September 12, 2020
Join us for a FREE virtual Culper Spy Day program featuring “Big Bill the Tory” from the Sherwood-Jayne House.
Events
Jupiter Hammon Project: Roundtable #1
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020 (via Zoom)
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Long Island in the Black Atlantic World: Why did Long Island have one of the largest enslaved populations in the North during the 17th and 18th centuries?
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Events
Jupiter Hammon Project: Roundtable #2
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020 (via Zoom)
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
The Voice of Jupiter Hammon: What do Jupiter Hammon’s writings tell us about him as an educated individual surviving within the structure of enslavement?
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Events
Jupiter Hammon Project: Roundtable #3
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020 (via Zoom)
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Confronting Slavery at Joseph Lloyd Manor: How can Preservation Long Island best engage Joseph Lloyd Manor visitors with Jupiter Hammon’s story, the region’s history of enslavement, and segregation on Long Island today?
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Noteworthy
Outdoor Exhibit: Reposition Relocation
August 1, 2020 to September 20, 2020
Part of the international exhibition, Art Off-Screen, Reposition Relocation is an outdoor contemporary art installation on view in Sag Harbor inspired by historic furnishings at the Custom House. Free to the public!
Watch Curator Lauren Brincat’s Bite-Size History Episode!
In case you missed it or want an encore viewing, Curator Lauren Brincat’s June 5th appearance on the Brooklyn Historical Society’s Bite-Size History lunchtime series is now available online.
Introducing our Local Landmark Law Locator!
Explore Preservation Long Island’s innovative advocacy and education tool for Long Islanders.
Add a Little Long Island History to Your Virtual Home!
Are you, like us, among the 11 million people worldwide virtually escaping to the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch? Now you can add a little bit of Long Island history to your virtual home! We’ve specially recreated the 18th-century painted wall decorations from Preservation Long Island’s own Sherwood-Jayne House.
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