FreedomCon 2025: Voices of Freedom
VirtualAuthors across time have challenged us to look back at history and learn what we missed, to relearn what we had not fully understood, to reexamine in more detail new…
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Memorial Day – The Myers Residence will be closed
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesWe apologize for any inconvenience this may have, but the staff at The Myers Residence would like to share time with their families, so to that end The Stephen and…
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Headstone Installation for Stephen and Harriet Myers – join the planning team
Israel AME Church 381 Hamilton Street, Albany, NYThe headstone for Stephen and Harriet Myers's gravesite in Albany Rural Cemetery has been completed. Can you join with community members to plan and implement a ceremony to be held…
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Young Abolitionist Leadership Institute (YALI After School)
Albany High School 700 Washington Avenue, Albany, New YorkContinuing UREC’s tradition of programming that promotes collaboration, literary and research skills in our high school participants, teen participants, led by UREC facilitators, will learn local Underground Railroad history and…
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Lift Every Voice: Democratic Engagement Community Conversations – you are invited
VirtualExcelsior’s Center for Social Justice, the Civic Engagement Rope Team, the Underground Railroad Education Center, and the Capital Region DEIBJ Leadership Consortium are thrilled to invite you to participate in…
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Drawn to Art – for Seniors
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesSeniors 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…
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UREC Reel Talk: Jon Scott Bennett presents ep. 4 “A Long Ways From Home” of his docu-series “The Peekskill Riots”
Hybrid - 194 Livingston Avenue and via ZoomOn September 4th, 1949, roughly 30,000 people were attacked after attending a Paul Robeson concert. A similar concert was prevented from happening the previous week by a racist and anti-Semitic…
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Tour Experiences at The Myers Residence
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesCall 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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Drawn to Art – for Seniors
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesSeniors 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…
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More Voices Showcase – UREC partners with Albany Symphony Orchestra
St. Paul's Episcopal Church 58 third St., Albany, NYSaturday, June 7, 2025 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM St. Paul's Church Be inspired by chamber music that explores unique stories to commemorate the Erie Canal bicentennial, featuring vocalists MaryNell Morgan, Britt…
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Founders Tour at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesMaryLiz and Paul Stewart, co-founders of the UREC are going to be conducting a Founders' Tour Experience. This special tour is a three (3) hour experience, conducted by the Stewart’s…
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Pinkster Fest in Kinderhook
Rothermel Park Rothermel Avenue, Kinderhook, NYWhy Pinkster Fest in Kinderhook? Settled before 1651 - a few years after Henry Hudson (1609) explored the river which bears his name - Kinderhook, established as a town in…
