Work Party – fun in the sun!
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…
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The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States
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The Lives of Enslaved People Through the Objects They Left Behind
Virtual via ZoomJoin archaeologists from the NYS Museum, NYS Bureau of Historic Sites, Hartgen Archaeological Associates, and the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and HIstoric Preservation for a conversation on how we…
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Spaces of Danger: Navigating Freedom in the Mid-Hudson Valley
Underground Railroad Consortium of NYS 194 Livingsston Avenue, Albany, NYAcross the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean and North America, enslaved Africans lived their lives under constant threat to themselves and their families. Even for free men and women,…
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New York and the Illegal Slave Trade During the Civil War Era
Hudson River Maritime Museum 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NYNew York was the last slaving port in the Americas. Long after Congress banned the trade, hundreds of ships were leaving the wharfs of Manhattan bound for the African coast.…
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The Rise and Fall of the Florence Settlement
Virtual via ZoomA panel of researchers, Jessica Harney of the Camden Central School District, Matthew Kirk, Principal Investigator/VP Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc. and Charles E. Vandrei, Agency Historic Preservation Officer, Archaeologist, Division of Lands and Forests, NYSDEC, will provide an introductory presentation on the Florence Settlement, a settlement…
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FreedomCon 2021 – Documenting Racially Restrictive Covenants in Washington DC: A Primer
OnlineMara Cherkasky first wrote about racially restrictive covenants in the mid-1990s and has been systematically documenting and mapping them in Washington, DC since 2014. Reviewing more than 100,000 property records…
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Driving While Black – a documentary and conversation with Dr. Gretchen Sorin & Ric Burns
Online"Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America - a ground-breaking, two-hour documentary film by acclaimed historian Dr. Gretchen Sorin and Emmy-winning director Ric Burns - aired on PBS…
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The FreeTHEM Walk
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesComing to The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Friday, Mary 28! The FreeTHEM Walk-ers recognize that human trafficking is modern-day slavery, and there are many victims in the…
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Gardening Enthusiasts – your help is requested
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesDo you like to dig in the dirt? Water the plants and watch them thrive? Revel in the beauty of food and flowering plants gracing their raised beds? Then…
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Myers Residence Library Development Team
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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FreedomCon 2021 – Freedom Road: the Struggle for Justice Continues – Planning / Evaluation Meeting
Virtual via ZoomThe LibertyCon 2021 Planning Team invites you to join with them in the planning and implementation of this history-changing event. A format change has been agreed to by the planning…
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Gardening Enthusiasts – your help is requested
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesDo you like to dig in the dirt? Water the plants and watch them thrive? Revel in the beauty of food and flowering plants gracing their raised beds? Then the…
