Troy Bennington, Robinson and Rokeby, Charles Marriott, Quaker Street, Shakers - join with Paul Stewart to learn more about about the Underground Railroad from the stories and experiences of those who lived it. This is one of a series of 26 presentations funded by a grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).…
Join with Paul Stewart to learn more about Underground Railroad history through the lense of the Black Convention Movement. Conventions, held in Albany, Troy, Schenectady, NYC, Philadelphia, Newark, Cleveland, and elsewhere, provided the structure to organize and support Black leadership in civil and human rights issues. This is one of a series of 26 presentations…
Join with Paul Stewart to learn about the Underground Railroad from the lived and recorded experiences of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, the icons of the UGRR movement. This is one of a series of 26 presentations funded by a grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). All presentations will be…
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed December 23, 2024 through January 5, 2025. However, if you would like to schedule a tour of The Myers Residence, please call 518-621-7793, leave a message and we will call you back. We will do our best to make ourselves available for tour experiences. Thank…
We at Underground Railroad Education Center wish you and yours a pleasant holiday season. We look forward to engaging with you in the new year. What with the changes coming our way in the new year, we at UREC ask you to be especially generous with your donations of time, talent and treasure. It is…
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence returns to normal business hours on Monday, January 6. Interested in a tour? - Call 518-621-7793 to schedule. Interested in bringing a tour group to The Myers Residence? - Please use the Contact Us page on the UREC website - https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/contact/ Interested in a presentation about the Underground Railroad…
Continuing 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 create innovative, multimedia educational experiences targeted to their age group. The teens will take on the role of consultant with UREC to address a need…
Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to learn the real story about the Underground Railroad. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark of night? Nope.…
Continuing 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…
The Bethlehem Seniors will tour The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Tuesday, January 21 beginning at 10am. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark of night? Nope. 'Meet' Stephen and Harriet Myers…
Hosted by the Torch Club - The Underground Railroad, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language, and hidey-holes, was far more extensive and complex…
African American leadership, civil disobedience, documentation, are just some of the characteristics of the real Underground Railroad Movement of the antebellum period. This new interpretation and its relevance for today…
