave Dwelling Project and I am still trying to find extant slave dwellings throughout the United States, but sometimes the stewards of these sites find me. This was definitely the case for Effingham Manor in Aden, Virginia. So I get this call from...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog Posts
I am always impressed when I am invited back to a site for an overnight stay because it was not my intention to continue this project beyond the initial year. It was also not my intent to take this project into other states. Five years later, with over sixty stays in...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 14, 2015 | Blog Posts
Rare is the time where history and the present team up and rent a room in the hearts of those lucky enough to witness the union. ——–Ardell Sanders There are times when the stars align. Saturday, June 30 was that time. I found myself at Stagville...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog Posts
Sometimes it takes overnight sleepovers in slave dwellings a long time to materialize. The sleepover at Hofwyl – Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site fits that category. In April of 2014, Patt Gunn who was a board member of the Slave Dwelling Project; James...
