Events

As part of the Erie Canal bicentennial commemoration, the Albany Symphony, the NYS Canal Corporation, and Hudson Crossing Park are presenting a festival day celebrating the rich, multifaceted history of Washington and Saratoga Counties, with an emphasis on the experiences of Black Americans, culminating in a free orchestra concert that will feature a thrilling world-premiere…

The Executive Board Committee of Underground Railroad Education Center meets virtually at 4pm on the second Tuesday, of each month. A zoom link will be sent via email to board officers. If you are not an Executive Committee member but do have something you would like to have included in the UREC Board Meeting agenda…

Before the Civil War, while many American citizens believed slavery was necessary, there were many who were opposed to it and worked together to eliminate it. Come meet some of the Capital Region residents who helped freedom seekers to freedom, who worked to change laws, and worked to abolish the institution of slavery in New York State and…

The traveling  exhibit, the centerpiece oif which is an 8 foot tall bronze sculpture of Solomon Northup, will be in Saratoga Spa Sate Park by the Lincoln Bath House from…

Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence - 518-621-7793. Tours are hosted at 12:30pm and 2:00pm on Saturdays Admission payments can be made online at https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/tours/ or at The Myers Residence via cash, check, and credit card. Don’t forget to check out Myers Mercantile while at The Residence. Some great books, puzzles,…

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. Board meetings are hybrid. Please contact Mary Liz Stewart, Executive Director, to inform her of your intent to attend. Directions will be provided for accessing the Zoom meeting.…

The Interpretive Center - what shall we do in this space? Join with others at The Myers Residence to brainstorm, raise ideas, consider possibilities. The sky is the limit. Even though the opening is over a year away, we need to look ahead to start planning and organizing and fundraising so that we will be…

Explore three of Albany’s finest historic sites and museums to explore stories of abolition, freedom, immigration and labor at the Ten Broeck Mansion, The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, and…

The talk examines the impetuses and obstacles that produced a gradual abolition law in 1799 and, a generation later, the declared end of slavery in New York State on July…

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…

  Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence - 518-621-7793. Tours will be hosted at 2:00pm today, July 19. There will be no 12:30pm tour today. Admission…

Join with a lively bunch of community members in the planning of Arias in the Afternoon with Handel's Messiah arias to be the centerpiece. Do you like thinking big? Do…