Samantha Power on Ukraine; Pulitzer finalist H.W. Brands

Pulitzer Finalist H.W. Brands to Speak at JHC Program

March 24 at 7 p.m.

JHC is thrilled to welcome best-selling historian and two-time Pulitzer finalist H.W. Brands, for a FREE virtual conversation about his new book, “Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution.” An acclaimed historian and professor, Brands is the author of 30 books, including “The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin” and “Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt“–both of which were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in biography.

The Making of "Dickinson" at the Jay Estate

April 6 at 6 p.m.

In April JHC will host a FREE virtual conversation about the making of the Apple TV+ historical comedy “Dickinson,” which filmed for more than two months at the Jay Estate last year. The program will feature award-winning “Dickinson” director Silas Howard; actor and musician Wavyy Jones, who played the character The Wall in season three; and historian Brenda Wineapple, whose book “White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson,” was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and describes the real-life history behind the storyline set at the Jay Estate.

The set of "Dickinson" in the Jay Meadow. (Photo courtesy of Apple)

Calling All Garden Volunteers!

Daffodils donated by bulb expert Jan Doornsbosch are emerging! Thank you to Jan and thank you to our garden volunteers for planting them this past fall. Almost 2,000 of these bright yellow flowers will greet visitors to the garden this spring.

Starting Sunday, March 6, join us each Sunday and Thursday in the Jay Gardens from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and help us prepare these three garden rooms for their debut on April 3! Email Lucia Maestro at hortdirector.jhc@gmail.com to reserve your place.

Congratulations to Westchester's 2022 Trailblazers!

Congratulations to Westchester County's 2022 Trailblazers, Dr. Belinda Miles and Dr. Dial Hewitt, Jr.! Their contributions to the county are truly inspiring and their impacts prove that African American history is our history. This year's virtual ceremony, hosted by the Hon. Ken Jenkins at the Jay Heritage Center, included comments from the Hon. George Latimer, members of Westchester County's Board of Legislators, Barbara Edwards, Chair of the African American Advisory Board–plus a special tribute to the late Hon. Reginald Lafayette.

JHC Speaker Samantha Power at the Border with Ukraine

President Biden's USAID director, the Pulitzer-winning former Obama Administration official Samantha Power, joined us for a JHC program in Winter 2021. Follow her updates from the Poland-Ukraine border on the fallout from the Russian invasion.

Watch her report

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Yale's Elizabeth Hinton and Journalist René Syler on Police Violence and Black Rebellion

On February 16, JHC welcomed Yale professor Elizabeth Hinton, acclaimed author of “America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s,” for a virtual discussion of her book. The program was moderated by journalist and author René Syler, former anchor of CBS News’s “The Early Show” and a frequent commentator on CNN Headline News and NBC’s “The Today Show.”

Key Save the Dates

REMEMBERING JON PATTENGILL

Sat., April 16, 2022, 2 p.m.

Join us on the veranda of the Jay Mansion to celebrate the life of Jon Pattengill, JHC's beloved longtime Grounds and Security Supervisor.

Read our tribute here .

30TH ANNIVERSARY JAY SOIREE

Sat., Sept. 17, 2022

Help us celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of JHC at our Jay Soirée–the first in nearly three years. With dancing and live music from The Gotham Project!

Spring is just around the corner!

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peraino.jhc@gmail.com

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