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.
As history unfolds around us, Preservation Long Island seeks to collect objects that tell the diverse stories of Long Islanders living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Watch a recording of the October 24, 2020 Roundtable #3: Confronting Slavery at Joseph Lloyd Manor.
Watch the recording of the September 19, 2020 Roundtable#2: “The Voice of Jupiter Hammon”.
Watch the recording of the August 15, 2020 Roundtable #1: “Long Island in the Black Atlantic World”.
CANCELED
Given the current public health and safety directives and the uncertainty around when these will be eased, we have decided to cancel our June benefit.