The World of James Knapp
Learn about James Knapp, descendent of Dinah Jackson who was enslaved to the Van Rensselaer family who lived at today's Historic Cherry Hill. View artwork from contemporary artists that interprets…
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Grounds Work Party – is calling YOU!
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesPut 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…
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Seneca Chief – 2025 Bicentennial Voyage: Commemorating the Erie Canal – Celebrating Community at Jennings Landing in Albany, NY
Jennings Landing 1 Quay Street, Albany, NYThe Seneca Chief was the canal packet boat that famously carried Governor DeWitt Clinton and dignitaries on the first voyage through the completed Erie Canal in 1825, an event known…
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UREC Library – you are invited to help bring the library to life
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so…
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Tour Experiences at The Myers Residence
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesCall ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence. 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…
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FreedomCon 2025: Voices of Freedom
VirtualAuthors across time have challenged us to look back at history and learn what we missed, to relearn what we had not fully understood, to reexamine in more detail new…
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UREC Library – you are invited to help bring the library to life
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so…
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The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence is closed on Veterans’ Day
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesPlease note that The Myers Residence will be closed on Monday,November 11 for Veterans' Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, November 12. Thank you for your understanding.
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Championing Albany’s Potential Open House
Hilton Albany 40 Lodge Street, Albany, NYDowntown Albany Strategy Open House You are invited to the Downtown Albany Strategy Open House, part of Governor Hochul’s Championing Albany’s Potential (CAP) Initiative. At this interactive event you will…
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Collections Committee – Join in
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesDo you like researching? Recordkeeping? Cataloguing? Planning programs, exhibits, displays? This very active committee needs more volunteers to carry out its important work for UREC and for the community. Be…
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CNYS Black Expo
Empire State Plaza Convention Center 279 Madison Avenue, Albany, NYJoin Underground Railroad Education Center at the CNYS Black Expo to be held at the Empire Sate Plaza Convention Center on Saturday, November 15 from 11am-4pm at Empire Staste Plaza.…
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NY Civil Liberties Union Capital Region Awards Ceremony
You are invited to the NYCLU ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY Thursday, November 20 from 6 to 8 pm Duo at the Dunes (formerly the Italian American Community Center) 257 Washington Avenue Extension,…
