The Jay Heritage Center is excited to announce the donation of an extraordinary painting of Peter Augustus Jay, the eldest… Read More
Category: American History & Heritage
Acclaimed Author David Grann to Speak at JHC
David Grann, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of… Read More
Telling the Full Story: Reinterpreting History in New York
The Jay Heritage Center was honored to be a part of this meaningful collaboration with peer historic sites that are… Read More
From January to Juneteenth – Conserving Stones and Stories at the African- American Cemetery in Rye
On January 30, 2021, a handful of individuals in Covid masks and winter coats, met at a small one-acre burial… Read More
Juneteenth Kickoff Features Video About AAHW Commemoration Committee
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Jun Jun, and Liberation Day, is the oldest known celebration commemorating the… Read More
Five Towns: One Book with Isabel Wilkerson
JHC is proud to partner with the Coalition for Understanding Racism Through Education (CURE) to support “Five Towns: One Book,” a… Read More
2021 Trailblazers Awards Ceremony
History guides our path forward. That is the meaning behind the sankofa symbol. According to www.sankofa.org this image “used by… Read More
Donation of Jay Family Letters Supports American History and Social Justice Programming
Rye, New York – The Jay Heritage Center is proud to announce the very generous gift of 18 original Jay… Read More
A Conversation with Gretchen Sorin
“The struggle to maintain a democratic society is one of our greatest challenges we face as a people.” —Gretchen Sorin… Read More
America’s WWII Legacy: Interview with Best-Selling Historian Ian Toll
As America commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, best-selling historian Ian Toll reveals in the third and… Read More