"New York " Archives - Jay Heritage Center

Award-Winning Author Michael W. Twitty Speaks at the Jay Estate

November 1, 2022

On the afternoon of our annual outdoor festival Jay Day, on October 16, James Beard Award-winning author, chef, culinary historian… Read More

June 17, 2022

On June 12, 120 supporters and non-profit partners of the Jay Heritage Center (JHC) raised a glass at the official opening of… 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

October 2, 2019

On Saturday, September 28, 2019, more than 130 visitors poured into the African American Cemetery in Rye — for the… Read More

September 15, 2019

Over 135 guests attended the kick off of our fall lecture series with a talk on Friday, September 13 by… Read More

February 28, 2019

The Jay Heritage Center was proud to host the 20th anniversary of this exceptional Black History Month event on February… Read More

June 10, 2018

(Photo by Nate Dorr: Author Eric Jaffe beside Westchester Turnpike Mile Marker #24 at the Jay Estate, Rye, New York)… Read More

August 5, 2017

The 1838 Jay Mansion has long been the centerpiece of Rye’s prized Boston Post Road Historic District. Columbia University architectural… Read More

April 24, 2017

This year the Little Garden Club of Rye (LGC)‘s Daffodil Show was held in the Jay Mansion and paired with… Read More

May 27, 2013

See the video of the day’s ceremonies here courtesy of Rye TV Remarks by Suzanne Clary, Historian and President of… Read More