Join us at the Aiken Rhett House Museum for a Urban Townhouse Tour with Kevin Simmons. Kevin is a Charleston native, Burke High School graduate and has a BS in Marketing and Management from USC. He is the VP of First Capital Bank with 15+ years of experience in the Financial Industry. He is also passionate about sharing local history and has been working with the Historic Charleston Foundation part time for 5 years.

During our tour, Kevin will cover the 140+ year occupation the site by the Aiken family, their involvement with enslavement and the changes to the houses architecture in 1836 and 1858. He will also delve into the lives of the families of Dorcas and Sambo Richardson, their children and the other enslaved people who lived and worked on the property.

Lineup:

11am - 11:30am: Check in and announcements at Wragg Mall Park*

11:45am - 1PM: Urban Townhouse Tour with Kevin Simmons

*We will meet in Wragg Mall Park and walk a block to Aiken Rhett House.

 **Please dress comfortably for the outdoors. We will be standing and walking for the duration of the tour. Sunscreen, water bottles, bug spray and binoculars are all encouraged. These meetups are appropriate for ages 16 and up.

Spaces are limited. There are no plus ones. Everyone must register individually. 

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The Black and Brown Interpreters Network is a group of natural and cultural history interpreters and tour guides based in the Lowcountry and beyond who are dedicated to service, education and professional development in the field of heritage interpretation. 

We meet monthly to learn from our fellow Black and Brown Interpreters and tour guides; network, share opportunities for continuing education and scholarships, explore local history and more.

Our meetups are open to the community of Black and Brown people who identify as cultural/historical and natural history interpreters, tour guides and tour company owners; and/or Black and Brown people who have completed or plan to complete the National Association for Interpretation's Certified Interpretive Guide training course.

Remember "only we can tell our stories!"