by Joseph McGill | Jun 22, 2014 | News
Less than one month after the Slave Dwelling Project received its non-profit status, it has received a $25,000 Federal Historic Preservation Grant. The grant, which will be administered by the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, will fund a...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 15, 2014 | News
Question: Who would label oneself a wretch? Answer: John Newton, the writer of the song “Amazing Grace”, English poet, clergyman and former captain of a slave ship. Today I had the privilege to participate in “Remembrance”. This annual event collectively honors the...
by Joseph McGill | May 1, 2014 | News
Hello! It’s May and it’s Preservation Month. The Slave Dwelling Project will commemorate the month in a big way. While spending nights in extant slave dwellings in many states across this nation continues to be fun, engaging and educational, the preservation of...
by Joseph McGill | Apr 12, 2014 | News
The Slave Dwelling Project came into season four with high expectations. For the second consecutive year, the first stay would occur at Hopsewee Plantation in Georgetown County, SC. Owners Frank and Raejean Beattie have unofficially adopted...
by Joseph McGill | Apr 4, 2014 | News
So my most recent field trip revealed that the dwelling located on Kathwood Plantation in Jackson, SC (Aiken County) was not a slave cabin. Originally called Cedar Grove Plantation, it was owned by Catherine Elizabeth Fitzsimons Hammond and her husband...
by Joseph McGill | Mar 23, 2014 | News
The Slave Dwelling Project, whose mission is to identify and assist property owners, government agencies and organizations to preserve extant slave dwellings, is proud to announce that it received a $2000.00 planning grant from The Humanities CouncilSC. The grant...
