Campfire Conversation
Dallas Heritage Village
Join Joseph McGill and the SDP Living History troupe as they make their third visit to the Dallas Heritage Village for a day of Living History
Marquette University High School
For the 8th year, SDP founder and director Joseph McGill gathers with students from Marquette (WI) University High School in a campfire conversation and overnight focused on slavery and its legacy.
Hempstead Houses
Joseph McGill holds a Friday evening campfire conversation and takes part in a Saturday afternoon Juneteenth Festival at Connecticut’s historic Joshua Hempstead House.
Magnolia Plantation Living History
Join Joseph McGill and Living Historians from the Slave Dwelling Project as they call attention to the agency of enslaved people through cooking, blacksmithing, brickmaking and storytelling demonstrations.
Oldham County History Center, LeGrange, KY
Joseph McGill and Living Historians will spend the night in a cemetery with some of the descendants of enslaved people who are buried in the graveyard.
Prince George County, Echoes of the Enslaved
This event includes panel discussions, conversation circles, public archeological experiences, and overnight camping at sites where enslaved ancestors once lived.
Magnolia Plantation Living History
Join Joseph McGill and Living Historians from the Slave Dwelling Project as they call attention to the agency of enslaved people through cooking, blacksmithing, bricking making and storytelling demonstrations.
Preserve Arkansas: Behind the Big House
SDP’s Joseph McGill joins Preserve Arkansas in hosting this year’s Behind the Big House at Hollywood Plantation in Drew County, Arkansas.
Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi
Please join Joseph McGill, the living history troupe, and Historic Natchez Foundation for a sleepover and living history campfire conversation.
Aveson Charter School
Aveson Charter School at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
Klein Art Center Wallace House, Harpersville, AL
Klein Arts & Culture provides a venue to facilitate racial reconciliation through the arts and education
Combahee River, SC
Join us on Friday, June 2 for an overnight experience to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Raid on Combahee Ferry. Registration required.
Juneteenth, Hempsted Houses, New London, Conn
Please join Joseph McGill on Juneteenth at the Hempsted Houses in New London, Connecticut for a book signing and sleepover.
Juneteenth, Mitchellville, Hilton Head Island, SC
Please join Joseph McGill on Juneteenth at historic Mitchelville for a book signing and sleepover.
Juneteenth, Fireside Chat and Optional Sleepover at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
Please join Joseph McGill on Juneteenth at Magnolia Plantation for a book signing and sleepover.
Ashland, Lexington, KY
Joe McGill and a team of living historians from throughout the US will participate in panel discussions, lectures, book signing and living history.
Surratt House Museum, Prince George’s County, MD
Please join Joseph McGill for a book signing and sleepover at the Surratt House Museum, Prince George’s County, MD
Relmagine Lefferts, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Book signing and sleepover at Relmagine Lefferts, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Boyette Slave and Schoolhouse / Johnson County Heritage Center
Please join Joseph McGill at Boyette Slave and Schoolhouse / Johnson County Heritage Center.
Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial, Brookneal, VA
Book signing and sleepover at Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial, Brookneal, VA
Whitney Plantation
Please join us at Whitney Plantation for a campfire conversation, sleepover, living history, and book signing.
Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, VA
Book signing and sleepover at Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, VA
Juneteenth Celebration
Learn more about the Slave Dwelling Project and the meaning behind Juneteenth. Honor and recognize the Emancipation of those who were once enslaved.