Yours for the Oppressed, Harriet Myers Come view the first such exhibit to be installed at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Yours for the Oppressed, Harriet Myers features pieces chosen by our museum’s Special Collections curator in honor of Black Women’s contributions to social justice in America. The exhibition centers around an 1860 letter…
Join with UREC Board members in the planning of the Daniel Stewart Memorial Award.Daniel was an avid photographer and used his photographic skills on behalf of UREC across many years and many events. His photographic skills provided a pictorial record of the many programs engaged in by UREC. Developing award criteria, investigating financial considerations, designing…
Do you like to dig in the dirt? Water the plants and watch them thrive? Revel in the beauty of food and flowering plants gracing their raised beds? Then the gardening committee is for you! No experience is needed. Master Gardeners are at the ready to guide you. On the 1st, 2nd and 4th…
The Building and Properties Committee invites members of the community to join board members in collaborating on a range of projects including restoration of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, building of an Interpretive Center, arranging for the installation of an off-street parking area, and managing the maintenance and beautification of the grounds of The…
Join with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so that the library can be open for public use. The Library Development team works together every Monday from 12:30pm - 2pm at The Myers Residence.…
The LibertyCon 2021 Planning Team invites you to join with them in the planning and implementation of this history-changing event. A format change has been agreed to by the planning team - rather than a weekend program as was previously organized, LibertyCon 2021 is organized into individual virtual presentations with moderated conversations scheduled throughout 2021.…
Do you like to dig in the dirt? Water the plants and watch them thrive? Revel in the beauty of food and flowering plants gracing their raised beds? Then the…
Do you like digging in the dirt? Researching? Drafting grant applications? Record keeping? Planning programs, exhibits, displays? Contributing to the development of the Collections Management System as we work to…
UREC Reads will continue discussing Chapter 13 on June 11 Du Bois, an incredible thinker and author who pushes beyond the limits of the American narrative with his challenging observations…
Put on the garden gloves, pick up the rake, and off you go! Would you prefer to work with clippers or a shovel? How about a lawn mower or pitch…
Join with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so…
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. Please contact Mary Liz Stewart, Executive Director, to inform her of your intent to attend. Directions will be provided for accessing the Zoom meeting. Mary Liz Stewart…
Visit the historic places in New York's capital city where history was made and influences life today. The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence is included in the Freedom and Opportunity tour scheduled for June 17, July 15, August 19, and September 16. Organized by Ten Broeck Mansion staff, this memorable 4 hour tour provides an…
Be our guests at our free event, planned and presented by the teen participants in our Young Abolitionists Leadership Institute, for a day of food, community, and history at the Residence of local Underground Railroad Conductor and active Abolitionists Stephen and Harriet Myers, located at 194 Livingston Avenue! What is Juneteenth? On June 19, 1865,…
Join with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so that the library can be open for public use. The Library Development team works together every Monday from 12:30pm – 2pm at The Myers Residence.…
Do you like to dig in the dirt? Water the plants and watch them thrive? Revel in the beauty of food and flowering plants gracing their raised beds? Then the gardening committee is for you! No experience is needed. Master Gardeners are at the ready to guide you. On the 1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays…
Underground Railroad Education Center is excited to host it's third Open Mic Coffee House where community members near and far can share expressions of hope and resilience. Motivated by the challenges faced through the pandemic, overt racism, horrific weather conditions, challenges to voting rights, challenges to our democracy, the May Open Mic Coffee House offers…
100 years ago, in the wake of the Tulsa Race Massacre, wealthy African Americans from Oklahoma joined Little Liberia, an economic opportunity to improve the lives of African Americans in the U.S. through economic advancement in Mexico. They also created a sister organization, the International Community Welfare League, that sought to combat White Supremacy, which…
Join with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so that the library can be open for public use. The Library Development team works together every Monday from 12:30pm – 2pm at The Myers Residence.…
The Third Reconstruction The first Reconstruction briefly flourished after Emancipation, and the second Reconstruction ushered in meaningful progress in the civil rights era. But both were met by ferocious reactionary measures that severely curtailed, and in many cases rolled back, racial and economic progress. This Third Reconstruction is a profoundly moral awakening of justice-loving…