Our last program of the year and our first a cappella jamboree was a resounding success! Over 150 people (120… Read More
Category: American History & Heritage
Hamilton & Dirty, Nasty Politics
Speaking to a packed audience of Yale alumni, early American history buffs and JHC members on December 3rd, Yale Professor… Read More
Emma Hanratty and Caroline Walalch Honored as Park Heroes by NY State
Parks & Trails New York, the leading statewide parks and trails advocacy organization, recently announced the winners of its biennial… Read More
Trailblazers Ceremony 2015
Westchester County honored five African-Americans for their professional and civic accomplishments at the 16th annual Black History Month and Trailblazer… Read More
MLK Literary Celebration 2015
On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 19, 2015, the American Women of African Heritage, Inc. (AWAH) presented… Read More
Justice Lippman Urges NY to Raise the Age
“The cycle of justice is broken and must be changed,” stated Hon. Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of NY State in… Read More
NYS Parks Comm. Rose Harvey Visits Jay Estate
Top photo, L-R – Carol Clark, Prof. Nick Robinson, Commissioner Rose Harvey, Ruth Pierpont and Suzanne Clary The John Jay… Read More
Trailblazers Honored as Part of Black History Month
The Trailblazers Advisory Board of Westchester County honored five African Americans for their professional and civic accomplishments at the annual… Read More
John Jay’s Night at the Opera
On Sunday, February 23rd, JHC members and friends were transported into the late 18th century and experienced what “John Jay’s… Read More
Black History Month Symposium – Myra Armstead & David Pultz
On Saturday, February 8, the Jay Heritage Center welcomed Dr. Myra Young Armstead, Director of Africana Studies at Bard College… Read More