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Hempstead Houses

Hempsted Houses 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, United States

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

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, SC 3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, United States

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

Oldham County Historic Center 106 N 2nd St, La Grange, KY, United States

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

Prince George County, Maryland Prince George, MD, United States

This 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 States

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

Owen-Thomas House and Slave Quarters 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United States

This two-day event includes a community dialogue and overnight stay in Savannah’s historic Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters.

Belle Grove Plantation

SDP founder and director Joseph McGill is joined by Living Historians and scholars for a two-day online program at Belle Grove Plantation.

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