Events
Tour the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesJoin with Schenectady County Historical Society staff and students and members of a Saratoga Springs Reading group for a tour of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. “We devote all…
The Underground Railroad: a New Interpretation of an Old Story
Princetown Seniors 6 Old Mariaville Rd., Princetown, NYThe Underground Railroad, often remembered as being characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language, and hidey-holes, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us…
Executive Committee Meeting of the UREC Board
Virtual via ZoomThe Executive Committee of the UREC Board will meet on August 13 to plan the August 20 Board Meeting agenda. The Executive Committee meeting will be held via zoom.…
UREC Board Meeting
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY, United StatesMonthly URHPCR Board Meetings are open to the public. Pay us a visit. Listen in on the discussions that inform implementation of the mission-based vision of UREC. Board meetings are…
Myers Residence CLOSED on Saturday, August 24
We apologize for any inconvenience, but The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence must be closed on Saturday, August 24. Staff have off-site commitments this day. Regular public hours…
FreedomCon 2024 – From the Cataract House to Canada: Black Waiters and the Underground Railroad on the Niagara River Borderland
Virtual via ZoomAwe-inspiring and intensely dramatic, Niagara Falls attracts tourists from all over the world. Yet before the Civil War, it was also a crucial Underground Railroad crossing between the United States…