06.18.2021 News The Shelter Island 10K history: A rundown of sights, places and eras evoked on the course The Shelter Island 10K course is known for its beauty, but it could just as well be known for the history it traverses. The 6.2-mile route takes in country...
08.10.2018 News Friends since 1652: Shelter Island’s place in Quaker history It was 38 minutes into the one-hour Quaker meeting before anyone said a word. Gathered on the grounds of Sylvester Manor, seated on a jumble of rough-hewn logs fashioned...
03.23.2018 News To the Manor born: Slavery on Shelter Island, a story that’s not hidden away As the hot August night wore on in the attic of the old house, she decided she couldn’t take it anymore. It was growing more stifling by the minute...
02.24.2017 News Donnamarie Barnes | Telling the stories of Sylvester Manor Donnamarie Barnes unlocked the door of the 18th century house at Sylvester Manor Educational Farm and moved through rooms full of sheeted furniture, aged wallpaper and neat piles of...
06.17.2014 Around the Island Back to the roots of the Manor The staff at Sylvester Manor has a big day planned for Saturday, May 17. The Manor and Long Island Reads will co-sponsor a reading and book signing with...
