Joseph McGill, Jr. – Conversations with Christy S. Coleman at Jamestown Settlement

Conversations with Christy S. Coleman at Jamestown Settlement
2024 Director’s Series Guests

Joseph McGill has a 30-year career in public history. He is founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, which allows people to sleep in extant slave dwellings to raise awareness and preservation of these often-neglected structures. His new book, “Sleeping with the Ancestors,” was released in 2023. 

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Join Christy S. Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, as she sits down with prominent scholars and public figures for lively and enlightening conversations surrounding our shared legacies of American history. The yearlong series will showcase the work of prominent scholars, authors and an Academy Award winner.  

Now in its third year, enjoy thought-provoking evening conversations in-person or virtually for $10 per program or $50 for the entire series. Admission is limited and tickets must be purchased online in advance. Conversations will take place at 7 p.m. in Jamestown Settlement’s Robins Foundation Theater.

Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown are administered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. These world-class museums are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days).