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Month: October 2012

Manumission Document Tells Story of Emancipation in New York & Westchester

October 22, 2012

The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) is pleased to announce the generous gift of an original manumission document for its African… Read More

County, state to transfer oversight of John Jay property to nonprofit

October 5, 2012

County, state to transfer oversight of John Jay property to nonprofit 05 October 2012, 3:33 pm by Cara Matthews for the Journal… Read More

Past Newsletters & Highlights

  • MARCH 2018 – New Trustees, Volunteer Open Houses, Daffodil Show & Earth Events
  • MARCH 2018 – In Memoriam – Friend & Benefactor, Joseph J. Aresty
  • DECEMBER 2017 – Year End Thanks, Save the Date to Celebrate MLK, Hear Rousmaniere and Rainer
  • December 2017 – Celebrate John Jay’s B’day w/ Columbia Metrotones & Yale Spizzwinks
  • NOVEMBER 2017 -400 at Jay Soirée! PLUS NFL & Bud Light Tap Patriot’s Home for Winning Commercial
  • OCTOBER 2017 – Soiree SOLD OUT, High School Volunteers Matter, Pierrepont Family Gifts
  • OCTOBER 2017 Events – Boston Post Road Historic District, with Frank Sanchis & Paul Hicks, Jay Day
  • SEPTEMBER 2017 – Genealogy & Cemeteries; Sailing with Charlie Doane; Why Landmarks Matter
  • SEPTEMBER 2017 Events – Pop Up Wizardry w/ Robert Sabuda, Gardening w/ Anne Mottola
  • JULY 2017 – How US Celebrated its 25th Anniversary of Independence
  • JUNE 2017 – Jay Soirée Marks 25th, PBS & History Channel Film at Jay
  • MAY 2017 – Rye Presbyterian Church & China in the 1930s, I Love My Park Volunteers
  • APRIL 2017 – Protect Our Forests, Daffodil Show, NY Wine Tasting
  • FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017 – Black History at Jay’s Rye Home – County Exec Unveils New Trail Brochures
  • JANUARY 2017 – An Inaugural Alternative, Celebrating MLK Day with Literature
  • DECEMBER 2016 – New JHC Website! Meet Forager Tama Matsuoka Wong
  • NOVEMBER 2016 – Jefferson Talk w/ Gordon Reed & Onuf, Winterthur & Central Park Icons Cantor & Miller
  • OCTOBER 2016 – Jay Day! Families Celebrate Fall & Hudson River Valley Ramble
  • SEPTEMBER 2016 – New Trustees, Architectural Design and Health, Thomas Jefferson Reexamined
  • JULY/AUGUST 2016 – JHC Talks with Secretary Jewell about NPS 100; Hervé Tullet Brings Art to Jay Day
  • JUNE 2016 – Hamilton Filmed in Rye; Ellis, Gift of 1786 Manuscript at Medal Dinner; Stargazing
  • MAY 2016 – Biodiversity Part of Landscape Design
  • APRIL 2016 – Classical Concert; Larry Weaner & Thomas Woltz Landscape Walk
  • MARCH 2016 – Jay Heritage Center Reviewed in the NYT: John Jay’s Home Inspires Young Americans
  • FEBRUARY 2016 – FREE Kids Book Reading; Jay Medal Dinner Honors Joseph Ellis & Nick Robinson
  • DECEMBER 2015 – Winter Thanks
  • NOVEMBER 2015 – Dirty, Nasty Politics 1790s Style w/ Joanne Freeman, A Cappella Toast to Jay
  • OCTOBER 2015 – You’re Invited – A Zebra Soiree and a 270th Birthday
  • SEPTEMBER 2015 – $391,056 Grant Award; Greenwich History For Book & Garden Lovers; Jay Day!
  • MAY 2015 – Jay Gardens Get TLC on I Love My Park Day; Historic Palmer Tennis House May Get New Life
  • APRIL 2015 – Great Presidents w/ Aaron Miller, Founding Fathers w/ Jonah Winter & Barry Blitt
  • DECEMBER 2014 – NY State Awards $500,000 to Restore Historic Jay Gardens
  • NOVEMBER 2014 – Celebrate Holidays with Alexa Hampton, Thomas Woltz, Barry Lewis
  • OCTOBER 2014 – Hearth & Earth, Focus on Living Spaces & Landscape, Stone Walls w/ Pighills
  • SEPTEMBER 2014 – This Fall Follow the Path Through History to Rye
  • MARCH 2014 – Happy Presidents Day! Save the Dates for The Politic Muse & Talking Textiles
  • JAN/FEB 2014 – Freedom’s Gardener w/ Myra Armstead, Bones Speak w/ David Pultz
  • DECEMBER 2013 – Holiday Calendar & Concert; Before & After Restoration Photos
  • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013 – Zebra Soiree, “Downton Abbey” w/ Curt DiCamillo & Holiday Music
  • SEPTEMBER 2013 – Autumn Programs at JHC – Akhil Reed Amar on Constitutions, Jay Day
  • MAY 2013 – Barbaralee Diamondstein-Spielvogel Landmarks of NY Exhibit Opens

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  • What It’s Like to Volunteer at the Jay Estate

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