December Dash is here, again! Won't you join us as we then Gather together, one and all, Responding to this annual call Through donations of time, talent, treasure, And with pleasure Demonstrate our support for Underground Railroad Education Center. Many have throughout 2024 donated generously to UREC, toward special programs, toward the Interpretive Center, toward…
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed December 23, 2024 through January 5, 2025. However, if you would like to schedule a tour of The Myers Residence, please call 518-621-7793, leave a message and we will call you back. We will do our best to make ourselves available for tour experiences. Thank…
We at Underground Railroad Education Center wish you and yours a pleasant holiday season. We look forward to engaging with you in the new year. What with the changes coming our way in the new year, we at UREC ask you to be especially generous with your donations of time, talent and treasure. It is…
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence returns to normal business hours on Monday, January 6. Interested in a tour? - Call 518-621-7793 to schedule. Interested in bringing a tour group to The Myers Residence? - Please use the Contact Us page on the UREC website - https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/contact/ Interested in a presentation about the Underground Railroad…
Continuing UREC's tradition of programming that promotes collaboration, literary and research skills in our high school participants, teen participants, led by UREC facilitators, will learn local Underground Railroad history and create innovative, multimedia educational experiences targeted to their age group. The teens will take on the role of consultant with UREC to address a need…
Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to learn the real story about the Underground Railroad. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark of night? Nope. Come 'meet' Stephen and Harriet Myers and their colleagues to learn about the challenges they faced as they worked to end the institution of enslavement…
Continuing UREC's tradition of programming that promotes collaboration, literary and research skills in our high school participants, teen participants, led by UREC facilitators, will learn local Underground Railroad history and create innovative, multimedia educational experiences targeted to their age group. The teens will take on the role of consultant with UREC to address a need…
The Bethlehem Seniors will tour The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Tuesday, January 21 beginning at 10am. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark of night? Nope. 'Meet' Stephen and Harriet Myers and their colleagues to learn about the challenges they faced as they worked to end the institution of enslavement in New York State and the…
Hosted by the Torch Club - The Underground Railroad, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language, and hidey-holes, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us to believe. In the midst of significant pro-slavery sentiment, New York State was home to many abolitionists working to…
Join with UREC and Bast Hatfield to learn about construction jobs available through the building of the Interpretive Center of Underground Railroad Education Center. The Interpretive Center is a 14,000 square foot building to be located on the properties currently identified as 184-190 Livingston Avenue. This net zero, geothermal and solar building will be built…
Continuing UREC's tradition of programming that promotes collaboration, literary and research skills in our high school participants, teen participants, led by UREC facilitators, will learn local Underground Railroad history and create innovative, multimedia educational experiences targeted to their age group. The teens will take on the role of consultant with UREC to address a need…
Continuing UREC's tradition of programming that promotes collaboration, literary and research skills in our high school participants, teen participants, led by UREC facilitators, will learn local Underground Railroad history and create innovative, multimedia educational experiences targeted to their age group. The teens will take on the role of consultant with UREC to address a need…
