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What Rye Residents Were Eating 250 Years Ago

A staple on the Colonial Rye menu, johnnycakes were satisfying, warming, and easy to make for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Green street sign reading 'Halsted Pl' mounted on a weathered pole against a cloudy sky.
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Rye Streets Tell of Local Family Histories 

You probably have driven down Purdy, Haviland, or the many other streets named for early Rye families without giving it a second thought.
Historic two-story house with surrounding trees, dirt road, and people in front yard on a rural estate (black-and-white illustration).
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When John Jay Changed His Loyalties

Leading up to the Revolutionary War, the Rye resident and future first Supreme Court justice was a “reluctant revolutionary.”
19th-century newspaper ad offering five pounds for a bay gelding stolen or strayed, with owner and location details.
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Many Prominent Families Owned Slaves in Colonial Rye

Rye Historical Society archives provide glimpses of how slavery permeated city 250 years ago.
Civil War-era battlefield painting showing Union soldiers in blue uniforms advancing with muskets while a cannon is fired up a grassy hill. In the distance, additional troops clash near a riverbank.
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Revolutionary War Tore Rye Families Apart

Relatives and neighbors were split between Patriot and Loyalist allegiances, with tensions escalating at the Battle of White Plains.
Small brick church with a square bell tower, set among trees in a wooded area.

Who Killed Rev. Avery? Rye Murder Mystery Remains Unsolved After 250 Years

Death of 35-year-old rector of Rye’s Grace Church in 1776 could have been the crime junkie podcast of its time.
The Square House as it looked in 1906.
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Square House Stands as Testament to Revolutionary Icons Who Forged Ahead Amid Uncertainty

House on old Boston Post Road opened around 1760, hosting patriots like John Adams, Samuel Adams, and George Washington.
Book cover of The Spy by J. Fenimore Cooper, showing a man in a hat perched on a rocky cliff under a dramatic sky.
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‘The Neutral Ground,’ Part II

Part One of this column described the hardships suffered by families in Rye and other parts of Westchester County during the Revolution that are collectively called the “Neutral Ground.” Among those families were the Jays in Rye and the DeLanceys in Mamaroneck.
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The ‘Neutral’ Ground, Part I

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Rye’s Designation as ‘Neutral Ground’ During Revolutionary War Led to Mayhem, Plundering

Jan Kelsey, a Rye resident and president of Westchester Historical Society, shares details of period to capacity crowd at Rye Free Reading Room.

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