Sleepover
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
Joseph 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
Join 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
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.
Telfair Museums
This two-day event includes a community dialogue and overnight stay in Savannah’s historic Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters.
Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi
Please join Joseph McGill, the living history troupe, and Historic Natchez Foundation for a sleepover and living history campfire conversation.