Indigo, a plant that produces a blue dye, was an important part of South Carolina’s 18th century economy. This program will emphasize the many roles that enslaved people performed in the cultivating and processing of this crop. In addition, guests will have the opportunity to use an indigo vat to create their own blue-dyed piece of fabric. Program is on-going from 12 pm until 3 pm in the Stableyards and is included with general admission.
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Colonial Indigo Dyeing in the Stableyards
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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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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STORIES OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN AT MIDDLETON PLACE IN THE 18TH, 19TH & 20TH CENTURIES
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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February 8, 2025
Colonial Indigo Dyeing in the Stableyards
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 15, 2025
Aspiring Archaeologists
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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Peanuts: History, George Washington Carver and Southern Cuisine
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...
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