Breaking Down the Wall of Slavery at Carlyle House. Join Maddy McCoy of the Slavery Inventory Database for a zoom discussion on how the enslaved individuals and families at Carlyle House were identified... and the importance of telling a historic site’s full story. February 25, 2021 at 7pm. $5.
February 7, 2021
February 4, 2021
Virginia Theological Seminary Reparations Project
Slavery Inventory Database (SID) is conducting the antebellum research for the groundbreaking Virginia Theological Seminary Reparations Project. Today we walked the campus ground where the enslaved quarters may have been located with Virginia Theological Seminary project staff and archivists and Alexandria Archaeology. We are so proud of this project and very humbled to be a part of it. Bonus: seeing some of our favorite people in person and not on a zoom screen.
February 2, 2021
Historic Outbuildings of Interest
Archaeologist Brian Crane joined the group for our next stop on #fieldtripfriday... an amazing 18th century farm in the ag reserve with the most incredible HISTORIC OUTBUILDINGS! Seneca sandstone outbuildings that were truly a treat to see. These outbuildings were beautifully crafted... expertly built. Their placement on the landscape next to the main house was really interesting to observe. We will need to revisit the site to get a better understanding of what each building was actually used for... We may be talking about an overseers domicile as well as enslaved quarters. Thank you to Allison who was so gracious letting our group descend upon her property.
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