Lectures, films and exhibits detailing the life of the unique African Americans who established this oyster fishing community are available. Seasonal activities relating to present day African American cultural life are also presented. S74 to Woodrow Road and Bloomingdale Road. In season, costumed interpreters and craftspeople re-enact daily life in this rural hamlet, depicting chores, gardening, crafts and trade. Several of the 27 buildings exhibit artifacts from the collection of the Staten Island Historical Society.
Seasonal celebrations invoke life in bygone eras.
Plan on two hours to tour the grounds and stop for a snack.