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Get involved with the Hughes Estate Research Project:

If you are interested in participating in future research at the site, email Elysia Petras at tug39754@temple.edu. We also invite you to contribute your stories and/or photos of Hughes Estate that you would like to see added to the project website.

In addition to emailing us, you can use the feedback forms below to provide input and feedback on project research directions and indicate interest in different ways to become involved.

Help us plan future excavations!

In which of the following ways would you be interested in becoming involved with the project. It is ok if you do not have previous experience! : -development of research questions -excavation -photography -archival research - mapping -oral history interviews - laboratory analysis of artifacts -3D modeling of artifacts - interpretation of artifacts -web and exhibit design -3D historic recreations

Which of the following research topics are you most interested in: Site Time Periods: a. Amerindian site history b. Plantation era site occupation c. Emancipation era site occupation Historical Topics and Themes: a. Daily lives of the enslaved laborers b. Agency, resistance of enslaved laborers c. Self-liberation/escape of enslaved laborers d. Development and production of Anguillan identity and culture e. Religion and spiritual practices f. Race, and racism and/or intersections of race, class and gender g. African cultural heritage h. Sugar manufacturing i. Maritime activities (boating, fishing etc. ) Other: a. Historic figures b. Genealogies c. Architecture and preservation d. Other (please specify)

Which building(s) or areas of the Hughes Estate map are you most interested in learning more about. (housing of the enslaved laborers, main estate house, sugar works, smokehouse, cistern, animal pen, ect)

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