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In light of the impact of the federal gutting of funds awarded to UREC for the Interpretive Center and for the Museum Studies Teen Program, UREC is engaging in an analysis of its efforts to financially sustain itself presently and on into the future. A group of board members, staff, and community volunteers are working… |
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Join in the planning and implementation of this fun and unique event! Over the Edge urban rappelling event (https://overtheedgeglobal.com/) is holding its full committee planning sessions on the first Wednesday of each month from 5:00pm - 6:30pm. Refreshments will be provided as we are working across the dinner hour. We need folks who are interested… |
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Lavada Nahon, culinary historian and interpreter of African American history with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation is the guest speaker addressing 'New York State's Investment in the Institution of Enslavement and its Legacy Today'. Nell Stokes, long time community activist and supporter of UREC will share her poetry. Maggie… |
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Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence - 518-621-7793. Tours are hosted at 12:30pm and 2:00pm on Saturdays. Admission payments can be made online at https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/tours/ or at The Myers Residence via cash, check, and credit card. Don’t forget to check out Myers Mercantile while at The Residence. Some great books, puzzles,… |
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As part of the Erie Canal bicentennial commemoration, the Albany Symphony, the NYS Canal Corporation, and Hudson Crossing Park are presenting a festival day celebrating the rich, multifaceted history of Washington and Saratoga Counties, with an emphasis on the experiences of Black Americans, culminating in a free orchestra concert that will feature a thrilling world-premiere… |
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The Executive Board Committee of Underground Railroad Education Center meets virtually at 4pm on the second Tuesday, of each month. A zoom link will be sent via email to board officers. If you are not an Executive Committee member but do have something you would like to have included in the UREC Board Meeting agenda… |
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Before the Civil War, while many American citizens believed slavery was necessary, there were many who were opposed to it and worked together to eliminate it. Come meet some of the Capital Region residents who helped freedom seekers to freedom, who worked to change laws, and worked to abolish the institution of slavery in New York State and… |
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Solomon Northup “Hope out of Darkness” – traveling exhibition
The traveling exhibit, the centerpiece oif which is an 8 foot tall bronze sculpture of Solomon Northup, will be in Saratoga Spa Sate Park by the Lincoln Bath House from July 7 - October 7, 2025. MISSION of the Solomon Northup Committee for Commemorative Works To create the opportunity for all persons who encounter Wesley… |
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Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence - 518-621-7793. Tours are hosted at 12:30pm and 2:00pm on Saturdays Admission payments can be made online at https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/tours/ or at The Myers Residence via cash, check, and credit card. Don’t forget to check out Myers Mercantile while at The Residence. Some great books, puzzles,… |
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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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The Interpretive Center - what shall we do in this space? Join with others at The Myers Residence to brainstorm, raise ideas, consider possibilities. The sky is the limit. Even though the opening is over a year away, we need to look ahead to start planning and organizing and fundraising so that we will be… |
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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… |
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The talk examines the impetuses and obstacles that produced a gradual abolition law in 1799 and, a generation later, the declared end of slavery in New York State on July… |
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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…
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Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence - 518-621-7793. Tours are hosted at 12:30pm and 2:00pm on Saturdays. Admission payments can be made online at https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/tours/… |
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Join with a lively bunch of community members in the planning of Arias in the Afternoon with Handel's Messiah arias to be the centerpiece. Do you like thinking big? Do… |
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Do you like researching? Drafting grant applications? Recordkeeping? Cataloguing? Planning programs, exhibits, displays? This very active committee needs more volunteers to carry out its important work for UREC and for… |
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Students from the Inaugural Pilot Museum Studies Teen Program will research and connect with our Albany NAACP Branch to create a pop-up exhibit. Come hear from these new Local Historians.…
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Authors across time have challenged us to look back at history and learn what we missed, to relearn what we had not fully understood, to reexamine in more detail new…
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Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence. Today a tour will be hosted at 2:00pm only due to a Pop Up Exhibition to be held from 12pm-1pm… |
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MaryLiz and Paul Stewart, co-founders of the UREC are hosting a Founders' Tour Experience. This special tour is a three (3) hour experience, conducted by the Stewart’s and is a vast expansion of their current tour. It is a premium ticketed event - $100 per person due to the length and breadth of knowledge that… |
