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Ask an Archaeologist: Interview with Dr. Eugene Boesch
BY LANDY ERLICK Dr. Eugene Boesch is an archaeology professor and anthropologist. He specializes in PaleoIndian history and has conducted several digs here at the Jay Heritage Center. Here are his thoughts on his experiences, discoveries, and craftsmanship in Rye, across…
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200 Years Later: Siblings & Soirées
BY LANDY ERLICK While the Jay family's ancestral home in Rye was not deeded to Peter Augustus Jay until September of 1822, Peter and his family were already spending many of their summers at the country residence by 1814. We have considerable…
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Jay Heritage Center at the Jay Estate 