Donnamarie Barnes Archives - Shelter Island Reporter

08.11.2024 Featured Story

From slavery to freedom: Film screening at Sylvester Manor

The film, “Forgotten Founders: David Hempstead, Senior,” which was selected for the 2023 Hamptons International Film Festival, will be screened on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. on the...

07.10.2023 Featured Story

Charity’s Column: Telling Stories

When I saw “Hamilton” performed on stage, I sat next to a person whose life work is editing books about American history. At some point, while enjoying this witty...

01.15.2023 Featured Story

To the Manor born: Slavery on Shelter Island, a story that’s not hidden away

In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday tomorrow, the Reporter brings back a story from 2018. As the hot August night wore on in the attic of...

12.27.2022 Featured Story

2022 Year In Review: Sailing away to freedom — New research on a Shelter Islander’s quest

This story appeared in February in the Reporter. He vanished overnight, escaping injustice, leaving everything behind to find freedom in a new life. William Pharaoh also vanished from history,...

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From slavery to freedom: Film screening at Sylvester Manor

Charity’s Column: Telling Stories

To the Manor born: Slavery on Shelter Island, a story that’s not hidden away

2022 Year In Review: Sailing away to freedom — New research on a Shelter Islander’s quest