This month, JHC launched I Spy Rye -the architecture edition – in an effort to expand everyone’s familiarity with the… Read More
News
NEWS
Inaugural John Jay History Award: Jack Engel
The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) recently announced the recipient of its inaugural John Jay History Award. The award is given… Read More
Kids Activities and Pandemic Reading List
By Kelly Bakshi Looking for something engaging and simple to do outside? Try making a potion. Little apothecaries become absorbed… Read More
Four Inspiring Books for Kids About Epidemics
By Kelly Bakshi Some events in history feel so foreign and distant that they could never repeat themselves–until they do…. Read More
Virtual Book Club: Rick Atkinson
Please join us on the evening of May 28th at 6 p.m. for a virtual book group via videoconference to discuss… Read More
I Spy Rye – Native Red Maple Trees
For those of us who live in Rye and are taking solace in parks, spring is an excellent time to… Read More
One Word Says It All – Excelsior!
By Suzanne Clary Excelsior. It has been flashed in a blue banner across our TV screens like a Jeopardy Daily… Read More
Historic Preservation Professors and Students from Columbia Visit Jay Estate
One of JHC’s newest board members, Jorge Otero-Pailos, views the Jay Estate as a rare hands-on laboratory for graduate students… Read More
Earth Day 50 and the Legacy of Edith Read
2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. It is also time to commemorate Rye’s decades-long legacy of conservation, sustainability,… Read More
JHC Welcomes New Board Members Brad Neuman and R. Demarest Duckworth, III
Brad Neuman (JHC Board of Trustees) is Director of Market Strategy at Alger, a widely recognized pioneer of growth-style investment… Read More