{"id":919,"date":"2020-06-05T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=919"},"modified":"2020-06-05T12:00:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:00:44","slug":"hempsted-houses-june-13-2020-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=919","title":{"rendered":"HEMPSTED HOUSES JUNE 13, 2020 CELEBRATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hempsted Houses Host Virtual Juneteenth Celebration Featuring Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project & Tammy Denease of Historical Firsts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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New London, CT\u00a0\u2013 On Saturday, June 13\u00a0th<\/sup>, we welcome you to join us for a virtual presentation in honor of New London\u2019s 6\u00a0th<\/sup>\u00a0annual\u00a0Juneteenth\u00a0Celebration! Join Connecticut Landmarks as we celebrate Juneteenth and highlight the African-American history of the Hempsted House and the surrounding neighborhood in partnership with the NAACP \u2013 New London Branch, and our neighbor the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC).<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The festivities begin at 1 pm with nationally recognized performing artist and storyteller Tammy Denease, with her Hidden Women Series. Denease will lead us on a virtual tour through the Hempsted Houses while bringing the remarkable story of Joan Jackson to life. Hear the story of the Jackson family, which includes the story of Joan\u2019s eldest son, Adam, an enslaved farmer at the Hempsted House for over 30 years. The virtual tour was recorded by LaChale Gillis of Coveringz.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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At 1:20 pm enjoy a presentation lead by the founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, Joseph McGill. This is a unique opportunity for visitors to learn about his work around the country to locate and preserve slave dwellings and the history within them. Then engage in a Question & Answer session with both McGill and Denease.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Our virtual\u00a0Juneteenth\u00a0event, will be accessible through Facebook Live, and is free to the public. Tune in at\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HempstedHouses<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The event is supported in part by: the Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee; the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut; and the Chelsea Groton Foundation, Inc.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, visit\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

www.ctlandmarks.org<\/span><\/a>;\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hemps<\/a>s<\/a>tedHouse<\/a><\/span>,<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

email\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

hempsted@ctlandmarks.org<\/span><\/a>;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

or call (860) 443-7949.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Slave Dwelling Project<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe\u00a0Slave Dwelling\u00a0Project\u00a0is a non-profit organization based in South Carolina founded by McGill to preserve extant slave dwellings throughout the country. To focus attention on these important, often unnoticed and neglected structures, McGill spends a night sleeping in them. He began by sleeping in the cabins in which enslaved people lived at Magnolia Plantation and Garden in South Carolina in 2010 to draw attention to a restoration project focused on these cabins. Since that first successful sleepover, McGill, an avid Civil War reenactor and descendant of enslaved people, has slept in 150 sites in 25 states.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In a 2014 interview with\u00a0Smithsonian Magazine, McGill noted that sleeping in former slave dwellings:
\n\u201c\u2019seems strange and upsetting to some people.\u2019 But he embraces the discomfort, both physical and psychological, because he wants to save slave dwellings and the history they hold before it\u2019s too late. \u2018Americans tend to focus on the \u2018big house,\u2019 the mansion and gardens, and neglect the buildings out back,\u2019 he says. \u2018If we lose slave dwellings, it\u2019s that much easier to forget the slaves themselves.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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About Tammy Denease<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

An accomplished performing artist\/storyteller living in Connecticut, Tammy Denease specializes in bringing the lives of very important, yet \u201cobscured\u201d women in history to life. Tammy Denease was born in Columbus, Mississippi where she spent countless hours with her great-grandmother and grandmother. Her great-grandmother was a former enslaved person who lived to be 125 and her grandmother lived to be a 100. Both were known storytellers, and passed this gift along to their granddaughter. More information about Tammy Denease is available at her web site\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

www.hiddenwomen.org<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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About The Hempsted Houses<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The 1678 Joshua Hempsted House is the oldest house in New London and is one of New England\u2019s best-documented dwellings. Adjacent to the Joshua Hempsted House is a rare stone house built in 1759 by Nathaniel Hempsted. Both structures survived the 1781 burning of New London and stand today as testaments of 17th and 18th-century daily life. The Hempsted Houses engage the public in understanding the historical roots, development, and current-day implications of issues related to equality and freedom, with a special focus on slavery, through events like their annual Juneteenth Celebration, and empower people to make a difference.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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About Connecticut Landmarks<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Connecticut Landmarks uses historic properties to inspire an understanding of our complex past. Founded in 1936 as the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society, we are a state-wide network of ten significant historic properties that span four centuries of New England history. Our real-life stories, as told through our collections, make history matter. For more information, please visit\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

www.ctlandmarks.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hempsted Houses Host Virtual Juneteenth Celebration Featuring Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project & Tammy Denease of Historical Firsts New London, CT\u00a0\u2013 On Saturday, June 13\u00a0th, we welcome you to join us for a virtual presentation in honor of New London\u2019s 6\u00a0th\u00a0annual\u00a0Juneteenth\u00a0Celebration! Join Connecticut Landmarks as we celebrate Juneteenth and highlight the African-American history<\/p>\n

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