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 the Irish American Heritage Museum. Tours begin at 2 pm at the Irish American Heritage Museum Tour continues at Ten Broeck at 3:30 pm…
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 4, 1827. This story of northern emancipation and its complicated legacy emphasizes the interplay between ideology and activism, enslaved and enslavers, political structure and individual…
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 fork? Are you a gardener? Are you a carpenter? All sorts of garden and grounds activities fill up work party days. Join in the fun.…
Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence - 518-621-7793. Tours will be hosted at 2:00pm today, July 19. There will be no 12:30pm tour today. 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…
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 you like working with others in a friendly atmosphere? Do you like to plan memorable and distinctive events? Then this is the place to be.…
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 the community. Be part of the Collections Team! Meetings are held every other month at The Myers Residence on the second Thursday from 6pm-7:30pm. …
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. The exhibit will be on display at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence from 11am-1pm. Researching the history of the NAACP Albany Branch and learning…
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 information, to consider new interpretations of old stories, to understand the past and present from new voices uncovered and new voices reclaimed. In their gift…
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 at The Myers Residence. 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…
Excelsior’s Center for Social Justice, the Civic Engagement Rope Team, the Underground Railroad Education Center, and the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region are thrilled to invite you to participate in our 2025 democratic engagement dialogue sessions. How do we lift every voice? Let’s explore together the meaning of democracy and ways to engage with…
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…
Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence. 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 where you will find great books,…
