On Saturday, June 16th, 2018, the Westchester County Historical Society (WHS) bestowed its highest honor, the Sy Schulman History Award,… Read More
Category: American History & Heritage
JHC Welcomes New Board and Advisory Board Members
New JHC Trustee Joris van Roijen is a strategy consultant at Ernst & Young Consulting, specializing in transforming global operating models… Read More
10 Streets That Changed America
(Photo by Nate Dorr: Author Eric Jaffe beside Westchester Turnpike Mile Marker #24 at the Jay Estate, Rye, New York)… Read More
2018 Memorial Day Observance
Rain stayed in abeyance for Rye’s 2018 Memorial Day Parade and an observance of national service at the private Jay… Read More
Rain Doesn’t Deter True Sailors
May’s sustained deluges couldn’t deter true mariners who came out on Wednesday evening, May 16th, to hear New York Yacht… Read More
Art Authenticity and the Art Market with Irina Tarsis
Join us on June 19th at 5:30pm when attorney Irina Tarsis will discuss the Salvador Mundi case(s) and then expand… Read More
John Rousmaniere and The Golden Pastime
Join us on Wednesday, May 16th at 7pm for an evening of American sailing history with John Rousmaniere at the… Read More
What It’s Like to Volunteer at the Jay Estate
Each year, the Jay Heritage Center is fortunate enough to attract dedicated high school volunteers who help with research and… Read More
Robinson and Green Publish Historic Preservation Casebook
Historic Preservation: Law and Culture written by JHC Board Members Prof. Nicholas Robinson and Prof. Shelby Green, tells the story of… Read More
Joseph Curtis and the NY Manumission Act of 1817 by Jeff DeToro
The Jay Heritage Center has an archive of original Jay family letters which are slowly and carefully being digitized and… Read More