We Love You!
We are beyond grateful to all our supporters, who made last year our best ever! Your gifts allow us to preserve and restore this historic treasure, as well to fund a vibrant slate of educational programs in history, social justice, architecture, and environmental stewardship.

Join us this year in celebrating our 30th anniversary—and help us continue the momentum into 2022!
THIS WEDNESDAY!
America on Fire
with Elizabeth Hinton and René Syler
February 16 at 7 p.m.
Yale scholar and professor Dr. Elizabeth Hinton, author of "America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s,” discusses her book in this FREE conversation via Zoom with journalist René Syler, former anchor of CBS News’s “The Early Show” and a frequent commentator on "CNN Headline News.”

Co-sponsored by our partner the American Women of African Heritage.
The American Women of African Heritage at their 2020 literary celebration at JHC
For the ninth year, JHC is proud to be hosting the Westchester County African American Trailblazers Awards ceremony, which will be streamed live on Facebook on February 24 at 6 p.m.
JHC President Suzanne Clary and Westchester Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins filming this year's Trailblazers Awards at the Jay Estate. Photo by Kim Crichlow.
COMING IN MARCH
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.
New Advisory Board Member
JHC is thrilled to welcome its newest advisory board member, Peter E. Doane! Peter is a descendant of John Jay and is currently president of the Jay Cemetery. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Peter spent more than three decades at Lockheed Martin. He was born in Ohio, has lived everywhere from Thailand to Pakistan, and is currently a resident of Medford, New Jersey. A longtime auto racing aficionado, Peter has been a steadfast friend and counselor to the Jay Estate over the years.
Calling All Garden Volunteers!
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 peraino.jhc@gmail.com to reserve your place.

Native red twig dogwood in the sensory garden
Columbia Graduate Students Study Preservation at JHC
On Tuesday, February 8, a group of graduate students from JHC's partner the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) visited JHC for a class session. The course, taught by Prof. Mary Jablonski, is titled Conservation of Architectural Finishes, and will make several visits to JHC over the course of the semester.
A fragment of historic wallpaper examined by the students

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Executive Director, Kevin Peraino
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