Slave Dwelling Project Founder Joseph McGill has set the itinerary of overnight cabin stays for 2012. In addition to overnight stays in slave cabins in South Carolina, the Slave Dwelling Project will also visit Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia.
In the video below, Joseph McGill discusses the Slave Dwelling Project and what inspires him to continue the project’s work. Please scroll below the video to view the locations and dates for 2012 overnight stays!
Slave Dwelling Project 2012 Schedule
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 19 | Lecture @ Claflin College, Orangeburg, SC |
| February 11 | Lecture @ Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC |
| February 16 & 17 | Stay & Lecture Price House, Spartanburg, SC |
| February 26 | Lecture @ Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, N. Chas, SC |
| March 15 – 18 | Coming to the Table, Richmond, VA |
| March 22 | Lecture @ Williamsburg Co. Library, Kingstree, SC |
| March 23 | Stay @ Friendfield Plantation, Georgetown, SC |
| March 30 – 31 | Stay & Lecture @ Bush-Holley House, Greenwich, Conn |
| April 5 | Stay @ Seibels House Kitchen House, Columbia, SC |
| April 6 | Stay @ Lexington County Museum, Lexington, SC |
| April 12– 15 | Stay & Lecture, Holly Springs, Mississippi |
| April 27 & 28 | Stay & Lecture Sautee-Nacoochee, GA |
| June 22 | Lecture & Stay Heyward Washington House, Chs. SC |
| October 5 & 6 | Stay & Lecture Bacon’s Castle, Surry, Virginia |
| November 9 & 10 | Stay@ Boone Hall Plantation, Mt. Pleasant, SC |
About the Slave Dwelling Project
For more information, please contact Joseph McGill
Joseph McGill, Jr. | Program Officer, Southern Office
National Trust for Historic Preservation | William Aiken House, 456 King Street, 3rd Floor, Charleston, SC 29403
Phone: 843.722.8552 | Fax: 843.722.8652 | Email: joseph_mcgill@nthp.org | www.preservationnation.org
I am highly impress and supportive of your "Slave Dwelling Project" on our many plantations in the U.S. I can agree that many Black Americans are fearful of the word "Plantation". I am in the process of reviving and furnishing slave/tenant cabins in Central Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA).