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Historical Preservation Expert Joseph McGill to Visit Claflin University Jan. 19
Joseph McGill, a program officer with National Trust for Historic Preservation, will speak at Claflin University on Thursday, Jan. 19. McGill has drawn national attention for his Slave Dwelling Project initiative, which seeks to garner increased recognition and...
National Day of Listening Interview IV: Corie Hipp, Seashore Farmers’ Lodge
Q: Can you tell us about the Seashore Farmers' Lodge and how it was a focal point for community life in Sol Legare? A: The community of Sol Legare is very unique and has a very intriguing history. It is one of the last remaining of its kind in the...
Story Corps National Day of Listening 2011: Jim Powell Jr., Alachua County, FL Ancient Records
We have a lot of history hidden in the dark between the pages of our record books. I really wanted to bring it out into the light where anyone can find it. We are accomplishing that." --- Jim Powell, Jr. Since 1999, a small handful of dedicated volunteers have...
Story Corps National Day of Listening 2011: Interviews II: Jim Powell, Jr., Taylor Griffith, Rianna Griffith, Elora Powell and Camara Casson, Alachua County, FL Virtual Cemetery Project
The Alachua County Virtual Cemetery Project On most Saturday mornings, cousins Taylor Griffith, 12, Camara Casson, 12, Elora Powell, 11 and Rianna Griffith, 6 venture out to spend some quality time with their grandfather Jim Powell. But...
Story Corps National Day of Listening 2011: Interviews I: Joseph McGill, Jr.
On the day after Thanksgiving every year, StoryCorps asks all Americans to start a new holiday tradition: set aside an hour to interview a friend, a loved one, or someone in their community about his or her life. Lowcountry Africana is pleased to be an official...
Spotlight on Listening 2: Oral History Interview, Mrs. Ann Nixon Cooper
"If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are." --Madeleine L'Engle ...
Spotlight on Listening: Oral History Interview, Dr. Mary Starke Harper
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. ~Thich Nhat Hanh Story Corps fourth annual National Day of Listening is Nov. 25, 2011. Each year Story Corps invites all Americans to set aside an hour on the day after Thanksgiving, to...
Seashore Farmers Lodge in Charleston, S.C. to Receive Preservation Honor Award
Seashore Farmers Lodge in Charleston, S.C. to Receive Preservation Honor Award October 17, 2011 | Contact pr@nthp.org or 202-588-6141 Washington, D.C.—The National Trust for Historic Preservation will present its Preservation Honor Award for the...
The Slave Dwelling Project: Several Firsts in Maryland
Several Firsts in Maryland Slave Dwelling at Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood, Maryland Saturday, July 9, 2011 found me at Sotterley Plantation in Hollywood, Maryland. Southwest Airlines deserves credit for allowing this stay and lecture to fit perfectly...
Slavery in the North: Cliveden Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA
Slavery in the North Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, the City of Brotherly Love, these are all things we associate with the city of Philadelphia. I find it ironic that the purpose of my last stay in Philadelphia was to highlight that peculiar...
Slave Dwelling Project: Sleeping in a Relocated Slave Dwelling
Sleeping in a Relocated Slave Dwelling Visitors at Roper Mountain Science Center, Greenville, SC Saturday, June 11, 2011 found me in Greenville, SC to stay at Roper Mountain Science Center in a former slave dwelling that was disassembled from its...
Slave Dwelling Project Visits Bellamy Mansion
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...
Exploring Urban Slavery at the Aiken Rhett House
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...
Slave Dwelling Project Receives Warm Welcome in Missouri
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 can now say...
Slave Dwelling Project Visits Laurelwood Plantation in Richland County, SC
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...