Co-directors of the Plain Sight Project present new research on the enslaved people who lived and worked at the Custom House in Sag Harbor. The house opens for visitors at 3pm, followed by a lecture on the lawn at 4pm with light refreshments. FREE. Registration required.
Advocacy letters are a crucial part of preservation advocacy and a powerful tool for voicing our concerns and effecting change in our communities. Learn tips for how to write an effective letter and gather support within your community.
Join us in our gallery or virtually for a discussion with a consulting anthropological archaeologist about archaeology as a tool for preservation advocacy. Registration required.
This year our location is the Webb Institute — the former Herbert L. Pratt estate in Glen Cove and winner of our 2022 Preservation Award for Project Excellence for historically sensitive design. Tickets and sponsorship packages available for purchase online now!
Join us for a FREE virtual talk with scholar Laini Farrare exploring Black craftsmanship, labor, wealth, and status in early America through the study of a pair of mahogany chairs made for Sag Harbor resident and enslaver, Captain William Johnson Rysam (1737–1809). Registration required.