Suzanne Clary, president of the Jay Heritage Center, is a MyRye.com history correspondent. Today our history teacher tells us how one of Ben Franklin's Post Road milestones almost took flight… […]
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Digging the Dirt on Rye History
MyRye.com is pleased to have Suzanne Clary, president of the Jay Heritage Center, join as a MyRye.com history correspondent. Today our history teacher digs up some dirt on Founding Father […]
The Final Destruction of Rye’s Durland Scout Center
(PHOTO: The final destruction of the Durland Scout Center as seen from Milton Harbor in February, 2010) Generations of Rye boys and girls learned to swim and sail there. […]
Durland Anchor Mystery Solved
(PHOTO: Launching of the USS Boston, at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, 26 AUG 1942. Courtesy of James Russell, 1972. Courtesy U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph […]
Anchors Away: Rye Fire Department Saves a Piece of American History
Something good has come in the wake of the destruction of Rye's Durland Scout Center. The Rye Fire Department has saved the large anchor that sat at the entrance to […]
American History in Rye – All Around You
(PHOTO: The John Jay House, Rye as viewed from the field at Marshlands Conservancy. Photo taken on February 14, 2010) Given it is President's Day, it is fitting to […]
Jay Heritage Center: County Parks Department Reckless with History
(PHOTO: Westchester County trucks made ruts through an archaeological sensitive area at Jay Property on Friday January 22, 2010) Is the Westchester County Parks Department being reckless with an […]
Rye: Early 1900s: Pre-Highland Hall
We thought we'd share a few of the 200 photos in Paul Rheingold's new book Rye. The book shows Rye history via a collection of Rye historical postcards and accompanying anecdotes. […]
Rye: Early 1900s – Rye Beach – Book Signing Tonight
We thought we'd share a few of the 200 photos in Paul Rheingold's new book Rye. The book shows Rye history via a collection of Rye historical postcards and accompanying anecdotes. […]
Rye: Early 1900s – The Rye Play House
We thought we'd share a few of the 200 photos in Paul Rheingold's new book Rye. The book shows Rye history via a collection of Rye historical postcards and accompanying anecdotes. […]
