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.
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.
Join the team as Preservation Long Island’s representative to the east-end community. Responsible for organizing volunteer schedules, conducting house tours, and coordinating with Headquarters staff on programs at the Custom House.
We are pleased to announce this year’s awardees: Webb Institute and Bentel & Bentel Architects, Paul and Catherine Herkovic’s Stanley H. Lowndes House, Southampton African American Museum, Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio, Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill & Huntington Historical Society, Village of East Hills.
3pm to 5pm via Zoom
Why are Sag Harbor’s historic buildings important? Join Preservation Long Island and the Sag Harbor Historical Society for a virtual discussion about past and present efforts to preserve Sag Harbor’s distinctive architecture and historic character. FREE
Demolition and intensive redevelopment threaten one of Long Island’s most significant Jim Crow- and Civil Rights-era historic districts in the Village of Sag Harbor.