HISTORIC JAY FAMILY DRAWINGS COME HOME TO RYE.
The newly acquired Jay drawings will be unveiled to the public on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at “Jay Day!” 1:00- 5:00pm. Several of the Jay descendants will also be on hand for this celebration of a legacy preserved. The JHC hopes that the community will be able to see firsthand how beautiful the Jays’ Rye estate once was and imagine it restored to glory and usefulness again. Read More.
The Jay Heritage Center, the steward of John Jay's boyhood home on Boston Post Road, was unanimously selected in January 2009 for inclusion in the Hudson River Valley Heritage Area (HRVHA) by the New York State Greenway Communities Council.
The HRVHA was established by Congress in 1996 and is one of 40 federally designated Heritage Areas, funded through the National Park Service and Department of the Interior by annual appropriations. The mission of its governing agencies is “to recognize, preserve, protect and interpret the nationally significant cultural and natural resources of the Hudson River Valley for the benefit of the Nation. “ The HRVHA encompasses 250 communities and member sites that share a commonality in their interpretation of one or more major American heritage themes: Freedom and Dignity, Nature and Culture, and Commerce. www.hudsonrivervalley.com.
More information can be found here.
Jay Heritage Center to Become Energy Efficient
Federal Funds Help Westchester National Historic Landmark Become oldest Facility in NYS Using Geothermal Energy - Printed August 12, 2008
Article available for download in PDF format.
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