Oct 6, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
Evening friends! We just had a wonderful live Facebook chat with Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project! Joe was chatting live from his stay at Bacon’s Castle. You can view live streaming video of his stay by following this link: Transcript of Live Chat In...
Sep 4, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
Laurelwood Slave Cabin, Soon to be Restored In my attempt to bring much needed attention to the necessity to restore and interpret extant former slave dwellings throughout the United States, over the past 2 ½ years I have spent the night in 36 such places in 11...
Aug 24, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2012 For additional information contact: Joseph McGill 843-408-7727 jmcgill@savingplaces.org African American Civil War Lecture Series The fourth installment of the SC African American Heritage Commission’s (SCAAHC) African...
Jul 15, 2012 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, Magnolia Plantation, SC Ancestors
Learn About the Records That Will Help You Trace African American Ancestors Back Beyond 1870 ~And~ Receive Personal Genealogy Advice from a Panel of Experienced Lowcountry Researchers! Please join us at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens on Saturday, February 9 for the...
Jun 29, 2012 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
Did you know that you can listen to free, live genealogy talk shows online on BlogTalk Radio? BlogTalkRadio is the largest and fastest growing online talk radio network, where you can listen to thousands of shows on such topics as history, education, social networking...
Jun 23, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery. No stranger to tourists, arguably the Heyward Washington House is the most historically significant stay to date for the Slave...
May 11, 2012 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
A resolution introduced by South Carolina Representative Andy Patrick calls for South Carolina to officially recognize the importance of Mitchelville, a Freedmen’s community built in 1862 on the Drayton family’s Fish Haul Plantation in Hilton Head, South...
Apr 30, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
I met Jenifer Eggleston ten years ago when I started working for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. While she worked in the Washington, DC office, she came to Charleston, SC to fulfill a requirement of her duties. Right after Hurricane Katrina Jenifer was...
Apr 23, 2012 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
By Robin Foster I just made it home from my first research trip as Co-Director of Lowcountry Africana. I almost willingly succumbed to sleep, but after retiring, my mind kept wandering through the experiences over this past week. I left home with the purpose of...
Apr 13, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
There have been times in this journey when it was wise to schedule slave dwelling stays back to back. My trips to Alabama, Missouri, and Texas are perfect examples of that. There has been one trip in South Carolina where that also applied; that was my stays at...
