Jun 18, 2011 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog
Slave Dwelling Project Visits Bellamy Mansion Bellamy Mansion, Wilmington, NC Sunday, May 15 found me spending the night at Bellamy Mansion in Wilmington, NC. I arrived there around 4:45 pm which was good because the young lady working there did not have prior...
Jun 6, 2011 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog
Aiken Rhett House, Charleston, SC Saturday, April 30, 2011 found me at the Aiken Rhett House in Charleston, SC to spend the night in a former slave dwelling located there. I went there the day before with my daughter Jocelyn who had spent the night with me...
Jun 1, 2011 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog
Slave Dwelling Project Receives Warm Welcome in Missouri “Before Joseph McGill’s visit during the 3rd week of April, very little recognition of Missouri’s Little Dixie slave cabins could be found beyond my own efforts with my program “Little Cabins.” I...
May 28, 2011 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog
Left to Right: Michael Bedenbaugh, Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation; Jeremy Thomas, New Owner Laurelwood Plantation; Joseph McGill, Slave Dwelling Project While my last few stays afforded me the opportunities to stay in slave dwellings in the states of...
Apr 27, 2011 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog
One can say that the reason that the 22 slave dwellings at Evergreen are still with us is because they were built of cypress wood. I attribute their existence to the fact that someone in their past made the conscience decision to preserve the dwellings so that...
