Micaela Pardue

Photo of Claire Ross with ceramics from Sylvester Manor Another member of NEAAAL has successfully defended their master’s thesis work. Join us in congratulating Claire Ross on her excellent defense and thesis on the dairying labor of black women at Sylvester Manor! Watercolor painting of the dairy in the North Lawn of Sylvester Manor Claire defended her thesis, “Gendered Labor and Dairying at a Northern Plantation”, on May 14. As mentioned, her thesis looks at the dairying labor at Sylvester...

Left image is of Kristen Delatour and right image is of Samantha "Sam" Side Join us in congratulating two of our NEAAAL members and grad students Kristen Delatour and Sam Side! Both Kristen and Sam recently gave their master’s theses defense on Sylvester Manor earlier this month and will be graduating this May. Image of Sylvester Manor Sylvester Manor is a northern provisioning plantation located in Long Island, New York. It was established in 1652 and until 1693 sent foodstuffs to two...

When handling artifacts, it is important to know what they are, where they were found, and where they will be located prior to their future interpretation for research. Due to this, after being washed, all artifacts undergo inventory and/or cataloging. Within this, artifacts are sorted based on material type, object type or what the artifact is, and sometimes into further categories such as decoration type, vessel type, and completeness of the artifact. Once sorted, artifacts are counted and...