Kristine Mays pictured with one of her life-sized wire sculptures. Embedded in the piece is a quote from Zora Neale… Read More
Category: American History & Heritage
Margaret “Maggie” Nolan O’Neill Fellows 2024
The Margaret “Maggie” Nolan O’Neill Fellowship was established in 2022 in memory of Margaret “Maggie” Nolan O’Neill (Class of 2021),… Read More
Descendants of Purdy Family Donate Rare Ledger Documenting the Black Experience in 19th Century Westchester
JHC is humbled to announce the magnanimous donation of an original 1873 ledger and account book belonging to the Purdy… Read More
NY State Parks Has a Centennial to Celebrate
It was positively energizing last month to visit Albany, New York State’s Capitol, and take part in the 18th Annual… Read More
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