Be our guests at our free event, planned and presented by the teen participants in our Young Abolitionists Leadership Institute, for a day of food, community, and history at the…
Join 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 that the library can be open for public use. The Library Development team works together every Monday from 12:30pm – 2pm at The Myers Residence.…
Do 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 gardening committee is for you! No experience is needed. Master Gardeners are at the ready to guide you. On the 1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays…
100 years ago, in the wake of the Tulsa Race Massacre, wealthy African Americans from Oklahoma joined Little Liberia, an economic opportunity to improve the lives of African Americans in the U.S. through economic advancement in Mexico. They also created a sister organization, the International Community Welfare League, that sought to combat White Supremacy, which…
July 4th Oration is back in person at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Saturday, July 3 beginning at 11am with an enriching presentation by Rev. Roxanne Booth on The Third Reconstruction and followed by light refreshments. Bring a chair and a dish to share if you like. If raining, we will use the…
The Garden Explorers, a garden club based in the Capital Region, will visit the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence gardens on Wednesday, July 14 at 6pm. Light refreshments will be provided. Interested in joining in? Please call Mary Liz Stewart at 518-621-7793 to let her know you will be participating.
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.…
SNCC chair H. Rap Brown was excoriated after a July 1967 press conference where he told reporters: “I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America’s culture. It is as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if…
African American Marbleization is a series of sculptures by Yvonne Shortt. It is her response to oppression and racisms of African Americans in art, history, and her country. It draws on her personal experience of being a woman of color and her desire to use education, communication, research, and art to further conversation and action.…
The Building and Properties Committee invites members of the community to join board members in collaborating on a range of projects including restoration of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, building of an Interpretive Center, arranging for the installation of an off-street parking area, and managing the maintenance and beautification of the grounds of The…
Celebrate the hard work and learning of our teens who were part of the Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute 2021. Economics, Education systems, Web building and Entrepreneurship are the focus of the 2021 Focus Groups. Thursday, August 12 from 2pm-4pm at The Myers Residence Campus. Light refreshments will be available. On-street parking is available on Third…
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.…