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09.21.2020 Around the Island

Manor event looks at the everyday life of slavery: Discussion Saturday on the people who suffered

Sylvester Manor is continuing to focus on American slavery and its own history of involvement in the crime. In a year of mass protests seeking racial justice and equality,...

09.01.2020 News

Uncovering a centuries-old cemetery: Sylvester Manor continues excavating the past

A month before he signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln famously said, “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.” Sylvester Manor continues to bring to the surface its often cruel...

08.29.2020 Around the Island

Richard’s Almanac: You are what you eat

We all grew up learning that we would stay healthy if we ate the right foods and not just the foods that taste good. That’s why it was so...

08.27.2020 Around the Island

Still plenty of summer left as events fill the calendar

Enjoy a Friday Night Dialogue from the Library featuring Kyle Marshall discussing his book, “Americana: Farmhouses and Manors of Long Island” on Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. Explore...

08.20.2020 Around the Island

Secrets and stories at the Manor: Beyoncé video honors spirits

With a video shoot on the Island recently, performing artist Beyoncé became the latest in a long line of fascinating women in the history of Sylvester Manor. In 1652,...

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Manor event looks at the everyday life of slavery: Discussion Saturday on the people who suffered

Uncovering a centuries-old cemetery: Sylvester Manor continues excavating the past

Richard’s Almanac: You are what you eat

Still plenty of summer left as events fill the calendar

Secrets and stories at the Manor: Beyoncé video honors spirits