Feb 28, 2013 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors, SC Records
So rarely does a record from Reconstruction actually connect freed people to a former slaveholder. When we find records like this we are so excited. We are very excited today, because we found another! This record is a part of the “Pre-Bureau” records for...
Jan 30, 2013 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
Inaugural Parade Immersing myself in matters of history is second nature. More specifically, matters of African American history are on my short list of things I enjoy engaging in the most. To that end, I often have to be reminded that some of those matters of history...
Dec 31, 2012 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
On December 23, 1865 the South Carolina Leader, an African American newspaper based in Charleston, SC posted the following announcement [1]: Barbecue — January first, Emancipation Day, will be celebrated by a procession of the different organizations of the...
Dec 9, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
Thirty nine overnight stays in extant slave dwellings is proof that the Slave Dwelling Project is doing well. The year 2012 saw a lot of firsts for the project. For the second consecutive year, a northern state was included in the project when I stayed at the Bush...
Nov 23, 2012 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, National Day of Listening
The day we’ve been waiting for has arrived – today, November 23, 2012 is the fifth annual StoryCorps National Day of Listening! Each year, Story Corps asks all Americans to set aside an hour on the day after Thanksgiving to interview a friend, loved one or...
Nov 16, 2012 | LCA Main Blog, Magnolia Plantation, National Day of Listening
The Ancestors Told; the Elders Listened; We Pass It On ~ Greetings Genfriends! ~ It’s been a while since we had a Gen community blog carnival. In honor of StoryCorps’ upcoming National Day of Listening, the Preservinators (Angela Walton-Raji, George Geder...
Nov 12, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
Back to the Beginning It was 12 years ago when I had my very first stay in a slave cabin at Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, SC. The event was filmed for a History Channel documentary titled The Unfinished Civil War. The documentary aired a few times but flopped...
Nov 1, 2012 | LCA Main Blog, National Day of Listening
Take Part in StoryCorps’ 2012 National Day of Listening! Lowcountry Africana is pleased to be an official national partner of the acclaimed oral history project StoryCorps in celebrating the fifth annual National Day of Listening on Friday, November 23,...
Oct 23, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
After a 3 month hiatus, the Slave Dwelling Project came back strong with two stays in Virginia. The first of the stays was Bacon’s Castle which occurred on Friday, October 5, 2012. Constructed in 1665 in Surry County on the south side of the James River, Bacon’s...
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...
