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Stephen Myers Induction into the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum

National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum 5255 Pleasant Balley Road, Peterboro, New York

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 2022 Induction Ceremony to be held at the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum located in Peterboro, New York. Stephen Myers will be inducted, along with abolitionists Robert Everett and Calvin Fairbank. While the Induction Ceremony spans three days, the program is designed as an a…

The Underground Railroad: a New Interpretation of an Old Story

First Church in Albany 110 Nrth Pearl St., Albany, New York

Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at the Fall Meeting of the Dutch Settlers Society of Albany on Thursday, October 25 at 7pm. Hear about the real Underground Railroad - who was involved, how it worked, why it is better understood as a movement, that it had a public side, and that Black Abolitionists…

Archives Partnership Trust History Award with Honoree Lonnie Bunch

Cultural Education Center 222 Madison Avenue, Albany, New York

Lonnie G. Bunch III is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, overseeing 21 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers, and several education units and centers. A widely published author, Bunch has written on topics ranging from the black military experience, the American presidency and African American history in California, diversity in museum…

$30

Ten Broeck by the Numbers – Gala 2022

Woolfert's Roost Country Club 120 Van Rensselaer Boulevard, Albany, NY

Join honorees Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at the 2022 Ten Broeck Mansion gala scheduled for Thursday, November 10 from 5:30pm-9pm at Woolfert's Roost Country Club located at 120 Van Rensselaer Boulevard Albany, NY 12204. The gala raises funds to support the community facing educational programs implemented by Ten Broeck Mansion. More details, as well…

The Black Panther Party – Black Authors in the Hudson Valley Book Talk by Marcus Kwame Anderson

Professor Java's Coffee Sanctuary The Shopper's Plaza, 145 Wolf Rd, Albany, NY, United States

Using dramatic comic book retellings and illustrated profiles of key figures, the Eisner award winning The Black Panther Party captures the major events, people, and actions of the party, as well as their cultural and political influence and enduring legacy. The Eisner Awards are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred…

Gardening with Boy Scout Troop 23 from Broolklyn

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States

Join with Boy Scout Troop 23 from Brooklyn in service to Underground Railroad Education Center on Saturday, November 12 between 1pm-4pm. Members of Boy Scout Troop 23 came to The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence last year on a very rainy weekend. They had a great tour experience of The Myers Residence but were unable…

CNYS Black Scholarship Gala

SIXTY STATE PLACE 60 State Street, Albany, NY

Join awardees Paul and Mary Liz Stewart who are being honored with the Torch Bearer Award from CNYS Black Expo on Saturday, November 19 at the CNYS Black Scholarship Gala. The Torch Bearer award honors community members who have provided unselfish and outstanding work in the community. The gala is a formal affair with keynote…

$150

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, our friends and supporters who walk with us on this life-changing journey, from all of us at Underground Railroad Education Center. 

Fund Development Committee Meeting

Spicy Mint Indian Cuisine 145 Wolf Road Shoppers Park, Albany, NY

Join with UREC board members and volunteers to set up a 2023 Fund Development plan for UREC. Events, cultivation of donors, fee-for-service programs, grants are part of any strong fund development plan. Share your creative ideas on how UREC can focus its energies in 2023 to meet its operational and capital goals while supporting the…

Daniel Stewart Memorial Fund Award Ceremony – planning meeting

Online via Zoom

    The Daniel Stewart Memorial Fund will be finalizing details for the Daniel Stewart Memorial Fund Award Ceremony that will be held on Sunday, December 11. The meeting is held as a hybrid meeting from 7pm-8pm. If interested, please contact Paul Stewart at 518-596-0260 so that you can receive the Zoom link.

UREC Reads – The Dawning of the Apocalypse – will resume January 13, 2023

Online via Zoom

Rather than starting a new book in the busy month of December, and in order to give everyone time to locate a copy of The Dawning of the Apocalypse, it was decided that we will resume UREC Reads on the 2nd Friday of January which is January 13, 2023. We will continue with the hybrid…

Daniel Stewart Memorial Fund Early Photographer Award Ceremony

Albany Center for Economic Success 255 Orange Street, Albany, NY

The Daniel Stewart Memorial Fund Early Photographer Award of Underground Railroad Education Center announces its award recipients for 2022. The Daniel Stewart Fund was founded in 2020 to honor the memory of Daniel Stewart, a Capital Region photographer who volunteered his photographic services to Underground Railroad Education Center, who was tragically killed in a motorcycle…