Rye, NY – New York State Parks and Westchester County Parks have approved the renewal of the Jay Heritage Center’s… Read More
Category: Social Justice & Civic Advocacy
Jay Heritage Center to Exhibit Rare Internment Camp Painting by Koho Yamamoto
The Jay Heritage Center is honored to share news that it will be displaying a rare internment camp painting by… Read More
Boneyarn Poet and Cemetery Stewards Give Voices to Ancestors for Juneteenth
Poet David Mills, a Fellow at the Schomburg Center, gave a positively electrifying performance on Sunday, June 11th, as he… Read More
Poet David Mills on “Boneyarn”
Commemorate Juneteenth with poet and historian David Mills. On Sunday, June 11 at 4pm, Mills “will read from and reflect upon… Read More
VIDEO: Kerri K. Greenidge and Harold Holzer on “The Grimkes”
Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 19 for a mesmerizing conversation about the contradictions in how America’s… Read More
JHC Recognized for Excellence in Historic Preservation by NY State
Photo – JHC Executive Director Kevin Peraino, JHC Board President Suzanne Clary, Archaeologist Eugene Boesch and NY State Assemblyman Steve… Read More
Award-Winning Author Michael W. Twitty Speaks at the Jay Estate
On the afternoon of our annual outdoor festival Jay Day, on October 16, James Beard Award-winning author, chef, culinary historian… Read More
“Dickinson” Exhibit to Open in Jay Mansion
JHC is thrilled to announce that its newest exhibition, Unknown Soldiers: The Making of Dickinson at the Jay Estate and… Read More
Jay Estate Gardens Open with Official Ribbon Cutting
On June 12, 120 supporters and non-profit partners of the Jay Heritage Center (JHC) raised a glass at the official opening of… Read More
Remembering Jane-Kerin Moffat 1931 – 2021
We extend our profound condolences to the family of our dear friend and advisor Jane-Kerin Moffat who passed away in… Read More