Middleton Place Foundation 50th Anniversary Finale Celebration: Bourbon and Bluegrass tickets are available here.
Category: Included with Admission
Location: Stableyards
Explore the crop that made South Carolina and Charleston wealthy, how rice culture has shaped the South, and its roots in West Africa. This drop-in style program discusses the use of enslaved labor in rice cultivation and the crop’s historical and present-day significance in the Lowcountry.
October 19, 2024
Location: Stableyards Explore the crop that made South Carolina and Charleston wealthy, how rice culture has shaped the South, and its roots in West Africa. This drop-in style program discusses the use of enslaved labor in rice cultivation and the crop's...
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October 26, 2024
Location: Stableyards Join us for a drop-in discussion on the origin and Southern history of this leafy green. Follow the journey of historic and heritage varieties in the African American community, and learn how to grow, harvest, and prepare this tasty...
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November 16, 2024
Bring the whole family for a day of demonstrations and hands-on activities. With its roots in Living History Day, come to learn about the many skills the free and enslaved people practiced throughout the Lowcountry’s long, rich history. Interpreters and...
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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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February 8, 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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March 8, 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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