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THE OYSTERMEN OF STATEN ISLAND
Wednesday, February 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
The waters off Staten Island once teemed with delicious oysters. One stretch of Richmond Terrace, historically known as the Shore Road, was even referred to as “Captain’s Row” owing to the many oyster-boat captains who purchased or built fine homes along the thoroughfare. In the late 1840s African-American oystermen from Snow Hill, Maryland relocated to Sandy Ground. They were beginning a new life after enslavement laws in their home state threatened their freedom. This program analyzes the lives and livelihoods of these oystermen, as well as the local oyster industry which provided their income.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2025, 6:30 PM
Please arrive ten minutes before the program starts. Light refreshments will
be served after the event.
SPEAKER: Patricia M. Salmon, FOBH Historian and a Curator of History, retired, from the Staten Island Museum.
SAINT ALBAN’S CHURCH
76 Saint Alban’s Place, Staten Island, NY 10312
THIS IS A FREE EVENT
Registration is required.
Register by writing to salmonf@aol.com