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Rose Harvey

New York State Heritage Areas: Real or Not?

October 8, 2015 by Peter Feinman 1 Comment

New York State Heritage AreasNew York State has heritage areas – 19, scattered around the state.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (NYSOPRHP) defines these areas on its website: [Read more…] about New York State Heritage Areas: Real or Not?

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Historic Hudson River Towns, Mohawk Valley Heritage Area, OPRHP, Ossining Heritage Area, Public History, RiverSpark Heritage Area, Rose Harvey, Tourism

Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey To Present Jay Lecture

April 11, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Rose HarveyThe John Jay Lecture, jointly sponsored by Pace Law School and the Jay Heritage Center, will be held on April 29th at the Jay Estate in Rye, NY, the National Historic Landmark property where Jay grew up as a child and which he owned and managed from 1813 to 1822 before passing it on to his eldest son Peter.

The speaker this year is Hon. Rose Harvey, Commissioner of New York State’s Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation (OPRHP) of the State of New York. Harvey will speak on the topic “Stewardship of New York’s Cultural & Natural History”. [Read more…] about Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey To Present Jay Lecture

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Historic Preservation, Jay Heritage Center, NYSOPRHP, Public History, Rose Harvey

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