2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. It is also time to commemorate Rye’s decades-long legacy of conservation, sustainability,… Read More
Tag: Westchester
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
JAY DAY – September 22, 2019
September 22 from 11am to 3PM Part of the Hudson River Valley Ramble List of Activities and Vendors in Formation… Read More
How Can We Best Preserve African American History in Rye and Westchester?
Preservation of African American history takes real scholarship, advocacy and partnerships. These places matter! More than 90 individuals of every… Read More
Jay Estate Hosts 20th Anniversary Trailblazers Celebration
The Jay Heritage Center was proud to host the 20th anniversary of this exceptional Black History Month event on February… Read More
Walter Dabney Blair – Tarrytown Architect & Tennis House Designer for Gould, Morgan, and Brewster
Could our 1916 Indoor Tennis House have been designed by Walter Dabney Blair (1877-1953) for Jay Estate resident Edgar Palmer?… Read More
Daring to Be Wickedly Elegant for a Great Cause – Jay Soirée 2018
Masked partygoers at this year’s Wickedly Elegant Soirée dared to go out in frightful weather on October 27th – their… Read More
Revolutionary Westchester 250!
Saturday, December 8th, 11:30 am – 4pm* at the home of Westchester’s most famous patriot, John Jay Be at the… Read More