‘Devastating’: Underground Railroad Center program derailed by IMLS cuts The Altamont Enterprise Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – 19:40 ALBANY — Cuts in federal funds have delayed or perhaps derailed a…
By Ashley Soebroto, Times Union March 19, 2025 ALBANY — Local history museums are on edge as federal funding cuts target another agency: the Institute of Museum and Library Services.…
The Altamont Enterprise: Drawing on the past, interpretive center is to be ‘an investment in the future From The Altamont Enterprise: The Underground Railroad Education Center has received another sizable…
By Tim Williams, Albany SPECTRUM News PUBLISHED 7:15 PM ET JUL. 08, 2024 Underground Railroad Education Center founders, Paul and Mary Liz Stewart spoke to Spectrum News about the Harriet…
Agents of Change: An Underground Railroad Education Center Documentary This documentary tells the story of Albany’s Underground Railroad Education Center (UREC). It was created by group of teens from UREC’s…
By WNYT Updated: June 18, 2024 – 7:23 AM Published: June 17, 2024 – 2:19 PM NewsChannel 13’s Faith King sat down with public historian Lacy Wilson and Paul Stewart,…
by: Carina Dominguez Posted: Feb 27, 2024 / 06:14 PM EST ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Albany’s Underground Railroad history is preserved and showcased at the Stephen and Harriet Myers House.…
by Shawn Robinson Channel 6 News Thu, February 22nd 2024 at 6:38 PM ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, first home to African American boat captain…
By Sarah LaDuke (WAMC) UREC’s founders, Paul and Mary Liz Stewart had the opportunity to speak on WAMC’s Round Table. LISTEN HERE
This video showcases some of the work the teens who made up the Creativity in the Arts group during Underground Railroad Education Center’s (UREC) 2023 Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute Summer…
Assemblymember Fahy Announces $2 Million Towards Interpretive Center Assemblymember Pat Fahy, in collaboration with Assemblymember John McDonald, announced a $2 million grant towards the creation of Underground Railroad Education Center’s…
Juneteenth celebrations honor African American history, culture As Juneteenth approaches, communities across the country are coming together to celebrate the end of legalized slavery and honor the resilience and courage…