The Beach is Theirs: Preserving SANS

webinar banner image with the text "The Beach is Theirs: Preserving SANS" alongside an archival photograph of an African American girl on the beach in Sag Harbor

During our upcoming FREE virtual panel discussion, we will explores SANS, the historically African American vacation community in Sag Harbor, Long Island

The historically African American vacation community of Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest & Ninevah Subdivisions (SANS) is listed on both the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places, but it is threatened by deterioration and insensitive development. Local stakeholders have been working tirelessly to protect their community and the Preservation League is honored to advocate alongside them. SANS is currently one of the League’s Seven to Save – a biennial list of endangered historic sites in New York State. On Thursday, August 27, the League will host a panel discussion in which we will have a conversation about why SANS is so important, its place in the context of other historically African American beach communities, what its unique challenges are, and what is being done to protect it. This event is part of our month long SANS Seven to Save Spotlight.

We hope you’ll join us for The Beach is Theirs: Preserving SANS!

When: Thursday, August 27, 4:00 p.m.

Moderated by Erin Tobin | Vice President for Policy & Preservation, Preservation League of NYS
Panelists:
Donnamarie Barnes | Curator & Archivist, Sylvester Manor Educational Farm
Malcolm Cammeron | PhD student at the University of Virginia
Dr. Georgette Grier-Key | Executive Director and Curator, Eastville Community Historical Society
Andrew Kahrl | Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Virginia, Author of The Land Was Ours: How Black Beaches Became White Wealth in the Coastal South
Renee V. H. Simons | President, SANS Sag Harbor

The Future of Preservation Webinar Series is an ongoing series of ongoing panel discussions and presentations that will look to the future of historic preservation. Through a wide variety of topics, these free webinars will bring together a diverse group of speakers who interact with the preservation field in many ways. Their distinct voices and perspectives will help us all think about where our field is moving and how we can be better equipped to help lead the way. More webinars will  be announced in the coming months. More information can be found right here.

Katy Peace2020-2021 STS, SANS