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
Hempstead 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.
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 as they call attention to the agency of enslaved people through cooking, blacksmithing, brickmaking and storytelling demonstrations.
Oldham County History Center, LeGrange, KY
Oldham County Historic Center 106 N 2nd St, La Grange, KY, United StatesJoseph 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.
SDP Conference: The Stono Rebellion and the Atlantic World
Join SDP, NPS, and CLAW for this 3-day hybrid conference focused on the 1739 Stono Rebellion by enslaved African Americans, and the ensuing legacy of African-American rebellion, resistance and resilience.
Prince George County, Echoes of the Enslaved
Prince George County, Maryland Prince George, MD, United StatesThis event includes panel discussions, conversation circles, public archeological experiences, and overnight camping at sites where enslaved ancestors once lived.
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 as they call attention to the agency of enslaved people through cooking, blacksmithing, bricking making and storytelling demonstrations.
Telfair Museums
Owen-Thomas House and Slave Quarters 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United StatesThis two-day event includes a community dialogue and overnight stay in Savannah’s historic Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters.
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.
Descendant Communities Social Innovation Lab
The National Museum of African American History & Culture and the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation are hosting the Descendant Community Social Innovation Lab
Behind the Big House Tour, Holly Springs, Mississippi
Behind the Big House 151 South West Boundary Street, Holly Springs, MS, United StatesPreserve Marshall County & Holly Springs, Inc.’s preservation initiative: the “Behind the Big House” Program
Combahee River, SC
Fields Point Green Pond, South CarolinaJoin us on Friday, June 2 for an overnight experience to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Raid on Combahee Ferry. Registration required.
Sleeping with the Ancestors Book Launch at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, SC 3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, United StatesPlease join Joseph McGill, Herb Frazier, and Magnolia Plantation and Gardens for the Sleeping with the Ancestors Book.
An Evening with Joseph McGill hosted by Lincolnville
Charles Rose Municipal Building 141 Broad Street, Lincolnville, South CarolinaJoin Historic Lincolnville for a book signing and evening with Joseph McGill.
Charleston Library Society Speaker Series: Sleeping with the Ancestors
Charleston Library Society 164 King Street, Charleston, SCDuring this upcoming discussion, Mr. McGill will discuss his recent book on the subject, Sleeping with the Ancestors, along with his co-author, the journalist Herb Frazier.