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  • Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor

    Historic Hudson Valley, NY 639 Bedford Rd, Pocantico Hills, NY, United States

      Digital and In-Person Event; Limited attendance         SDP founder and director Joseph McGill holds a digital fireside conversation for and with teachers at an 18th-century site of enslavement in legendary Sleepy Hollow Country. By invitation only. 639 Bedford Rd, Pocantico Hills, NY

  • Liberia House

    Liberia House Historic House, VA 8601 Portner Avenue, Manassas, VA, United States

  • Prince George’s County

    Prince George's County, MD Mount Rainer, MD, United States

      Overnight Event  

  • Magnolia Plantation: Campfire Conversation

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

    Event details for the Campfire Conversation on October 8th, 2021

  • Oxmoor, Farmington

    Oxmoor Farm, KY 720 Oxmoor Ave, Louisville, KY, United States

      Overnight, Living History  

  • Butler Island Plantation

    Butler Island Plantation, GA 7777 Butler Island Road, Darien, GA, United States

  • Belle Grove Historic Plantation

    Belle Grove Historic Plantation, VA 336 Belle Grove Rd, Middletown, VA, United States

    Overnight, Living History  

  • Widen the Circle Forum

    Widen the Circle 15 Grey Stone Path, Dedham, MA, United States

    This virtual event is hosted by Widen the Circle, a global organization founded in 2019 to combat prejudice by fostering a shared understanding of the past. For more: https://widenthecircle.org.

  • Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives

    Sotterley 44300 Sotterley Lane, Hollywood, MD, United States

    SDP’s Joseph McGill launches Historic Sotterley’s 2022 season of Wednesday evening presentations with an online discussion of the struggles, challenges, and triumphs of his work as founder of the Slave Dwelling Project.

  • Streamable Learning

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

    By invitation only: Through quality educational content, Streamable Learning aims to introduce interactive livestreams as a valuable supplemental tool for schools and districts seeking to inspire and educate their K-12 students. 

  • 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 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 States

    By 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 States

    SDP'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.

  • Virtual Campfire Conversation

    Join Joe McGill and Conversations with Clio for a virtual campfire conversation on Zoom. REGISTRATION REQUIRED

  • Van Cortlandt House Museum

    Van Cortlandt House Museum 6036 Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY, United States

    SDP founder and director Joseph McGill visits historic Van Cortlandt Manor for a campfire conversation and sleepover.

  • Klein-Wallace House

    Klein-Wallace House Rt 25 / Rt 38, Harpersville, AL, United States

    Join 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 States

    On 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 States

    Joseph 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 States

    Join 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 States

    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

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

    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

    Dallas Heritage Village, TX 1515 S Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States

    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

    Marquette University High School Nasvhille, TN, United States

    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

    Hempstead 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.