Myers Residence Closed Monday, September 2 – Labor Day
We are sorry for any inconvenience, but The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed on Monday, September 2 in honor of Labor Day.
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Freedom Seekers and the UGRR in Albany
Freedom Seekers and the UGRR in Albany
Join with Paul Stewart to learn more about freedom seekers John Henry Hill, Moses Roper, Catherine Brice, and Harriet Jacobs, all of whom have connections to Albany, New York. This…
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Lincoln Depot Museum – The Underground Railroad: from Enslavement to Freedom
Lincoln Depot Museum – The Underground Railroad: from Enslavement to Freedom
Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at the Lincoln Depot Museum located at 10 Water Street in Peekskill, NY on Saturday, September 7 from 2pm-4pm for a presentation on…
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Archeology Dig on Powell Family Farm Site – community members invited
Archeology Dig on Powell Family Farm Site – community members invited
UREC will join NYS archeologist Michael Lucas in an archeological dig in Colonie in order to investigate the life of the Powell family, the first Black farmers in the Capital…
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Executive Committee Meeting of the UREC Board
Executive Committee Meeting of the UREC Board
The Executive Committee of the UREC Board will meet on September 10 to plan the September 17 Board Meeting agenda. The Executive Committee meeting will be held via zoom.…
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Dramatic Events in the Abolitionist Period in Albany, New York
Dramatic Events in the Abolitionist Period in Albany, New York
Join with Paul Stewart to learn the African Clarkson Society, Rev. Nathaniel Paul, the 1833 Fugitive Rescue, Florence, Jerry and Albany, Voting Rights before the Civil War. This is one of a series of 26 presentations funded by a grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). All presentations will be conducted in…
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New Scotland Seniors visit The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
New Scotland Seniors visit The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
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…
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UREC Board Meeting
UREC Board Meeting
Monthly URHPCR Board Meetings are open to the public. Pay us a visit. Listen in on the discussions that inform implementation of the mission-based vision of UREC. Board meetings are hybrid. Please contact Mary Liz Stewart, Executive Director, to inform her of your intent to attend. Directions will be provided for accessing the Zoom meeting.…
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Freedom and Opportunity in Albany – Immersion Tour
Freedom and Opportunity in Albany – Immersion Tour
Explore three of Albany’s finest historic sites and museums to explore stories of abolition, freedom, immigration and labor at the Ten Broeck Mansion, The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, and the Irish American Heritage Museum. Tours begin at 2 pm at the Irish American Heritage Museum Tour continues at Ten Broeck at 3:30 pm…
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The Jerry Rescue
The Jerry Rescue
Join with Paul Stewart to learn more about the Jerry Rescue that started in Syracuse and continued in the courts in Albany, New York. This is one of a series of 26 presentations funded by a grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). All presentations will be conducted in person at The…
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Carrying on the traditions – REACH OUT ST. ROSE – Community Service Day
Carrying on the traditions – REACH OUT ST. ROSE – Community Service Day
Join with College of St. Rose alumni in this tremendous volunteer opportunity. No experience necessary, just a willingness to share your time and talents. All work will be conducted outdoors on The Stephen and Harriet Myers Campus. Tools, gloves, and light refreshments will be provided. Reach Out Saint Rose alumni are carrying on this amazing…
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The Underground Railroad Revisited – at Fulton County Historical Society
The Underground Railroad Revisited – at Fulton County Historical Society
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 abolish the institution of slavery in…
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The Florence Farming and Lumber Association
The Florence Farming and Lumber Association
Join with Paul Stewart to learn more about the Florence Farming and Lumber Association, an economic development plan organized by Stephen Myers and set up in Florence, New York. This is one of a series of 26 presentations funded by a grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). All presentations will be…
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FreedomCon 2024 – Harambee: Kingston Pine Street African Burial Ground
FreedomCon 2024 – Harambee: Kingston Pine Street African Burial Ground
Tyrone Wilson and Jules Farr will present on a reparations project that their organizations collaborated on – the protection of a forgotten African burial ground in Kingston, New York. They employed a youth design team to create a public memorial at the site that was supported by the community, and this design will be implemented…
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Arais in the Afternoon – You are invited
Arais in the Afternoon – You are invited
To celebrate UREC’s 20th anniversary and its building of the 14,000 sq. ft. net zero Interpretive Center adjacent to The Myers Residence, UREC is hosting Arias in the Afternoon. We invite you to join us as a sponsor, or as an attendee at The Argus Hotel on Sunday, September 29 from 11am-2pm. Assembly member Patricia…
