Apr 16, 2013 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, Uncategorized
Year two would see many positive changes for the Behind the Big House Tour. One such change was adding school children, so on Thursday morning, April 11 local school groups were scheduled to visit the Hugh Craft House and slave dwelling. This was also an improvement...
Mar 22, 2013 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
no images were found The first stay for the Slave Dwelling Project in 2013 was a repeat stay at Hopsewee Plantation on Friday, March 1. Located on the North Santee River in Georgetown County, SC, my familiarity with the property and this being my 39th overnight stay...
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 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...
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...
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 27, 2012 | Joseph McGill, LCA Main Blog
What: Free Lectue by Joseph McGill, Creator of the Slave Dwelling Project When: Tuesday, September 18 Where: 217 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC Admission: Free —August 26, 2012 The Friends of McLeod, Inc. invite the public to attend a free presentation by...
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...
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...
