GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EARLY-CAREER PHOTOGRAPHER If you are in the early stages of actively building a career as a professional photographer and not enrolled in an academic program leading to a degree in photography, consider applying for a one-time grant of $500, to be awarded after a juried application review. Deadline for submission…
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed on Monday, September 6 in honor of Labor Day. As Stephen Myers and his colleagues worked for equity in the labor force, and as Stephen Myers was an active member of the American Council of Colored Laborers, we take this Labor Day to reflect on the…
FreedomCon 2021 planning team is convening on Monday, September 6 to begin planning FreedomCon 2022. Meeting will be in-person at The Myers Residence with a Zoom link for those who cannot or those who choose to not attend in person. To participate via Zoom, click the link below to pre-register for the meeting -…
Join with UREC Board members and volunteers 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. This virtual meeting will…
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 get our incredibly large collection of artifacts into a public facing, user friendly database? Then this committee is for YOU! This very active committee needs…
UREC Reads will resume virtually with Chapter 15 on September 10 Du Bois, an incredible thinker and author who pushes beyond the limits of the American narrative with his challenging observations and interpretations, challenges and enriches the reader's understanding of Reconstruction. A must read and a great source of stimulating conversation. Please bring questions and…
Reach Out Saint Rose is BACK!!! Join with College of St. Rose students 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…
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.…
Underground Railroad Education Center is excited to host its fourth Open Mic Coffee House. This September UREC is looking for some laughs and lighthearted humor to start the fall season…
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…
Visit with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart on Sunday, September 19 at refreshments following the 8:30am and 11am liturgies. Learn about Underground Railroad Education Center (UREC), its mission, its initiatives,…
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…
Due to the UREC staff needing to be at an off-site program, The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed on Thursday, September 23. Regular business hours will resume on Friday, September 24, 2021. Thank you for your understanding.
Through anecdotal historical and contemporary narratives, this seminar presents compelling evidence that Native Americans and African Americans have provided unique intertwining social, political and cultural contributions to the development of…
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.…
Join the Hudson River Maritime Museum, The Library at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center, TMI Project's Black Stories Matter, the Underground Railroad Education Center, and Harambee/the Pine Street African Burial Ground for this year's Conference on Black History in the Hudson Valley. The focus of this conference is the history of Black and African-American residents in the Hudson Valley, including…