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Preserving African American Historic Places with Brent Leggs

June 9, 2020

Brent Leggs, an accomplished advocate for the preservation of African-American historical sites, will speak at JHC as part of a… Read More

May 29, 2020

The Jay Estate is in the news! The Journal News is highlighting the Jay Estate as part of their celebration… Read More

May 25, 2020

This Memorial Day, we miss our fallen heroes. Like you, all of us at the Jay Heritage Center are also… Read More

May 23, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has reminded us all how interconnected we are. It’s a lesson John Jay understood well. Although Jay… Read More

May 13, 2020

This month, JHC launched I Spy Rye -the architecture edition – in an effort to expand everyone’s familiarity with the… Read More

May 5, 2020

The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) recently announced the recipient of its inaugural John Jay History Award. The award is given… Read More

May 1, 2020

By Kelly Bakshi Looking for something engaging and simple to do outside? Try making a potion. Little apothecaries become absorbed… Read More

April 26, 2020

By Kelly Bakshi Some events in history feel so foreign and distant that they could never repeat themselves–until they do…. Read More

April 21, 2020

Please join us on the evening of May 28th at 6 p.m. for a virtual book group via videoconference to discuss… Read More

April 20, 2020

For those of us who live in Rye and are taking solace in parks, spring is an excellent time to… Read More