As the first civil rights movement in the United States, the Underground Railroad is so much more than we have been led to believe. Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at the East Greenbush Community Library to take a deeper dive into this transformative period in American history that is related with us today.…
Join with others from the community on this 10th anniversary to remember those who, spending their lives enslaved to the Schuylers, were remembered, honored, and respectfully reburied at St. Agnes Cemetery in 2016. Uncovering the remains of 16 individuals from infants to senior adults, buried in an unmarked cemetery that was once part of the…
Join The Tales of Albany: Local History Book Club in celebration of Juneteenth and discover more about the history of the Underground Railroad and Albany’s role in the movement for freedom. This special session will feature guest speakers from the Underground Railroad Education Center, who will share insights from their research about the Underground Railroad…
Sign up to be part of this unique out-of-school program for high school juniors and seniors. Be an agent of change! Prepare yourself to democratize and diversify the museum field! Meet with other teens at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence every Wednesday from 4pm-7pm and on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10am-1pm.…
Visit the historic places in New York's capital city where history was made and that influence life today. The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence is included in the Freedom and Opportunity Immersion Tour scheduled for the third Thursday of each month June through October 2026. Organized by Ten Broeck Mansion staff, this memorable 4 hour…
Thank you for your understanding. Join us on Saturday, June 20 for UREC's on-site commemoration of the June 19, 1865 emancipation of people enslaved in Texas.
Join in the commemoration of this important date in American history commemorating June 19, 1865, the day when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War. In honor of this history, collaborators in Albany are joinng together again this year to…
Join with others for the annual UREC July 4th Oration, framed by Frederick Douglass's 1852 speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?", from 11am-1pm on Saturday, July 4 in the backyard of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence located at 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany. Parking is best on Third Street, at the…
BOLD NEW THEATER! MYTH & MARROW is an immersive, Afrofuturist political one-act musical stage drama that conjures Black folk music, ancestral ritual, and AI technology to put American history on trial. Are you brave enough to decide the verdict? Audience members will be allowed to join a CITIZEN JURY to deliver the verdict! Jae…
Drawing on indentures, manumission records, deeds, probate and other primary sources, this presentation explores the transition from slavery to freedom on Staten Island after the American Revolution. It examines the impact of New York's gradual abolition laws and recovers the stories of African Americans lives, challenges, possibilities, and enduring legacy of emancipation. Hosted by Underground…
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 Irish American Heritage Museum. Tours begin at 2 pm at the Irish American Heritage Museum Tour continues at Ten Broeck at 3:30 pm Tour…