Pursuant to the 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act, The African American History in Westchester Commemoration Committee (#AAHW400) and the African American Advisory… Read More
Preservation of African American history takes real scholarship, advocacy and partnerships. These places matter! More than 90 individuals of every… Read More
Recently we participated in a discussion about how JHC and other cultural, educational, civic and religious institutions can raise greater… Read More
On Saturday, September 28, 2019, more than 130 visitors poured into the African American Cemetery in Rye — for the… Read More
The Jay Heritage Center is honored to be a part of this important initiative, led by the Westchester County African-American… Read More
Telling our whole history and protecting the sites that tell that history matters. That was the underlying message of the… Read More
The 2025 Jay Soirée, A Night in the Gardens of Spain, raised over $200,000 for educational programs in American history… Read More
Join us for an evening with historian Dave Thomas, President and Founder of the Friends of the African-American Cemetery (FOAAC) and… Read More
For more than 25 years, the Jay Heritage Center has hosted dynamic educational programs about Black History. Through exhibits and… Read More
On March 3rd at 3pm, help us welcome back David Waldstreicher, a historian of early and nineteenth-century America with particular… Read More