Events

Yours for the Oppressed, Harriet Myers Come view the first such exhibit to be installed at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Yours for the Oppressed, Harriet Myers features pieces chosen by our museum’s Special Collections curator in honor of Black  Women’s contributions to social justice in America. The exhibition centers around an 1860 letter…

100 years ago, in the wake of the Tulsa Race Massacre, wealthy African Americans from Oklahoma joined Little Liberia, an economic opportunity to improve the lives of African Americans in…

Staff will be off-site during normal public business hours. We appreciate your understanding.

July 4th Oration is back in person at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Saturday, July 3 beginning at 11am with an enriching presentation by Rev. Roxanne Booth on…

  The Garden Explorers, a garden club based in the Capital Region, will visit the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence gardens on Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm. Light refreshments will…

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…

SNCC chair H. Rap Brown was excoriated after a July 1967 press conference where he told reporters: “I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America’s culture. It…

African American Marbleization is a series of sculptures by Yvonne Shortt. It is her response to oppression and racisms of African Americans in art, history, and her country. It draws…

The Building and Properties Committee invites members of the community to join board members in collaborating on a range of projects including restoration of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence,…

Celebrate the hard work and learning of our teens who were part of the Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute 2021. Economics, Education systems, Web building and Entrepreneurship are the focus of…

we are sorry to say that The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will need to be closed on Saturday, August 14. The staff needs to attend a memorial ceremony for…

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…