Cliveden Campfire Conversation & Overnight
Friday, October 4, 2024 at 7pm with Joseph McGill
About the event
The 8th national Slave Dwelling Project Conference will take place October 3-5 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in collaboration with University of Pennsylvania’s McNeil Center for Early American Studies. This year’s theme, The Illusion of Freedom: Slavery in the Northern States seeks to explore American chattel slavery that was present in northern states prior to, and after the American Revolutionary War in the 1780s.
Our campfire (no actual fire) conversation and overnight at Cliveden is on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7pm. There is an opportunity to participate in an overnight, but not required. Limited to 35 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants must provide their own transportation, come having already eaten, with gear, and prepared for the evening. Please be advised of the rustic nature of this experience.
Admission is $10; register here: Cliveden Campfire Conversation and Overnight October 4 at 7 pm | The Slave Dwelling Project
**This purchase must accompany a conference registration**
Getting Here
Driving Directions
Via PA Turnpike (I-276): Take exit 333 and follow Germantown Pike east for 7 miles to Cliveden Street on the left.
Via Schuylkill Expressway (I-76): Take exit 340 to Lincoln Drive. Turn right onto Johnson Street (third light) then left onto Germantown Avenue (fourth light). Take the first right onto Cliveden Street.
Public Transportation
SEPTA Bus: The 23 bus makes a stop directly in front of Cliveden on Germantown Avenue. Cliveden is also accessible on the H, XH, and 18 bus routes.
SEPTA Regional Rail: Cliveden is a short walking distance from the R7 (Chestnut Hill East) line, Washington Lane stop.
The grounds can be accessed by the main gate located on Germantown Avenue and the side gate on Cliveden Street; they are also wheelchair accessible.
Street parking is generally available.
