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| 48th EDITION FOJJH E-NEWSLETTER |
December 2012
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Carriage Barn Education and Visitor Center
Construction to be Completed Next Week
We are excited that the construction phase of the Carriage Barn Education and Visitor Center will be nearly completed on December 7th and we thank the many donors who helped to make this transformation happen!
John Jay's handsome original carriage barn (c.1800) has been transformed into a three season Education and Visitor Center, and will contain information and orientation spaces, places for both quiet and hands-on exploration, a small theatre and reading room, video and computer areas, a horse stall exhibit area, and a gift shop.
The Education and Visitor Center will help us tell all the parts of our story in one place - history, agriculture, decorative arts, farm and gardens. It is a proud addition to the list of outbuildings already restored through the efforts of Friends of John Jay Homestead and its partnership with New York State, including the School House, Potting Sheds, Main Barn, Brick Cottage exterior, and the Draft Horse Barn. We are proud of the growth of the site, and we hope you are too.
We are actively raising funds for the educational components of the Center which are scheduled to be installed in the spring. Would you like to be a part of this transformative building? We welcome contributions at any level. For a donation of $1000 or more, we would be pleased to add your name to the plaque in the new Visitor Center.
The grand opening of the Education and Visitor Center will take place the weekend in May with the "Return to Bedford Farm" Gala on Saturday evening, May 18th, and a family open house on Sunday, May 19th.
To learn more about this project or to make a donation,
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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,
CLICK HERE
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 Winter Break Mini-Camps
The popular Winter Break Mini-Camps for children aged 5 to 10, will take place on Wednesday through Friday, December 26th through 28th. Each two-hour program will begin at 10:00 a.m., and be operated as a drop-off program. Wednesday, December 26 I Spy! Explore the historic house and discover the amazing architecture at John Jay Homestead. Look for undiscovered features around each corner. Learn about various architectural styles represented at the Homestead and in your community, and build a gingerbread house.
Thursday, December 27 The artist in you! Do you like art? Did you ever wonder what the difference is between a painting and a print? Or how long it took to have your portrait painted 200 years ago? Children will explore the extensive art collection at the Homestead, and then try their hand at print making.
Friday, December 28 Kids lives! What was it like to be a kid living 200 years ago? What subjects would they have learned about in school? Did they have any chores or household responsibilities? What did kids do for fun? Children will learn all this during a mini house tour and make a Jacob's ladder.
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2013 Scholars Lecture Series
"America and Great Powers Diplomacy"
John Lewis Gaddis
George Kennan: An American Life
Thursday, January 10th, 7:00 p.m.
Author of the 1946 State Department "Long Telegram" and the 1947 Foreign Affairs "X article," George F. Kennan articulated the doctrine of containment as the basis for postwar peace with the Soviet Union: that the Soviet Union was inherently expansionist, and at the same time vulnerable to failure from within. Advisor to and critic of Presidents from Truman through Reagan, Kennan lived to see what he felt was the misapplication of his containment doctrine in Vietnam, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. John Lewis Gaddis is the Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University, where he teaches classes in Cold War history, grand strategy, international studies, and biography. George Kennan was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in biography.
For more information and to purchase tickets,
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Make a Year-End Gift to Friends of John Jay Homestead
Please consider making a year-end gift to help us continue to preserve and restore the Homestead buildings and to provide educational and interesting programs for all members of your family!
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 Holiday Shopping Shop at Amazon.com to benefit John Jay Homestead! A portion of every purchase made on Amazon through the link below goes to support the Homestead. Start shopping now!
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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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