Middleton Place is open on Thanksgiving with no daily tours. The Middleton Place Restaurant and the Edmondston-Alston House will be closed on Thanksgiving.
Category: Included with Admission
Location: Stableyards
Join us for a drop in discussion and discover the historical origins of Peanuts and follow their journey to the New World via the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Learn about the agricultural inventions and discoveries of African American Scientist and educator, George Washington Carver. Explore the southern history of boiled peanuts and try a sample of this delicious snack.
December 21, 2024
Location: Stableyards Join us for a drop in discussion and explore southern traditions that directly impacted the enslaved during the winter season surrounding the holidays.
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December 28, 2024
Location: Stableyards During this drop-in style program kids will participate in a mock archaeological excavation to recognize the importance of artifacts to better understand the past. Kids will have the opportunity to take home their findings and complete an archaeological field...
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January 4, 2025
Tour Type: Walking Tour Location: This tour meets at the Stableyards Textile Shop and ends at Eliza’s House. This 30-minute walking tour discusses the African and African-American women who helped build, maintain, and restore Middleton Place in the 18th, 19th & 20th...
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January 11, 2025
Location: Stableyards In this drop-in style program, we will discuss the indigo plant, the labor it took to grow, harvest, and process it, as well as the importance of indigo and what it was used for. Guests will dye a square...
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January 18, 2025
Location: Stableyards Join us for a drop in discussion and explore how the enslaved approached and utilized herbal and botanical therapies to treat disease. Take home complimentary seeds from a select medicinal variety and start your own home physic garden. ...
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January 25, 2025
Location: Stableyards During this drop-in style program kids will participate in a mock archaeological excavation to recognize the importance of artifacts to better understand the past. Kids will have the opportunity to take home their findings and complete an archaeological field...
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