It was positively energizing last month to visit Albany, New York State’s Capitol, and take part in the 18th Annual… Read More
Category: American History & Heritage
Westchester Historian Dave Thomas Shares New Discoveries at Black Cemetery
What can we learn about Black History from cemeteries? On Wednesday, February 28th, Westchester historian Dave Thomas shared the newest… Read More
Exploration of a Complicated History on Presidents’ Day Weekend – A Discussion About Why the Internment Camps Happened
This year’s Presidents’ Day Weekend coincided with a Day of Remembrance of Japanese American Incarceration, the anniversary of Franklin Delano… Read More
Meet Our Architects for the “New” Wachenheim Center
In 2007, Carl Elefante wrote an article in National Trust’s Forum Journal “The greenest building is … one that is already… Read More
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley: A Poet’s Journeys Through American Slavery and Independence with David Waldstreicher
On March 3rd at 3pm, help us welcome back David Waldstreicher, a historian of early and nineteenth-century America with particular… Read More
Why Did the Internment Camps Happen with Grant Ujifusa and Kermit Roosevelt
JHC is honored to partner with the Japan Society of Greater Fairfield County again to explore the genesis of internment… Read More
Nelson Byrd Woltz Wins McKim, Mead & White Award
Oh what a night! Congratulations to Thomas Woltz and his exceptional team at Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects including Mark… Read More
The Sioux Chef Speaks in Westchester About Restoring Indigenous Foodways
On November 5, Sean Sherman, the award-winning author and founder of North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NĀTIFS), gave a… Read More
A Japanese- American Patriot Remembers with Takeshi (Tak) Furumoto
Japanese-American Vietnam veteran and Bronze Star recipient Takeshi (Tak) Furumoto spoke at JHC on Saturday, November 11 as part of… Read More
Our Whole History Matters – The Lemmon Slave Case
On Sunday, October 29, 2023, the Historical Society of the New York Courts in conjunction with the Jay Heritage Center… Read More