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Historic Staten Island Church Celebrates 175th years. Now it works to protect its legacy

Oct 9, 2026

Updated: Oct. 6, 2026 Published: Oct. 04, 2026, 11:49a.m. By Dr. Gracelyn Santos | gsantos@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Nearly two centuries...

Historic Staten Island Church Marks 175th Anniversary

Oct 1, 2026

Published: September 20, 2026, 6:30 a.m. By Amanda Faublas | afaublas@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One of Staten Island’s most historic...

Generations Tell The Story of a Historic Staten Island Community In New Film

Aug 12, 2026

Published: Augut 12, 2026, 5:50a.m. By Amanda Faublas | afaublas@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. —The stories of Sandy Ground, the nation’s oldest...

The beloved Staten Island tavern where everyone left with respect – until arson destroyed it in 1983

Jul 12, 2026

Updated: July. 12, 2026, 4:15 p.m. | Published: July. 11, 2026, 5:50 a.m. Sandy Ground is the nation’s oldest free Black settlement continuously...

Built on freedom: How one Staten Island family’s journey helped shape a community

Jul 8, 2026

Updated: July. 8, 2026, 4:17 p.m. | Published: July. 2, 2026, 5:50 a.m. Sandy Ground is the nation’s oldest free Black settlement continuously...

Generations reunite on Staten Island for 58-year tradition of family, faith and celebration

Jun 9, 2026

Updated: Mar. 12, 2026, 11:19 a.m. | Published: Mar. 11, 2026, 5:50 a.m. Sandy Ground is the nation’s oldest free Black settlement continuously...

Centuries-old Staten Island community takes spotlight in Columbia oral history project

May 18, 2026

Sandy Ground descendants traveled to Columbia University to share stories of a Staten Island community that has endured since 1828, surviving...

She was forced to leave the Staten Island ‘village” she loved. Now her daughter is fighting to preserve its history

May 11, 2026

Updated: Mar. 12, 2026, 11:19 a.m. | Published: Mar. 11, 2026, 5:50 a.m. Sandy Ground is the nation’s oldest free Black settlement continuously...

“THEY TREAT ME LIKE FAMILY”: A historic Staten Island church offers more than faith—it offers belonging

Apr 30, 2026

Published: Apr. 30, 2026, 5:30 a.m By Dr. Gracelyn Santos | gsantos@siadvance.com EDITOR'S NOTE This story is part of an ongoing journalistic...

She grew up in a Staten Island community built on freedom — and at 102, she’s still telling the story

Apr 21, 2026

Updated: Apr. 03, 2026, 11:19 a.m. | Published: Apr. 03, 2026, 5:30 a.m By Dr. Gracelyn Santos | gsantos@siadvance.com EDITOR'S NOTE This story is...

A homecoming to history: Pastor returns to Staten Island historic church

Apr 3, 2026

Updated: Apr. 03, 2026, 11:19 a.m. | Published: Apr. 03, 2026, 5:30 a.m By Dr. Gracelyn Santos | gsantos@siadvance.com EDITOR'S NOTE This story is...

‘I Wake Up … and I Say, Thank You, God’: Cousins return to America’s Oldest Free Black Settlement’

Mar 20, 2026

https://www.silive.com/news/2026/03/i-wake-up-and-i-say-thank-you-god-cousins-return-to-americas-oldest-free-black-settlement.htmlEDITOR'S NOTE This...