In light of the New Year holiday, The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed. Public business hours will resume on Monday, January 3.
In light of the New Year holiday, The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed. Public business hours will resume on Monday, January 3.
It is time for the B/P committee to move forward with pre-development planning for the restoration of the interior of The Myers Residence and the building of the Interpretive Center and landscaping of the surrounding grounds, to review property consolidation and Floating Zone Ordinance, as well as vision for the future. The meeting will be…
This event has been rescheduled to May 3, 2022 MLK 2022 EVENT The Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Lecture Series on Nonviolent Social Change is excited to welcome - - - KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Martin Luther King III Strengthening the Bonds of Racial Justice January 27, 2022 at 7 PM in the Marcelle…
The Daniel Stewart Memorial Fund Early Career photography award of Underground Railroad Education Center announces its award recipients for 2022. Award recipients for 2022 include Jahniah Kum, Nikolai Roschko and Laura Kordowski. Jahniah Kum will receive the top prize but awards will also be made to Nicholas Roschko and Laura Kordowski. The Daniel Stewart…
Join Tom Ruller and Mary Liz and Paul Stewart for a virtual discussion of the men and women whose efforts empowered the abolitionist cause and laid the foundation for today’s civil rights movement in the United States. Learn more about the many records and resources available that document the work, bravery and leadership of those that fought…
FreedomCon 2022 planning team is convening on Monday, February 7 to continue planning FreedomCon 2022 - outreach, speakers, tracks, registration, vendors and exhibitors are some of the topics to be addressed moving forward. Join this energetic and enthusiastic planning team. Meeting will be via a Zoom link. Topic: FreedomCon 2022: Toward Change - Toward Equality…
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…
An unforgettable true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to end mass incarceration in America — from one of the most inspiring lawyers of our time. Just Mercy tells the story of Equal Justice Initiative from the early days with a small staff facing the nation’s highest death…
Science and Technology Entry Program The Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) is a program of the Division of Community Outreach and Medical Education at Albany Medical College. It enrolls highly motivated 7-12th graders historically underrepresented in the sciences. Click HERE to read more about this engaging program. Students participating in the AMC STEP program…
Stephen Myers, leader of Underground Railroad in Albany (1830s-50s) (courtesy of Albany Public Library, Picture from Autobiography of William Henry Johnson, 1900) Paul and Mary Liz Stewart will provide a brief presentation to attendees at the Women's Luncheon held on Tuesday, February 15 at 1pm at Beverwyck Senior Center in Slingerlands. African American leadership, civil…
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…
