Preservation Long Island’s inaugural Huyler C. Held Award for excellence in the publication of Long Island history, architecture, and the decorative arts was presented to Caroline Rob Zaleski for Long Island Modernism: 1930-1980 at our 2013 Winter Benefit.
📣New blog post! This Women’s History Month, Preservation Long Island's chief curator, Lauren Brincat, shares a powerful story from Harriet Jacobs’s (1813–1897) autobiography, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." In the summer of 1843, she stayed at the Marine Pavilion in Rockaway as a nurse in the employment of the prominent Willis Family. A chapter of her book is devoted to the injustice she experienced while at the famed resort.
Published in 1861, Jacobs's autobiography is the most widely read antebellum narrative by a formerly enslaved woman and among the most sophisticated of the genre. Jacobs was encouraged to tell her story by another woman, Amy Kirby Post (1802–1889), an abolitionist, suffragist, and Quaker originally from Long Island. ✒️
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This Black History Month, we're taking a look back at five years of the Jupiter Hammon Project and planning for the future. Follow the 🔗 link to read our latest blog post! https://preservationlongisland.org/marking-five-ye…
Swipe 👉 to see some of the experiences we have shared with our audiences, communities, and stakeholders, and stay tuned for upcoming Jupiter Hammon Project programs and events!
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