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…

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…

Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence - 518-621-7793. Tours are hosted at 12:30pm and 2:00pm on Saturdays. Admission payments can be made online at https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/tours/ or…

New York State, so often cast as a safe haven for freedom seekers and New York's abolitionist, was a hotbed of pro-slavery sentiment. Pushing back against the injustices of the…

In celebration of Juneteenth, the Center for Social Justice and the Race & Ethnicity Rope Team host the Capital Region Underground Railroad Education Center and the Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute…

  Commemorate Juneteenth with the Albany County Black Legislative Caucus on Friday, June 13 from 11am-1pm. Activities will be held in the Cahill Room on the first floor of the…

Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence - 518-621-7793. Tours are hosted at 12:30pm and 2:00pm on Saturdays. Admission payments can be made online at https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/tours/ or…

In light of the impact of the federal gutting of funds awarded to UREC for the Interpretive Center and for the Museum Studies Teen Program, UREC is engaging in an…

Call ahead to schedule your tour at The Myers Residence - 518-621-7793. 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 Myers Residence via cash, check, and credit card. Don’t forget to check out Myers Mercantile while at The Residence. Some great books, puzzles,…

As part of the Erie Canal bicentennial commemoration, the Albany Symphony, the NYS Canal Corporation, and Hudson Crossing Park are presenting a festival day celebrating the rich, multifaceted history of Washington and Saratoga Counties, with an emphasis on the experiences of Black Americans, culminating in a free orchestra concert that will feature a thrilling world-premiere…

Before the Civil War, while many American citizens believed slavery was necessary, there were many who were opposed to it and worked together to eliminate it. Come meet some of the Capital Region residents who helped freedom seekers to freedom, who worked to change laws, and worked to abolish the institution of slavery in New York State and…

The traveling  exhibit, the centerpiece oif which is an 8 foot tall bronze sculpture of Solomon Northup, will be in Saratoga Spa Sate Park by the Lincoln Bath House from…