David Born, PWC Historic Programs Coordinator, will host this return trip to Ben Lomond Historic Site, where the focus will be on how the other half lived during the 18th and 19th centuries. The enslaved community struggled to hold on to customs and traditions of their homeland while laboring for their Masters in a new, unfamiliar world. The class will explore the house in a program called Every Day Full of Work, during which time the site staff will introduce the work performed by the enslaved in building Ben Lomond and living day to day on the farm. Then, in the slave quarter, you will learn about foods brought to this country from Africa and how these foods became part of southern cuisine. The presentation will include a cooking demonstration and tasting.


LLI Coordinator: Valerie Kenyon Gaffney