In-Person
Magnolia Plantation Living History
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, SC 3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesJoin Joseph McGill and Living Historians from the Slave Dwelling Project for this Living History day at historic Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, SC. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Behind the Big House
Behind the Big House 151 South West Boundary Street, Holly Springs, MS, United StatesBy invitation only: Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project, together with Living Historians, archeaologists and scholars, will film vignettes about the lives and stories of enslaved people, to be used by the Holly Springs school system.
Hobcaw Barony
Hobcaw Barony 22 Hobcaw Road, Georgetown, SC, United StatesSDP's Joseph McGill visits this privately owned nature reserve on a former plantation, which includes over 70 cultural sites, among them cemeteries and slave cabins.
Klein-Wallace House
Klein-Wallace House Rt 25 / Rt 38, Harpersville, AL, United StatesJoin SDP’s Joseph McGill and others for a deep conversation about slavery and its legacy, followed by an overnight.
The Preservation Society of Columbus Pilgrimage
Temple Heights Mansion 515 N 9th Street, Columbus, MS, United StatesOn April 8, SDP’s Joseph McGill conducts a campfire conversation, followed by a sleepover. On April 9 he helps interpret stories of the enslaved during a citywide Pilgrimage.
Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses
Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses 820 St. Louis Street, New Orleans, LA, United StatesJoseph McGill visits this restored 1831 French Quarter house, which offers a singular glimpse into the lives of the enslaved in an urban setting.
Neill Cochran House Museum
Neill Cochran House Museum 2310 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX, United StatesJoin Joseph McGill for a campfire conversation, sleepover, and lecture at the only intact slave quarters in Austin, TX.
James K. Polk Historic Site
James K. Polk Historic Site 12031 Lancaster Highway, Pineville, NC, United StatesJoseph McGill returns to the home of the nation’s 11th president, James K. Polk, for a fireside conversation, overnight and Living History program.
Magnolia Plantation SDP 12th Anniversary Sleepover
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, SC 3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesJoin Joseph McGill as he marks the 12th anniversary of the Slave Dwelling Project by sleeping in the same cabin where he spent the night in May of 2010. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Dallas Heritage Village
Dallas Heritage Village, TX 1515 S Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United StatesJoin 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
Marquette University High School Nasvhille, TN, United StatesFor 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
Hempsted Houses 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, United StatesJoseph McGill holds a Friday evening campfire conversation and takes part in a Saturday afternoon Juneteenth Festival at Connecticut’s historic Joshua Hempstead House.