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…
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 4, 1827. This story of northern emancipation and its complicated legacy emphasizes the interplay between ideology and activism, enslaved and enslavers, political structure and individual…
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 fork? Are you a gardener? Are you a carpenter? All sorts of garden and grounds activities fill up work party days. Join in the fun.…
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 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…
Do you like researching? Drafting grant applications? 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 part of the Collections Team! Meetings are held every other month at The Myers Residence on the second Thursday from 6pm-7:30pm. …
Students from the Inaugural Pilot Museum Studies Teen Program will research and connect with our Albany NAACP Branch to create a pop-up exhibit. Come hear from these new Local Historians. The exhibit will be on display at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence from 11am-1pm. Researching the history of the NAACP Albany Branch and learning…
Authors 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 information, to consider new interpretations of old stories, to understand the past and present from new voices uncovered and new voices reclaimed. In their gift…
Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence. Today a tour will be hosted at 2:00pm only due to a Pop Up Exhibition to be held from 12pm-1pm at The Myers Residence. 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…
MaryLiz and Paul Stewart, co-founders of the UREC are hosting a Founders' Tour Experience. This special tour is a three (3) hour experience, conducted by the Stewart’s and is a vast expansion of their current tour. It is a premium ticketed event - $100 per person due to the length and breadth of knowledge that…
Join in the planning and implementation of this fun and unique event! Over the Edge urban rappelling event (https://overtheedgeglobal.com/) is holding its full committee planning sessions on the first Wednesday of each month from 5:00pm - 6:30pm. Refreshments will be provided as we are working across the dinner hour. We need folks who are interested…
Come see the amazing work of our YALI 2025 teens. They have worked together and worked hard over the last five weeks to learn and apply their learning to their Legacy Projects. Join in celebrating their accomplishments. 2pm - 4pm at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany.
Join with UREC and other grant awardees at the Cahill Room, 1st floor, Albany County Building, 112 State Street, Albany, NY to celebrate the great work of our non-profits. Funding is through the Albany County Community Development, Public Health, and Safety Fund Program.
