Jay Heritage Center Rye NY

(PHOTO: Jay Heritage Center (JHC)'s President, Board of Trustees, and Interim Executive Director Suzanne Clary with Brent Leggs, executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and SVP of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Senior Vice President at the 75th anniversary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Contributed.)

Giving Rye: Meet the Jay Heritage Center

Jay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com - December 29, 2024

(PHOTO: Rye resident Nate Bagnaschi has joined the Jay Heritage Center Board of Trustees. Source: JHC.)

Jay Heritage Adds Local Resident as Trustee

(PHOTO: Jay Soirée attendees enjoyed cocktails in the gardens amidst the new art installation Rich Soil by Kristine Mays. Credit: Kim Crichlow)

Jay Heritage Center’s “Jay Soirée” a ‘Glorious Night’

(PHOTO: Jay Heritage Center staff and partners gathered on Tuesday to celebrate their largest state donation since 2014.)

Jay Heritage Center Receives Half-Million Dollar Check for “Transformative” Building Renovations

Giving Rye: Meet the Jay Heritage Center

(PHOTO: Jay Cemetery Association President Peter Doane speaks with local residents about the site's history on Veterans Day 2023.)

A History Lesson at Jay Cemetery on Veterans Day

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com November 11, 2023

Members of the Jay Cemetery Association and the Jay Heritage Center gathered on Veterans…

(PHOTO: Under the impending threat of rain, Veterans Day ceremonies were moved from the village green to city council chambers at Rye City Hall on Friday.)

Veteran’s Day Ceremonies Saturday: City Hall 10:30am, Jay Cemetery 2:00pm

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

Do not forget the City of Rye and American Legion Post 128 will be hosting…

(PHOTO: The annual Jay Soirée helped raise $100,000 towards a successful $1.25 million campaign at the Jay Heritage Center. At the soirée: Lorraine Godfrey, Veronica Van Pelt, Meredith Slater, Lisa Ridd, Jen Cain and Nancy Gauss.)

Jay Heritage Enters Next Restoration Phase After Fundraising Success

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com October 9, 2023October 9, 2023

The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) will enter the next phase of of restoration of the…

(PHOTO: Guests mingle with native plants in the Jay gardens at the 30th Anniversary Moonlight Soirée on September 17, 2022.)

Jay Heritage Lands $150K Grant for ADA Pathways in Gardens

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com May 27, 2023

Jay Heritage Center (JHC) has landed a $150,000 grant for for the construction of ADA…

(PHOTO: The Jay Heritage Center was recognized for excellence in historic preservation by New York State Parks on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Left to right: NY State Assemblyman Steve Otis, Jay Heritage Center (JHC) Executive Director Kevin Periano, JHC President Suzanne Clary, Dr. Eugene Boesch, archaeologist for the JHC garden project, and (at podium) New York State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid.)

NY State Historic Preservation Award Goes to Jay Heritage Center

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com December 13, 2022

The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) was honored with a New York State Historic Preservation Award…

(PHOTO: Noted entomologist Doug Tallamy spoke at the Jay Heritage Center 's Carriage House during the JHC Sustainability Summit on October 29, 2022.)

Jay Heritage Receives $1.5 Million for Exhibit & Performance Center

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com December 7, 2022December 6, 2022

On Tuesday, the Jay Heritage Center (JHC) announced the receipt of a $1.5 million gift…

(PHOTO: This photo taken Sunday, October 23, 2022 looks down the plaza from the front Playland entrance. All the mature trees along the plaza have been removed.)

Mature Oak Trees @ Playland Cut Down

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com October 25, 2022October 26, 2022

Please along read our follow-up story: County: the Playland Trees Cut Down Were Not Viable,…

(PHOTO: Jay Heritage Center President Suzanne Clary (center) and Soirée Co-chairs Caroline Walker, Christie Bonasera, Aileen Burdick, and Lindsay Martin at the Jay Heritage Center’s 30th Anniversary Moonlight Soirée on September 17, 2022.)

Jay Heritage Center Celebrates 30 Years with Moonlight Soirée Raising $300K

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com October 3, 2022October 2, 2022

Unless you have lived in Rye since the 1990s, you might not know the Jay…

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Memorial Day Ceremony @ the Jay Cemetery in the Marshlands Conservancy

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com May 30, 2021May 29, 2021

There will be a Memorial Day Ceremony at the Jay Cemetery located inside the Marshlands…

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103 Year Old Tennis House at Jay Heritage Starts Makeover

ByJay Sears, Publisher of MyRye.com September 23, 2020

(PHOTO: The 103 Year Old Palmer Tennis House on the Grounds of Jay Heritage Center.)…