A presentation and panel discussion on how the history of the enslaved is being revealed through archaeology, anthropology, and other methods that fill in the gaps left by official records will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor.
The Black History Month event is the sixth annual collaboration between the Eastville Community Historical Society and Sylvester Manor of Shelter Island. Participants will include Georgette Grier-Key, the executive director and curator of the historical society, Donnamarie Barnes, the curator and archivist of Sylvester Manor, Chris Matthews, a historical archaeologist and professor of anthropology at Montclair State University, and Cordell Reaves, the historic preservation program analyst with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.
“Through the work we do at Eastville and Sylvester Manor it is important that we preserve and share the stories and lives of those who have been forgotten but who are a major part of the history of our communities,” said Ms. Barnes. The work Mr. Matthews and Mr. Reaves are doing, she said, “is leading the way in revealing these histories.”
The cost is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Tickets are available on eventbrite.com.