"Seven Guitars, which premiered in 1995 at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago and transferred to Broadway in 1996, is the seventh play in August Wilson’s American Century Cycle, also known…

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…

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 2022 Induction Ceremony to be held at the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum located in Peterboro, New York. Stephen Myers…

Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at the Fall Meeting of the Dutch Settlers Society of Albany on Thursday, October 25 at 7pm. Hear about the real Underground Railroad…

Lonnie G. Bunch III is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, overseeing 21 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers, and several education units and centers. A widely…

Join honorees Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at the 2022 Ten Broeck Mansion gala scheduled for Thursday, November 10 from 5:30pm-9pm at Woolfert's Roost Country Club located at 120 Van…

Using dramatic comic book retellings and illustrated profiles of key figures, the Eisner award winning The Black Panther Party captures the major events, people, and actions of the party, as…

Join with Boy Scout Troop 23 from Brooklyn in service to Underground Railroad Education Center on Saturday, November 12 between 1pm-4pm. Members of Boy Scout Troop 23 came to The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence last year on a very rainy weekend. They had a great tour experience of The Myers Residence but were unable…

Join awardees Paul and Mary Liz Stewart who are being honored with the Torch Bearer Award from CNYS Black Expo on Saturday, November 19 at the CNYS Black Scholarship Gala. The Torch Bearer award honors community members who have provided unselfish and outstanding work in the community. The gala is a formal affair with keynote…

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, our friends and supporters who walk with us on this life-changing journey, from all of us at Underground Railroad Education Center. 

    The Daniel Stewart Memorial Fund will be finalizing details for the Daniel Stewart Memorial Fund Award Ceremony that will be held on Sunday, December 11. The meeting is held as a hybrid meeting from 7pm-8pm. If interested, please contact Paul Stewart at 518-596-0260 so that you can receive the Zoom link.

Rather than starting a new book in the busy month of December, and in order to give everyone time to locate a copy of The Dawning of the Apocalypse, it was decided that we will resume UREC Reads on the 2nd Friday of January which is January 13, 2023. We will continue with the hybrid…