Easton|Local Event
Harlem African American Burial Ground Project Archaeological Presentation
Michael Pappalardo has led excavations and analysis for the Harlem African Burial Ground Project for over a decade. Established in the 1690s, the cemetery served as a burial place for free and enslaved people of African descent.He will share some of the project’s most compelling results, including the discovery of an earlier Indigenous site, with photographs of the excavation as it unfolded. Questions from attendees are welcome. Sponsored by the Easton Town Cemetery committee.