JHC’s sold-out virtual luncheon, “A Conversation About Climate,” on September 10th, with environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg and CNN’s Bianna Golodryga,… Read More
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JHC Receives Significant Gift for Social Justice Programming
The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) is thrilled to acknowledge a major gift of more than $20,000 from Fred Alger Management, LLC, an investment management firm based… 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
The Hamilton Musical And History’s Unsung – The Heroism of Jack Peterson
(Above – Jack Peterson Memorial at Croton Point Park; photo by Kim Crichlow) Like millions this 4th of July weekend,… Read More
JHC Welcomes 2020 Jay Fellows
JHC is thrilled to welcome Rachel Ericksen and Tom Rice, our inaugural 2020 summer Jay Fellows. Rachel and Tom are… Read More
Am I Not a Man and a Brother?
While most Americans may recognize Wedgwood jasperware by sight, few know that its creator Josiah Wedgwood ardently opposed slavery. Wedgwood,… Read More
Preserving African American Historic Places with Brent Leggs
Brent Leggs, an accomplished advocate for the preservation of African-American historical sites, will speak at JHC as part of a… Read More
The Jay Estate, Back in the Day
The Jay Estate is in the news! The Journal News is highlighting the Jay Estate as part of their celebration… Read More
Jay Heritage Center Remembers Past Memorial Days
This Memorial Day, we miss our fallen heroes. Like you, all of us at the Jay Heritage Center are also… Read More
Pulitzer Finalist George Packer to Speak at JHC Virtual Event
The coronavirus pandemic has reminded us all how interconnected we are. It’s a lesson John Jay understood well. Although Jay… Read More