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.
Civil Rights Museum, Orangeburg, SC
Join Joe McGill and Herb Frazier for a book talk and signing of Sleeping with the Ancestors
Stono Rebellion Tour, Charleston County, SC
The Stono Rebellion Trail is a guided shuttle tour of the key sites related to the Stono Rebellion
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.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
Book signing and sleepover at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial, Brookneal, VA
Book signing and sleepover at Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial, Brookneal, VA
Book talk and signing at Baldwin & Company, New Orleans
Please join us for a a book talk and signing at Baldwin & Company
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
“PAYNE-ful” Business, Charleston’s Journey to Truth & Sleeping with the Ancestors
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents two exhibitions at City Gallery that re-examine the lives of the enslaved by their descendants.
Book talk and signing at City Gallery
Join co-authors Joseph McGill Jr. and Herb Frazier for an informal talk and book signing followed by lunch. RSVP required.
International African American Museum
Please join Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier for a talk about Sleeping with the Ancestors followed by a book signing.
Timrod Library, Summerville, SC
Please join Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier for a talk about Sleeping with the Ancestors followed by a book signing.
Center Church, Hartford, CT
Please join Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier for a virtual book chat hosted by the Center Church History team in Hartford, CT. Please register at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/b3b0f6b7-0e17-45f0-93f0-0aee24e4533d
Davis Senior High School Keynote Speaker
Davis Senior High School Keynote Speaker, Sacramento, CA *private event
Boone Hall Plantation, Mt Pleasant, SC
Hosted by the Longpoint Elementary School revitalization program with an information table and book signing.
Literary Festival, Natchez, MS
The Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration takes pride in announcing plans for the 35th annual Celebration. Using the theme, “Rites, Rituals, and Religion in the Deep South,” this humanities conference will explore life and death experiences in a series of presentations on religious traditions, burial rituals, cemetery history, mourning practices, and historic holidays which are […]
Philip Simmons High School Black History Month
Philip Simmons High School Black History Month
Roswell, Georgia
Living History and Consulting event
Jamestown Foundation, Jamestown, VA
Jamestown Foundation, Jamestown, VA book signing event. McGill has a 30-year career in public history. He is the founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, which allows people to sleep in extant slave dwellings to raise awareness and preservation of these often-neglected structures. His new book, “Sleeping with the Ancestors,” was released in 2023. https://wydaily.com/latest-news/2024/01/07/jamestown-settlements-directors-series-returns-for-2024-season/