Tour Experiences at The Myers Residence
Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence. Tours are hosted at 12:30pm and 2:00pm on Saturdays. Admission payments can be made online at https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/tours/ or at The…
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The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United States
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Capital District Democratic Socialists’ Good-Time Hour with Paul & Mary Liz Stewart
WGXC - 90.7FM 393 Main Street, Catskill, NYJoin the Stewarts for a radio conversation hosted by WGXC-90.7FM or via https://wavefarm.org/ if out of radio transmission range. Catch up on what Underground Railroad Education Center is up to,…
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The World of James Knapp
Learn about James Knapp, descendent of Dinah Jackson who was enslaved to the Van Rensselaer family who lived at today's Historic Cherry Hill. View artwork from contemporary artists that interprets…
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UAlbany Public History Community Gathering – You are Invited
University at Albany 1400 Washington venue, Albany, NYGraduate students in history and information science will be joining faculty members and community partners for a meet and greet on Monday, September 15 from 5pm-7pm at the Campus Center Board Room on the Uptown Campus. This event is sponsored by the Department of History, the Department of Information Sciences and Technology, and University Auxiliary…
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Grounds Work Party – is calling YOU! – cancelled for September
Please join us at Albany Rural Cemetery by 11:30am for the installation of a headstone at the gravesite of Stephen and Harriet Myers. A reception will follow at Israel AME Church. Directions to the gravesite and to Israel AME Church will be made available at the cemetery.
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Headstone for Stephen and Harriet Myers – Unveiling and Reception
Albany Rural Cemetery 3 Cemetery Avenua, Albany, New YorkWhile Albany’s Underground Railroad had many vital contributors, Stephen and Harriet Myers remained its steadfast leaders. Beginning in the early 1840s, they utilized personal resources and Stephen's Northern Star Association, which published his newspaper. Their influence grew significantly, and by the 1850s, they had become Albany's principal Underground Railroad agents. In this role, they ultimately…
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Tour Experiences at The Myers Residence – cancelled for 9/20/25
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesTour experiences are cancelled for today. Please join us at Albany Rural Cemetery for the installation of the headstone for Stephen and Harriet Myers. The ceremony will begin at 12noon. Guests are asked to arrive by 11:30am. Directions to the grave site will be available at the cemetery. A reception will follow at Israel…
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Arias in the Afternoon: Lifting Every Voice fundraising committee
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin with a lively group of community members in the planning of Arias in the Afternoon:Lifting Every Voice, with Handel's Messiah arias and the Smithsonian's Voices and Votes: Democracy in America exhibit to be the centerpiece of this memorable event. There will be a complementary group singing of he Hallelujah Chorus - listen here to…