Scholars Committee 2026
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October 27, 2025 – April 29, 2026
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Scholars Committee 2026
To help develop, promote, and support the participation of distinguished historians and scholars in education and public programs at John Jay Homestead State Historic Site.
Committee Members each pledge a minimum gift of $250 per person ($500 per couple) and receive tickets to each lecture and an invitation to one of our special speaker dinners.
For more information about our Lectures, click here.
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October 27, 2025 – April 29, 2026
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Lecture with James Traub & Annual Meeting of Friends of John Jay Homestead
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May 5, 2026
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
James Traub, The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy
The Founders wanted schools to teach students to understand our political system and to engage in reasoned political debate as adults; the Schoolhouse at John Jay Homestead was built for Jay children and also for the children of tenant farmers and farm hands. Historian, journalist and former Friends of John Jay Homestead speaker on his renowned John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit, Traub spent a year exploring how schools now teach students–or fail to teach them–the essentials of American history and government, as well as how to use that knowledge in respectful, informed debate. Note: the talk will be preceded by a short business section of our Annual Meeting.
This lecture will be held at Bedford Playhouse (633 Old Post Rd, Bedford, NY) due to ongoing construction at John Jay Homestead.
6:00 – Reception with light refreshments
6:30 – Lecture begins
7:30 – Book signing
Interested in becoming a member of the Scholars Committee? Click here.
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May 5, 2026
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm