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Honoring Mitchelville
Host Special Program and Reception
Sunday, June 26th
Hilton Head Island, SC The Coastal Discovery Museum and De Gullah Creations invite you to celebrate an important part of our history, Mitchelville. On Sunday, June 26th, a film showcasing Mitchelville will run at the Museum, afterwards, a reception honoring the descendants of the town’ s founder, General Ormsby Mitchel, will be held at De Gullah Creations.
2:00 PM - Showing of “Remnants of Mitchelville” film Coastal Discovery Museum, 100 William Hilton Parkway
“Remnants of Mitchelville,” a film produced by Jimmy Henderson of Columbia, South Carolina, focuses on the history and legacy of Mitchelville. Henderson accidentally stumbled upon Mitchelville during a trip to the Island, but after looking a little deeper, it turned into a film project. Henderson says that, “the story is told through a variety of visual formats--film, video tape, newspapers, photographs, and even a steamer ticket.” He spent a great amount of time researching the history and finding these resources. Eventually, he thought he had completed the project, “but,” he says, “The film still kept pulling me back. The story needed some more detail. This is the third cut of the film.”
In 2002, Henderson screened original version of the film as part of the Freedom Day Celebration during the Native Islander Gullah Celebration. The Coastal Discovery Museum is pleased to welcome Henderson and his film back to Hilton Head Island.
3:00 PM - Reception Honoring General Ormsby Mitchel’s descendants De Gullah Creations at The Mall at Shelter Cove
De Gullah Creations will kick-off of its fourth season with a reception honoring General Ormsby Mitchel’s descendants. Members of the Mitchel family will travel from various parts of the United States to visit with the Gullah descendents of Mitchelville. The public is invited to come and meet the family members, hear the Mitchelville stories, and meet the artists of De Gullah Creations Gallery.
Several of these descendants first connected with Hilton Head Islanders during a visit in 2002. They joined together with the community to honor Mitchelville’s founding during the Freedom Day Celebration.
The Juneteenth reception includes traditional Gullah food as well as Gullah music for attendees to enjoy. Please join in commemorating this unique history.
