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Events
“The Interview” – a screening and discussion
OnlineFor Black History Month Kingston 2023, The Library at the A.J. Williams- Myers African Roots Center, ENJAN (End the New Jim Crow Action Network) Kingston, and the YWCA Ulster County…
Stephen Myers and the Underground Railroad
OnlineJoin Mary Liz and Paul Stewart as they discuss Harriet and Stephen Myers, Black abolitionists whose residence was a headquarters for Underground Railroad activity in the Capital Region in the…
Black Authors in the Hudson Valley Book Talk – Janell Hobson and “When God Lost Her Tongue”
Professor Java's Coffee Sanctuary Shoppers Plaza - 145 Wolf Road, Albany, NYThis is a hybrid event via Zoom (link below) and in-person at Professor Java's Coffee Sanctuary (address below) When God Lost Her Tongue explores historical consciousness as captured through the Black…
Anti-Slavery in Columbia County and the Region
OnlineColumbia County was an important and vibrant community in the first half of the 19th century. Temperance, reform movements and Underground Railroad activity were part of the antebellum period. Numerous…
The Underground Railroad: a New Interpretation of an Old Story
Messiah Lutheran Church 2850 Guilderland Avenue, Schenectady, NYThe Underground Railroad, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language, and hidey-holes, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us…
The Underground Railroad Revisited
The Crossings 580 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville, NYThe Underground Railroad, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language, and hidey-holes, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led…
Homeschooler Tour
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart and Amelia Paul at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to learn the real story about the Underground Railroad. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark…
“On Freedom Road: Bicycle Explorations and Reckonings on the Underground Railroad” – book talk by author David Goodrich
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States“Over the course of four years, I rode my bicycle 3,000 miles east of the Mississippi to travel the routes of the Underground Railroad and delve into the history and…
Collections Committee Planning Meeting
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesDo 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…
UREC Reads – The Dawning of the Apocalypse – ch. 2
Online via ZoomSummary: In retelling the bloodthirsty story of the invasion of the Americas, Horne recounts how the fierce resistance by Africans and their Indigenous allies weakened Spain and enabled London to…
FBI Field Office Tour
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesAlbany FBI Field Office staff will join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to learn the real story about the Underground Railroad. Hidey…
