Now that we are beginning to note the 250th anniversary of the Revolution, we will have a good opportunity to highlight New York’s role – and the roles of individual New Yorkers.
One leader whose role is often overlooked or slighted is New York’s John Jay (1745-1829). He was an important “founding father” – member of the Continental Congress, lead writer of the New York State Constitution, first Chief Justice of the state and later of the nation, and New York’s second governor. [Read more…] about John Jay’s Early Leadership in the Revolutionary Era
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Grant Ujifusa, a noted author and historian who is widely recognized for his role in the Japanese American redress movement of the 1980s will speak with Kermit Roosevelt III, a scholar of the constitutional aspects of the internment in a February 18, 2024 program at Jay Heritage Center in Rye, 
The Jay Heritage Center has announced the donation of a painting of Peter Augustus Jay, the eldest son of jurist John Jay.
