Senior Services for South Sound Presents: Llyn De Danaan

Senior Services for South Sound and Humanities Washington invite the community to an engaging conversation with Llyn De Danaan, a member of the 2012-14 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau.

Treaty disputes, internment camps, immigration, and destruction of natural habitats – in your backyard! These are just a few of the global events that have touched relatively small and protected Oyster Bay since the mid 18th century. Llyn de Danaan delights in unearthing the sometimes surprising histories of the people who have occupied Oyster Bay. In this interactive presentation she shares her methods and findings, and the value of such work. She talks about Native Americans, Japanese Americans, and European Americans who have lived and worked on Oyster Bay and who have each helped to develop not only its shellfish industry, but also its living history. In interpreting the past, small facts often speak to lark, pressing contemporary issues. De Danaan encourages audience members to think about projects for their own communities and how they might work collaboratively to explore and record the history of place.