Westchester Archives - Jay Heritage Center

The Sioux Chef Speaks in Westchester About Restoring Indigenous Foodways

November 10, 2023

On November 5, Sean Sherman, the award-winning author and founder of North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NĀTIFS), gave a… Read More

October 7, 2023

The weather cooperated and visitors streamed into our park for some old-fashioned fun and food with lots of activities this… Read More

September 18, 2023

On Sunday, September 17, the Drawing Room of the 1838 Jay Mansion was filled for more than two hours by… Read More

December 28, 2022

ALBANY, NY, December 28, 2022 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that nine projects and one individual are being recognized… Read More

December 21, 2022

Nearly 400 registrants signed up on Wednesday, January 25, to hear New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman discuss her #1… Read More

August 23, 2021

(Updated) RYE, New York, August 23, 2021 — The Covid-19 pandemic may have stalled capital projects at many museums, historic… Read More

August 22, 2021

The Jay Heritage Center is excited to announce the donation of an extraordinary painting of Peter Augustus Jay, the eldest… 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

July 5, 2020

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

March 10, 2020

2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. It is also time to commemorate Rye’s decades-long legacy of conservation, sustainability,… Read More