Hempsted Houses 
11 Hempstead Street  
New London, CT 06320  
(view map)

Join Joseph McGill as well as staff from the Hempsted Houses and the Shaw Mansion as we continue the conversation around the truthful narrative of American history and the legacies of slavery.

The Shaw Mansion was built in 1756 for captain Nathaniel Shaw and was home to ten enslaved people. On his deathbed, Nathaniel Shaw Jr. emancipated all ten enslaved people in 1781. During the conversation, participants will learn about the lives of Caesar Shaw, Celia Shaw, James Tilley, and Prince who were four of the ten enslaved people on the property.

Registration required, space is extremely limited.

This program is part of the Hempsted Houses' Juneteenth Festival. See the full details on ctlandmarks.org.

Supported in part by: The Frank Loomis Palmer Fund, the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, the Chelsea Groton Foundation, Inc, and Connecticut Explored, Inc.  

In partnership with: New London NAACP, OIC, and the New London County Historical Society

If you have any questions, contact Site Administrator Lynette Fisher at hempsted@ctlandmarks.org. 

CTL Members, sign in above to access your benefits.

A confirmation email with additional information will be sent to the email address used to reserve the tickets. By purchasing tickets to this event, you consent to receive email communications from Connecticut Landmarks. You can revoke your consent to receive marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link found at the bottom of every email.