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Freedom Seekers: Storytelling with Joe McGill and Dontavius Williams

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August 6: Saturday

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: “Freedom Seekers: Storytelling with Joe McGill and Dontavius Williams” from the Slave Dwelling Project with additional hands-on activities. Includes tours of the Mount Parlor Room and Root Cellar. Children receive a National Park Service Underground Railroad activity book and Junior Ranger Badge. Free, open to the public, activity takes place at the Oldham County History Center campus in LaGrange.

Sleeping with the Ancestors: An Evening with Joe McGill

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August 5: Friday Evening, 6:30PM Presentation by Joe McGill on upcoming book “Sleeping with the Ancestors” (Hatchett Press, release date Fall 2022). Includes appetizers, cash bar $10 per person.  Audience:  Adult.  Held at the Roots 101 African American Museum, 124 N. First Street, Louisville, KY.  Pay at the door, no pre-registration.

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