Garden & Manor House Guided Tour

80 North Ferry Road,Shelter Island NY 11964

29 October, 2022

Description

Walk through time as you learn about the early history of Sylvester Manor and stories of the individuals from the three cultures that came together at the time of the establishment of Shelter Island in 1651: the Indigenous Manhansett Tribe who made the island their home for a millennium, the European businessmen who bought Shelter Island to provision their Caribbean sugar operation, the Enslaved Africans brought as the island’s labor force and the Free People of Color who continued to live and work at the Manor after Emancipation and who are anonymously buried here. The tour begins at the Manor House and will include the immediate surrounds of the House, the Gardens and a walk through the first floor of the Manor House itself. The 60-minute tour will partially be on unpaved, dirt paths throughout the Manor ground. Please wear appropriate footwear for walking. Insect and tick repellent are suggested. This tour is not ADA accessible and is recommended for ages 12+.