Join with Albany Public Library librarians at 1:00pm at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence for storytime - for our younger community members and our young at heart. This program is especially designed for the 2 year old - 8 year old age range, but all are welcome. We’ll be reading books and singing songs…
Should he stay or should he go? Whether you agree or disagree with the decision to move the Philip Schuyler statue, save the evening of 9/28 at 7PM to hear from the teens of the 2022 Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute, a program of the Underground Railroad Education Center, who investigated this topic and ultimately recommended…
That we might bring their stories to life, acknowledge their courage and fortitude, and embed them in their rightful place in the Underground Railroad story, Underground Railroad Education Center has developed a list of 135 freedom seekers who came to the Capital Region of New York State in the years before the Civil War. All…
Join with members of the Social Justice Committee of St. Kateri Tekakwitha parish for a tour experience of The Stephen and harriet Myers Residence on Saturday, September 30 beginning at 1:30pm. The tour will last approximately 1.5 hours so come dressed comfortably for inside and outside weather conditions. If you are not part of…
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District 8th graders will visit The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, Schuyler Mansion, and Historic Cherry Hill on October 3 for the Mining the Untold Stories tour experience. Students will have the opportunity to engage with stories of William James Knapp, the Schuyler's and people enslaved to them, and Black abolitionists Stephen…
Please know that The Myers Residence will observe the Federal holiday traditionally identified as Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples' Day, which is Monday, October 9, 2023. Hope you have a pleasant day.
Pioneer Bank employees are contributing their time and talent at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Lots of grounds work awaits their magical touch. Join in if you like. Call Mary Liz Stewart at 518-621-7793 if interested in joining in. Please share this opportunity in your network. Garden gloves and tools will be provided. A…
Join professional artist and UREC team member Marcus Kwame in this drawing workshop for beginner and intermediate artists. Build skills in composition, line, perspective, depth, lighting, and shading. Students will learn how to draw from observation as well as how to “loosen up" using gesture drawing techniques and thumbnails in order to create more natural…
October is New York State History Month and Archives Month. With the upcoming 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, the New York State Museum is focusing its History Month programming on exploring topics of the American Revolution. As part of this month of programming, we’d like to explore, in a panel discussion, the Unfinished Revolution. This…
Regeneron D4DG are back and Regeneron employees will be volunteering their time at The Myers Residence Campus from 9am-5pm on Wednesday, October 25. Hoop House repurposing from a gardening space to a program space, sanding and painting picnic tables and fence posts are among the list of tasks that Regeneron's fantastic employees will tackle. Join…
Schoharie County Home of Ongoing Learning (SCHOOL) is a non-profit, participatory organization of persons committed to life-long learning. It is dedicated to meeting the intellectual and cultural needs of its members through shared learning experiences. Daytime, non-credit classes are offered on the SUNY Cobleskill campus, Zoom and off campus sites and are led by volunteers.…
Museum Hue has been working on providing programming which stems from the research, findings and recommendations in the HueArts NYS Brown Paper report, which highlights the importance of physical space and built environment for POC-led arts stability. The core of this program stems from the need for the creation of more opportunities that allow place-based…
