The lives of slaves, sharecroppers and paid servants were intertwined with the lives of the Hammond family at Redcliffe Plantation in Beech Island.

On Feb. 9, a program at Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site will focus on the lives of those black families.

"It's largely a talk as well as a tour of the slave cabins and mansion," said Elizabeth Laney, a park interpreter, about the program, African-American Experience at Redcliffe, which will begin at 2 p.m. that Saturday.

The program will cover events that occurred before Gov. James Henry Hammond's family moved to Redcliffe in the late 1850s.

"We will go from 1831 to 1975 and talk about the history of the people who lived at Hammond's other plantations, such as Silver Bluff," she said.

Hammond's descendants lived in the mansion until John Shaw Billings donated it to the state in 1973.

Ms. Laney will draw on many sources of information for her presentation. Hammond kept detailed household records; in addition, there are letters from the 1940s from one of the household servants.

Members of the Old Edgefield District African-American Genealogy Society "will provide information on how to research African-American family roots," she said.

Admission to the event is $6 for adults, $5.25 for South Carolina senior citizens and $4 for ages 6 through 16. For more information, call (803) 827-1473.

Reach Charmain Brackett at czbrackett@hotmail.com.