UREC Board Meeting
Virtual via ZoomMonthly 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…
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…
Paul and Mary Liz Stewart, independent researchers and Scholars in Residence at Russell Sage College, bring their seminal research on the Underground Railroad movement to Shaker Pointe at Carondelet on…
Mary Liz and Paul Stewart will share via zoom the results of their Underground Railroad research with Arkell Museum supporters and community members on Tuesday, February 22 at 6:30pm. Their…
Writer of crime fiction and non-fiction, Frankie Bailey, Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, is a crime fiction writer par excellence. Applying her research…
Mary Liz and Paul Stewart will share via zoom the results of their Underground Railroad research with The Conkling Center in Glens Falls, NY on Thursday, February 24 from 2pm-3pm.…
A Capital Region Juniors Girl Scout troop will visit The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence from 7pm-8pm on Monday, February 28. They look forward to learning about local Underground Railroad…
Click FreedomCon Journal to open your online copy of the conference journal Join us Friday evening April 1st as we kick off FreedomCon 2022 with a presentation by Pamela Newkirk. This is an in-person and virtual presentation. Visit FreedomCon 2022 for details on our full weekend of events. Register Locked In and Left Out: Ota…
Click FreedomCon Journal to open your online copy of the conference journal Saturday Schedule 9:00am Registration Opens 9:30am–9:50am Welcome 10:00am–11:15am Workshop 1 12:00pm–1:00pm Lunch 1:30pm–2:45pm Workshop 2 3:15pm–4:30pm Workshop 3 4:45pm–5:00pm Litany of Remembrance Register Six Workshop Tracks Include: A series of three related workshops will be held in each Track. Workshops will address…
OPEN HOUSE at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence - (In-person only) Conversation, refreshments and mini-tours will be on offer. Visit Myers Mercantile which boasts original, one-of-a kind items, books, videos, clothing, toys and more. Browse the library shelves. Experience the Yours for the Oppressed exhibit. Experience the place where the Albany Vigilance Committee met…
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…
EARTH DAY MARKED WITH HOOP HOUSE RIBBON CUTTING 12:30 - 1:30pm Underground Railroad Education Center at 194 Livingston Avenue in Albany has initiated an inter-generational Greenhouse Hoop House Project and will cut a ribbon for its inauguration on April 23rd at 12:30pm. The pubic is invited to participate in the ribbon cutting and reception program.…
Sadly, due to circumstances beyond our control. February Funnies (in April) must be cancelled. Thank you for your interest. Please stay tuned for a reschedule date. I am afraid COVID has won the first round - for everyone's safety February Funnies has been rescheduled to Saturday, April 30 from 7pm-9pm at Margarita City. We look…