Black History Archives - Jay Heritage Center

If These Stone Walls Could Talk: The Untold Story of the Charles Purdy Family of Harrison

February 4, 2026

The Jay Heritage Center (JHC), is proud to present this documentary short If These Stone Walls Could Talk: The Untold… Read More

October 22, 2024

What an incredible turnout for lovers of history! Thank you to Dr. Julie Seely and her son Dev Seely for… Read More

January 8, 2024

On March 3rd at 3pm, help us welcome back David Waldstreicher, a historian of early and nineteenth-century America with particular… Read More

December 25, 2023

Thank you to Jay Sears and My Rye for the opportunity to share info about our organization’s 2023 accomplishments and… Read More

December 9, 2023

Oh what a night! Congratulations to Thomas Woltz and his exceptional team at Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects including Mark… Read More

June 19, 2021

On January 30, 2021, a handful of individuals in Covid masks and winter coats, met at a small one-acre burial… Read More

February 26, 2021

History guides our path forward. That is the meaning behind the sankofa symbol. According to www.sankofa.org this image “used by… Read More

January 6, 2021

The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) today announced a vibrant slate of 2021 programs, which include two Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, a… Read More

July 5, 2020

(Above – Jack Peterson Memorial at Croton Point Park; photo by Kim Crichlow) Like millions this 4th of July weekend,… Read More

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