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| 51st EDITION FoJJH E-NEWSLETTER |
MARCH 2013
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2013 SCHOLARS LECTURE SERIES
America and Great Powers Diplomacy
Tuesday, March 5th, 7:00 p.m.
(Registration and refreshments begin at 6:15 p.m.)
Walter Stahr
Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man
Governor of and Senator from New York State and a strong opponent of the spread of slavery, Seward was a dominant figure in the early Republican Party and the leading contender for the party's nomination in the election of 1860. Losing to Lincoln, he joined his "Team of Rivals" as Secretary of State, and (among other indispensable roles) was crucially important in keeping England from supporting the Confederacy in the Civil War. Then, surviving an attempt on his own life on the night of Lincoln's assassination, he stayed on as Andrew Johnson's Secretary of State, and negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia. Doris Kearns Goodwin calls the book "magnificent...a full, terrific and complex portrait of [Seward's] endlessly fascinating life." Walter Stahr is also the author of the leading biography of John Jay.
In addition, Barnet Schecter will be displaying some historical maps and documents, from the Civil War era and the purchase of Alaska. Schecter is a map collector and collections advisor, the author of George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Maps, and
The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America. He spoke at a Scholars Lecture at John Jay Homestead in 2010.
If you would like to purchase tickets to this lecture,
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SPRING BREAK MINI CAMPS
Monday, March 25 through Thursday, March 28, 2013
Come join the fun at our Spring Break Mini Camps! This program is for children five to ten with each day focusing on a different subject, including travel, cooking, farming
and what it was like to live 200 years ago.
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WOMEN'S EXHIBIT TO CLOSE APRIL 10th
Am I Not Myself a Woman?
The First Generations of Jay Women at Bedford.
This exhibit focuses on women's lives in the late 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, as exemplified by John Jay's wife, Sarah Livingston Jay, her three daughters, Maria, Ann, and Sarah Louisa, and her daughter-in-law, Augusta McVickar Jay. The exhibition examines the roles and responsibilities women had to fulfill during these years, as well as their opportunities for personal growth through education and religious observance. Artifacts from John Jay Homestead's historic collection are prominently displayed, including painted and sculpted portraits of the Jay women, an elegant pair of mahogany sewing tables believed to have been purchased for Maria and Ann Jay, family jewelry, Maria Jay's book of pressed flowers, and Sarah Jay's grandmother's early 18th-century silver teapot, which was passed down through generations of women in the family.
The exhibit can be viewed both as part of a regular tour of the historic house, and by itself, during special gallery hours held on Fridays from 10:00 to noon, and on Sundays from noon to 2:00.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Carriage Barn Education and Visitor Center
Opening Night Party
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Celebrating the opening of the new
Carriage Barn Education and Visitor Center
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SAVE THE DATE!
Grand Opening of the
Carriage Barn Education and Visitor Center
Sunday, May 19, 2013
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Food, Entertainment and Activities
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VOLUNTEER OPEN HOUSE
Love history? Looking for something fun to do in your free time? John Jay Homestead is looking for volunteers like you! Give tours to the public and school groups, welcome visitors to our NEW Carriage Barn Education and Visitor Center, help with special projects. We have volunteer opportunities to fit every interest and schedule. Join us at a Volunteer Open House to learn more: Wednesday, March 6th : 2:00-4:00 Sunday, March 10th: 2:00-4:00 Monday, March 11th: 4:00-6:00 Tuesday, March 12th: 10:00-12:00 For more information please call 914-232-5651 x101
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BECOME A MEMBER
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
To learn more about membership ,
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