Photo – JHC Executive Director Kevin Peraino, JHC Board President Suzanne Clary, Archaeologist Eugene Boesch and NY State Assemblyman Steve… Read More
Tag: Westchester
VIDEO: A Conversation with Maggie Haberman
Nearly 400 registrants signed up on Wednesday, January 25, to hear New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman discuss her #1… Read More
Inspired Stewardship Leads to Groundbreaking for Gardens at Jay Estate
(Updated) RYE, New York, August 23, 2021 — The Covid-19 pandemic may have stalled capital projects at many museums, historic… Read More
Peter Augustus Jay Portrait Donated
The Jay Heritage Center is excited to announce the donation of an extraordinary painting of Peter Augustus Jay, the eldest… Read More
2021 Trailblazers Awards Ceremony
History guides our path forward. That is the meaning behind the sankofa symbol. According to www.sankofa.org this image “used by… Read More
The Hamilton Musical And History’s Unsung – The Heroism of Jack Peterson
(Above – Jack Peterson Memorial at Croton Point Park; photo by Kim Crichlow) Like millions this 4th of July weekend,… 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
Jay Estate Hosts 2020 Trailblazers Awards
For the seventh year running, the Jay Heritage Center hosted Westchester County’s annual Black History Month and Trailblazers Awards, sponsored… Read More
American Women of African Heritage to Hold Literary Celebration at JHC
The JHC is pleased to be welcoming back the American Women of African Heritage (AWAH), which will be holding its… Read More
History and Stewardship Matter for Every Age!
On Friday, November 15, about 50 5th and 7th graders from Resurrection School joined us for a free field trip… Read More