In 2007, Carl Elefante wrote an article in National Trust’s Forum Journal “The greenest building is … one that is already… Read More
Category: American History & Heritage
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
A History of Executive Order 9066 by Austin Guo
The Beginning of Internment The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, shocked and angered Americans. The attack exacerbated… Read More
Prints of a New Kind with Allison Stagg
On Friday, September 15 historian Allison Stagg discussed her new book Prints of a New Kind: Political Caricature in the… Read More
Inaugural Margaret Nolan O’Neill Fellowship Presentation
On Friday, September 8, the Jay Heritage Center (JHC) hosted the inaugural Margaret Nolan O’Neill Fellowship Presentation. The fellowship was established… Read More