Underground Railroad Education Center (UREC) proudly presents a video series that adds the next interesting thing to your reading list. Join us on YouTube on the first Friday of each month at 2pm EST as we delve in the shelves of the UREC and other local libraries, reading rooms, and book stores. Preview captivating titles and…
Please note that on Labor Day, September 4, 2023, The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed. Regular public hours will resume on Tuesday, September 5.
Join Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at The Austerlitz Historical Society on sunday, September 17 at 2pm for a riveting dive into a new interpretation of Underground Railroad history and its relevance for us today. Independent researchers and co-founders of Underground Railroad Education Center, Paul and Mary Liz Stewart bring their seminal research on the…
Join with Albany Public Library librarians at 1:00pm at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence for storytime - for our younger community members and our young at heart. This program is especially designed for the 2 year old - 8 year old age range, but all are welcome. We’ll be reading books and singing songs…
Should he stay or should he go? Whether you agree or disagree with the decision to move the Philip Schuyler statue, save the evening of 9/28 at 7PM to hear from the teens of the 2022 Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute, a program of the Underground Railroad Education Center, who investigated this topic and ultimately recommended…
That we might bring their stories to life, acknowledge their courage and fortitude, and embed them in their rightful place in the Underground Railroad story, Underground Railroad Education Center has developed a list of 135 freedom seekers who came to the Capital Region of New York State in the years before the Civil War. All…
Join with members of the Social Justice Committee of St. Kateri Tekakwitha parish for a tour experience of The Stephen and harriet Myers Residence on Saturday, September 30 beginning at 1:30pm. The tour will last approximately 1.5 hours so come dressed comfortably for inside and outside weather conditions. If you are not part of…
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District 8th graders will visit The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, Schuyler Mansion, and Historic Cherry Hill on October 3 for the Mining the Untold Stories tour experience. Students will have the opportunity to engage with stories of William James Knapp, the Schuyler's and people enslaved to them, and Black abolitionists Stephen…
Please know that The Myers Residence will observe the Federal holiday traditionally identified as Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples' Day, which is Monday, October 9, 2023. Hope you have a pleasant day.
Pioneer Bank employees are contributing their time and talent at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Lots of grounds work awaits their magical touch. Join in if you like. Call Mary Liz Stewart at 518-621-7793 if interested in joining in. Please share this opportunity in your network. Garden gloves and tools will be provided. A…
Join professional artist and UREC team member Marcus Kwame in this drawing workshop for beginner and intermediate artists. Build skills in composition, line, perspective, depth, lighting, and shading. Students will learn how to draw from observation as well as how to “loosen up" using gesture drawing techniques and thumbnails in order to create more natural…
October is New York State History Month and Archives Month. With the upcoming 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, the New York State Museum is focusing its History Month programming on exploring topics of the American Revolution. As part of this month of programming, we’d like to explore, in a panel discussion, the Unfinished Revolution. This…
