Downtown 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…

Do 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…

Join 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.…

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,…

Excelsior’s Center for Social Justice, the Civic Engagement Rope Team, the Underground Railroad Education Center, and the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region are thrilled to invite you to participate…

The Underground Railroad Education Center (UREC) is hosting Voice and Votes, a Smithsonian Traveling exhibit on display at The New York State Museum from November 28-January 9, 2026. SHARE. SHARE. SHARE. Share…

Voices and Votes: Democracy in America,  a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit about our democracy. Engage with the story of Our Democracy through engaging storytelling, multimedia displays and oral interviews from…

Seniors in the Albany, NY Capital Region – you are invited to begin your creative journey at the Historic Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence with award-winning illustrators, Shirley Clark and…

December Dash, UREC's annual appeal, is a lighthearted opportunity to donate to UREC before we reach the end of December 2025. So join us in our DASH to the end…

Seniors in the Albany, NY Capital Region – you are invited to begin your creative journey at the Historic Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence with award-winning illustrators, Shirley Clark and Marcus Kwame. Enjoy a FREE 10-week relaxing outdoor art experience — Fridays October 10 – December 12, 2025 — 2pm-3:30pm (No class on Friday, November…

Arias in the Afternoon brings community members together with Handel’s Messiah and the Smithsonian’s Voices and Votes:Democracy in America exhibit for a powerful experience combining music, history, and inspiration. Handel’s Messiah has enraptured audiences for centuries and its beauty still captivates us today—but Handel’s worldly success was entangled with the slave trade. As an investor…

The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed from Wednesday, December 24 through Friday, December 26 so that our hardworking staff can enjoy some family time. Hope your holidays are pleasant! From all of us at UREC to you and your family - happy holidays!