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May 20, 2021 | Long Island Dirt: Historical Archaeology at the Weeks Properties in Yaphank and Manorville

Join the Yaphank Historical Society via Zoom

Thursday, May 20, 2021 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Speaker:  Allison Manfra McGovern

Dr. Allison McGovern will discuss archaeological research at several Weeks site in Yaphank and Manorville. This research is part of a larger project entitled Long Island Dirt that reveals dynamic and multi-faceted views of Long Island's past peoples and communities through historical archaeology. Dr. McGovern is a 2020-21 Robert D. L. Gardiner Fellow in "Writing the History or Greater New York City" at the Gotham Center for New York City Histoy. 

Zoom Link (open to the public): 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6557628075?pwd=K0lWdU1KQ3RHTEh3MzMvVUJDMWlvQT09 [us02web.zoom.us]

Meeting ID: 655 762 8075

Passcode: 6CF6by

Long Island Dirt: Historical Archaeology at the Weeks Properties in Yaphank and Manorville