Ongoing research investigating the lives of the enslaved people at Homewood in the early nineteenth century reveals that men, women, and children inhabited unexpected spaces. From destroyed dwellings to the extant rooms of Homewood and the carriage house, historian Abby Schreiber, Ph.D., will discuss the conditions in which people lived and worked, carried on their family lives, and spent their time. A lecturer at the National Institute of American History and Democracy at the College of William & Mary, Schreiber is a consulting researcher for the Enslaved at Homewood project, supported by the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

This is the second talk in the 2017 Architecture Lecture Series: African American Dwellings in the Antebellum Period, organized by Homewood Museum as part of Baltimore Architecture Month. Click here for subscription tickets, available through October 16. 1 AIA/CES LU available per lecture.

There will be a 5:30 p.m. preceding reception with the speaker at Homewood Museum. The talk will be held nearby at Gilman Hall, room 50. Both locations are on the Johns Hopkins University Homewood campus at 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 21218.

Free event parking will be available in the Johns Hopkins Club parking lot. Advance, pre-paid registration is strongly requested. Walk-in registration is based on seating availability.