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…
Please note that The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed May 2 through May 31. Regular public business hours will resume on Wednesday, June 1. Thank you for our understanding.
Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute, one of UREC's signature initiatives, will gather together Focus Group Facilitators for their in-person orientation at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Wednesday, June 8…
Hudson Valley Community College Office of Community & Professional Education will offer a credit free course at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on WEdnesday, June 8. Tour The Myers…
Often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language and hidey-holes, the Underground Railroad was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us…
The Underground Railroad Revisited 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 the…
Be our guests at our free event, planned and presented by the teen participants in our Young Abolitionists Leadership Institute, for a day of food, community, and history at the…
Employees of M&T Bank will volunteer their time at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Tuesday, June 28 between 1pm-4pm. Anyone interested in joining in is welcome to do…
Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute 2022 (YALI 2022) is on! Twenty teens are assigned to work at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence for 20 hours a week for 5 weeks!…
Checkout the website of Underground Railroad Consortium of NYS to learn more about what the collaborating partners are doing to bring New York State's abolition history forward. Podcasts, events,…
Experience an adult adventure in archaeology! Participate in a week-long dig at The Dr. Thomas Elkins property which is part of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence Campus located in Albany, New York. Managed by Underground Railroad Education Center, The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence is an award-winning, National Register listed, documented Underground Railroad site…
