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Storytelling & Activities at Belle Grove
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 39.021434, -78.304281
Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, Va.
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10 a.m. Following the Footprints of Slavery by Joseph McGill, Founder of the Slave Dwelling Project
11 a.m. Shannon Moeck, Park Ranger, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Kneading in Silence: A Glimpse into the Life of Enslaved Cook Judah
12 p.m. Lunch break for presenters, Belle Grove Manor House open for touring
1 p.m. Tammy Denease storytelling presentation on Elizabeth Keckley
2 p.m. Presentation by Cheney McKnight, founder of Not Your Momma's History
3 p.m. Presentation by Terry James, Slave Dwelling Project Board Member
4 p.m. Presentation by Kristen Laise, Executive Director of Belle Grove, on the freedom seekers from the plantation. The site is now on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
5 p.m. Shannon Moeck, Park Ranger, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Free at Last: The Complicated Road to Freedom for the Jackson Family
This program is part of "Inalienable Rights: Free & Enslaved Blacks Crafting a Life in the Shenandoah Valley." Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Belle Grove Plantation, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Clarke County Historical Association, and Blandy Experimental Farm team up to welcome The Slave Dwelling Project for four events over three days that use storytelling and living history to help visitors learn about the daily lives of the enslaved people.