We seek to tell the inclusive history of all the people who have inhabited our site, most of whom have been underrepresented, marginalized, or suppressed. Through this telling, the historic site of Carrollton Hall serves as a space to examine the roots of today’s social and racial inequalities and to explore opportunities for healing and repair.
As we continue to learn about and restore the main house and surrounding farm, we are acutely aware that though Carrollton Hall remains as one of the biggest physical landmarks and a focal point of the site, the woman for whom the house was originally built, Emily Caton McTavish, is but one character in our story. Even as we take in the beauty of the house – its architecture and design, as well as the very location where it sits – we cannot do so in a vacuum. The history of this site includes stories of love and loss, peace and violence, racial harmony and discord, and cultural conflict – all of which deserve adequate time and space in our telling.
We invite you to join us on this journey as we seek to reconstruct the full history of our site and offer a space that facilitates conversation about justice for communities harmed by historical inequity and oppression. We will continue to share and amplify the many voices that have been unheard or erased, and in our way, seek to repair this historic injustice.