Was Washington in Love with a Loyalist? Meet CBS News Anchor Mary Calvi 12/8 at FREE Revolutionary Westchester 250 Launch & Find Out

At this special time of year, we look back on all the ways your support and encouragement have helped us to open doors to new vistas, new partnerships and fulfill our mission to be a community resource with narratives and opportunities that are accessible to all. Here are just a few of the things that happened in October and November with more to come this holiday season! Thank you for making all these things possible!

Scouts Continue Camping Tradition After 70 Years

Mamaroneck Troop Pack 2, led by JHC volunteer and docent Jeff De Toro, is possibly the first group of scouts to have come back to camp at the Jay Estate since about 1948 when the property belonged to the Devereux family!* They pitched their tents, toured the historic Mansion and grounds and learning about the tradition started by Edgar Palmer (Princeton 1903) Read more

Looking back at a meaningful experience Saturday, November 17 with the Westchester County - NY Chapter of The Links, Incorporated at our Carriage house this past Saturday. We had the privilege to help with their service activity - this dynamic and generous group assembled 100 bags containing books and toiletries for residents of the Coachman Family Center. We're thankful to be associated with non-profit partners like these.

1907 Van Norden Zebra Barn with a new coat of yellow paint (yes that was the original color!) and repaired doors. Read about the Van Norden and Talcott families that commissioned this building and its companion Carriage House

Who was the architect of Edgar Palmer's 1917 Indoor Tennis House? Could it be Walter Dabney Blair who designed many buildings at UVA? Our new Tennis House Design Team with Steve Tilly Architects, Russ Watsky Roofing and Silman Engineers are on it!

Architecture tours for 5 year olds? Yes we do that! Loved this group that joined us last week and learned all about columns and pediments and how architects are constantly inspired by nature! Sign your class up for this bespoke tour or others for older students!

Let's start a revolution...and educate people about the real men and women behind America's Independence!

Saturday, December 8th, 11:30 am - 4pm at the Jay Estate

Event is FREE but please let us know you are attending so we don't run out of cool stuff or seating!

RSVP here: https://conta.cc/2QXW0PJ

Join us for the launch of Revolutionary Westchester 250! with a full day of family-friendly fun. Learn about life during the turbulent times of John Jay, Benedict Arnold, Ann Miller , Aaron Palmer and George Washington . Meet CBS anchor and Yonkers First Lady, Mary Calvi, author of Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington’s First Love, Mary Philipse . Purchase a lunch bite from one of our food trucks.

Stroll the historic grounds where John Jay returned to celebrate the treaty he forged to end the Revolutionary War! A very special highlight will be a performance by the Hearts of Oak Militia. The Hearts of Oak militia was based in colonial New York and formed in 1775. Militia members included students at King's College (now Columbia University) most notably, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay's brother Frederick Jay. The group has a fife and drum corps that will perform from 11:30 - 12 and again from 1:00 to 1:30pm. Read more here.

DYK? The Jay Heritage Center received its charter from the NY State Board of Education in 1990 . Our mission is education and preservation together with interpreting the lasting legacy of John Jay (which included ....education for all! ). Read about the school and students in Rye that Jay supported here.

Masked partygoers at this year’s Wickedly Elegant Soirée dared to go out in frightful weather - their treat? All enjoyed an evening of hauntingly fun entertainments. More photos here

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