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| 47th EDITION FOJJH E-NEWSLETTER |
November 2012
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Homestead Chickens Move to Winter Quarters
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Perhaps you're wondering where our chicken coops have gone? "The girls" have moved from the front fields to their snug winter quarters inside the old cow barn foundation behind the main red barn. Hurricane Sandy caused substantial damage to their coops and InterGenerate is raising funds to repair the damage.
As the Heritage Egg Co-Op enters its second year, the organization is still welcoming new members. A great experience for children and adults alike, being a member of InterGenerate is a great opportunity to learn about raising chickens, support an alternative to mass produced eggs, enjoy a weekly harvest of fresh eggs for you and your family, while developing friendships with more of your neighbors in the community.
For more information about the Heritage Egg Co-op,
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Upcoming Events at the Homestead
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Annual Goodhue Lecture
An Evening with Kenneth T. Jackson
The Resilient Metropolis: The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of New York City
Monday, December 10th  6:15 pm Reception 7:00 pm Presentation
We are pleased to be welcoming Professor Jackson, the Jacques Barzun Professor in History and the Social Sciences at Columbia University to John Jay Homestead. He is the pre-eminent historian of New York City; a prolific author, Editor-in-Cheif of the renowned Encyclopedia of New York City, and winner of virtually every important history prize in the field.
New York City over the last 400 years has suffered devastating fires, riots, epidemics, financial crises, and recently, Hurricane Sandy. During John Jay's lifetime it went from being a dismal and disappointing place to the leading city in North America. And between the manuscript completion and publication of Empire City, it suffered the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Yet each time, the city has rebuilt and reinvented itself, and claimed resurgence to offer again "hope, opportunity, freedom, challenge and exhilaration." Professor Jackson will share his theories about how this has been possible, with special reference to the periods when members of the Jay family were living and working in New York, and involved with its public life.
For more information and to purchase tickets,
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2013 Scholars Lecture Series
"America and Great Powers Diplomacy"
Save these Dates:
Thursday, January 10th
John Lewis Gaddis, George Kennan: An American Life
Tuesday, February 12th
Colonel Cindy Jebb, PHD, USMA, Counterinsurgency: A Reexamination
Tuesday, March 5th
Walter Stahr, Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man
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Become a Member of Friends of John Jay Homestead
As a member of Friends of John Jay Homestead, you:
- Become a steward of a priceless national treasure, helping to preserve and restore the historic house, grounds and outbuildings
- Enable our educational programs to reach more than 5,000 school children each year
- Support the schedule of programs and events that has made the Homestead a vital center of recreational, cultural and community activities
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To learn more about membership,
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