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SUMMARY:Yours for the Oppressed\, Harriet Myers - an exhibit celebrating Black Women Activists
DESCRIPTION:Yours for the Oppressed\, Harriet Myers\nCome view the first such exhibit to be installed at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Yours for the Oppressed\, Harriet Myers features pieces chosen by our museum’s Special Collections curator in honor of Black  Women’s contributions to social justice in America. The exhibition centers around an 1860 letter written by Harriet Myers to white abolitionist John Jay II which is graciously on loan from the John Jay Homestead in Katonah\, NY. \nOther works on display are publications edited and co-written by Harriet and Stephen\, as well as examples of Black abolitionist embroidery\, and artwork highlighting the continuation of the movement. We are excited to share with you not only the life of Harriet Myers\, but how her activist legacy continues to this day\, exemplified by five local Black women: Didi Delgado\, Jamaica Miles\, Leah Pennimen\, Barbara Smith\, and Tabetha Wilson. \nHarriet’s handwritten one-page letter is a treasure trove of information about UGRR activism\, the role of female abolitionists\, and the political climate of the 1860’s in the Capital Region. \nA gem to behold\, following the grand opening this letter will be on display during public visiting hours of 5pm-8pm Mondays-Fridays and 12pm-4pm Saturdays. \nMasks covering nose and mouth will be required when inside The Myers Residence if you have not been fully vaccinated. Disposable masks are available at The Residence. Donations are welcomed in support of this exhibit. Donations can be made at The Myers Residence and online at https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/donate/ \n\nQuestions? Call 518-621-7793. \nSee you at the exhibit! \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/yours-for-the-oppressed-harriet-myers-an-exhibit/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210504T170000
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SUMMARY:Uncovering Dinah's World - Albany History Fair by Historic Cherry Hill
DESCRIPTION:Livestreamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/historiccherryhill\nHistoric Cherry Hill’s Education Coordinator will bring you into the sleeping quarters of Dinah Jackson\, a woman who was enslaved and worked as a cook at Cherry Hill at the time of the site’s infamous 1827 murder.  Dinah is probably best known for becoming a star witness in the trial of Jesse Strang just weeks after receiving her freedom.  But what was her life like? Shawna will share documents related to slavery from Cherry Hill’s collections and take a close look at Dinah’s room in order to reconstruct what we can of Dinah’s experience.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/uncovering-dinahs-world-albany-history-fair-by-historic-cherry-hill/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210506T110000
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SUMMARY:Prince’s Petition: Telling the Stories Found Between the Lines - Albany History Fair by Historic Cherry Hill
DESCRIPTION:A Zoom Meeting Livestreamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/historiccherryhill\nDetails of the lives of enslaved individuals can be difficult to piece together\, and it is often necessary to read between the lines to find their stories.  Join Cordell Reaves\, Historic Preservation Program Analyst at NYS Parks\, Recreation & Historic Preservation\, and Ian Mumpton\, Historic Site Assistant at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site\, as they talk about the ongoing process of discovering and interpreting the story of Prince\, a man enslaved by the Schuyler family in 18th-century Albany.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/princes-petition-telling-the-stories-found-between-the-lines-albany-history-fair-by-historic-cherry-hill/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210511T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210511T120000
DTSTAMP:20210505T015620Z
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SUMMARY:People of Courage\, People of Hope\, Seekers of Justice
DESCRIPTION:A Zoom Meeting Livestreamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/historiccherryhill \nPaul and Mary Liz Stewart of the Underground Railroad Education Center will discuss the myths versus the truth of the Underground Railroad and explore the institution’s legacy today.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/people-of-courage-people-of-hope-seekers-of-justice/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210513T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210513T130000
DTSTAMP:20210503T010058Z
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SUMMARY:Free People of Color: a Three-Part Presentation Uncovering Different Experiences Within the African American Community of 19th-Century Albany - Albany History Fair by Historic Cherry Hill
DESCRIPTION:A Zoom Meeting Livestreamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/historiccherryhill\nModerated by Dr. Kori Graves\, Associate Professor of History at the University at Albany\, this three-part presentation will shed light on the varying experiences of free people of color in an emerging community in 19th-century Albany. \nKathryn Kosto\, Executive Director of Albany County Historical Association will present on Roseanna Vosburgh who was born into slavery and emerged as a philanthropist and supporter of her community while working for the Olcotts at Ten Broeck Mansion. \nShawna Reilly\, Education Coordinator at Historic Cherry Hill\, will introduce the Knapp family\, four African American siblings raised as wards and servants in Van Rensselaer households. The Knapps left an impressive collection of personal letters and belongings at Cherry Hill that tell the story of their struggles for autonomy and their strong ties of kinship. \nDr. Kori Graves will share her research on C. Mary Williams and her family\, African Americans living in Albany from the early 1800s to the end of the century.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/free-people-of-color-a-three-part-presentation-uncovering-different-experiences-within-the-african-american-community-of-19th-century-albany-albany-history-fair-by-historic-cherry-hill/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:The UGRR in Dutchess County
DESCRIPTION:In the middle decades of the 18th Century\, the Oblong Meeting at Pawling – along with other Quaker communities – were spreading across eastern Dutchess County and points beyond. The area would go on to boast the largest settlement of Quakers outside of Philadelphia. Almost from the beginning\, these Quakers found themselves at the forefront of the slavery-antislavery debate and the Underground Railroad. Mr. Bunten will explore some of the cultural and political aspects of this development\, which link our local history to national events. \nWatch this at facebook.com/pawlinghistory\, Thursday\, May 13th at 7:30pm. You do not need a Facebook account\, and the lecture is free.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/the-ugrr-in-dutchess-county/
LOCATION:Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project\, P.O. Box 3647\, Arlington\, New York\, 12603
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Bunten":MAILTO:palexb711@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210515T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210515T160000
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SUMMARY:Work Party - fun in the sun!
DESCRIPTION: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 fork? Are you a gardener? Are you a carpenter? All sorts of garden and grounds activities fill up work party days. Join in the fun. Feel a sense of accomplishment! Help UREC be good stewards of its properties. \nRefreshments and tools are provided. Bring your own tools if you have favorites that you like to use. \nOur ‘Outhouse Moderne` provides restroom facilities. \nNo need to register. Just show up on the day or days of your choice. Look forward to seeing you soon! \nSince we will be outside\, COVID protocols will require us to socially distance and to wear masks if we cannot socially distance. \nWork Party Hours: \n12:30pm – 4:00pm \nWork Party Days: \nMay 15 \nJune 19 \nJuly 17 \nAugust 14 \nSeptember 18 \nOctober 16 \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/work-party-fun-in-the-sun/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Lives of Enslaved People Through the Objects They Left Behind
DESCRIPTION:Join archaeologists from the NYS Museum\, NYS Bureau of Historic Sites\, Hartgen Archaeological  Associates\, and the NYS Office of Parks\, Recreation and HIstoric Preservation for a conversation on how we can interpret through material culture the lives of enslaved people otherwise absent form the historical record. \nPreregistration at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/7640952 is required in order to receive a link to the event.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/the-lives-of-enslaved-people-through-the-objects-they-left-behind/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210519T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210519T173000
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SUMMARY:Spaces of Danger:  Navigating Freedom in the Mid-Hudson Valley
DESCRIPTION:Across the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean and North America\, enslaved Africans lived their lives under constant threat to themselves and their families. Even for free men and women\, everywhere lay the risk of danger\, displacement and death. Often\, their response was to flee\, to run\, to self-emancipate\, sometimes with help from the Underground Railroad. Today’s talk examines aspects of the Underground Railroad story as it played out for people in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York and posits how – even to this day – America remains a space of danger for Black men and women. \n  \nPresented by: Peter A. Bunten\, Chairman\, Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project \nWednesday\, May 19th\, 2021 at 4:30pm Via Zoom – Sponsored by the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State \n  \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/2881343345 \nMeeting ID: 288 134 334 \nVisit the Underground Railroad Consortium website: https://www.urcnys.org/webinars and it will take you to the Zoom link. \nThere is no charge for this event.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/spaces-of-danger-navigating-freedom-in-the-mid-hudson-valley/
LOCATION:Underground Railroad Consortium of NYS\, 194 Livingsston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210
ORGANIZER;CN="Peter Bunten":MAILTO:palexb711@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:New York and the Illegal Slave Trade During the Civil War Era
DESCRIPTION:New York was the last slaving port in the Americas. Long after Congress banned the trade\, hundreds of ships were leaving the wharfs of Manhattan bound for the African coast. This talk\, drawn from the author’s new book\, The Last Slave Ships (Yale University Press)\, describes who ran the trade and how\, why law enforcement was complicit\, and the reasons why Abraham Lincoln’s Republic Party squashed the trade during the Civil War. \nThe talk is presented through the Hudson River Maritime Museum\, beginning at 7:00 PM via Zoom. There is a $5.00 fee for non-members. Register at https://www.hrmm.org \n  \nPresented by Dr\, John Harris\, assistant professor of history at Erskine College. \n  \nRegister Here: https://hrmm.z2systems.com/np/clients/hrmm/event.jsp?event=2996& \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/new-york-and-the-illegal-slave-trade-during-the-civil-war-era/
LOCATION:Hudson River Maritime Museum\, 50 Rondout Landing\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210520T190000
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SUMMARY:The Rise and Fall of the Florence Settlement
DESCRIPTION:A panel of researchers\, Jessica Harney of the Camden Central School District\, Matthew Kirk\, Principal Investigator/VP Hartgen Archeological Associates\, Inc. and Charles E. Vandrei\, Agency Historic Preservation Officer\, Archaeologist\, Division of Lands and Forests\, NYSDEC\, will provide an introductory presentation on the Florence Settlement\, a settlement for free formerly enslaved people in the town of Florence. Research from archeological digs\, archival searches\, and more will be presented along with video clips of the site as it is today. \nTo register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5oIb1_c2RbuG7ZvqI2cwkQ 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-florence-settlement/
LOCATION:Virtual via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210522T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210522T163000
DTSTAMP:20211224T020437Z
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SUMMARY:FreedomCon 2021 - Documenting Racially Restrictive Covenants in Washington DC: A Primer
DESCRIPTION:Mara Cherkasky first wrote about racially restrictive covenants in the mid-1990s and has been systematically documenting and mapping them in Washington\, DC since 2014. Reviewing more than 100\,000 property records and thus far finding racially restrictive covenants on more than 20\,000 DC properties\, Ms. Cherkasky will explain what racially restrictive covenants are\, their formulation in public policy\, and their relationship to the development of housing segregation in the District of Columbia. Additionally\, she will describe the process by which she and her collaborators developed a methodology for researching and documenting racial covenants.\n  \n \nMara Cherkasky is a DC-based historian and writer\, and the co-founder in 2014 of both the historical research firm Prologue DC\, LLC\, and the digital public history project Mapping Segregation in Washington DC (www.mappingsegregationdc.org). \nMara has also produced exhibit panels\, books and articles for print and online publications\, multi-media presentations\, and historic site signage for clients such as the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia\, Cultural Tourism DC\, and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation. A meticulous researcher\, she has assisted the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum\, WETA-TV\, the DC Historic Preservation Office\, the Historical Society of Washington\, D.C.\, and many others with projects. She is also as an experienced oral history interviewer and walking tour guide. \nCurrent/recent projects include mapping the ca. 1912 destruction of the African American community on Meridian Hill; developing a 100-site DC African American Civil Rights Tour; and creating a Heritage Trail (signs with text\, maps\, and images) for the Northeast DC neighborhood of Eckington. \nMara holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master’s degree in American Studies from George Washington University.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/libertycon-2021-documenting-racially-restrictive-covenants-in-washington-dc-a-primer/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210525T180000
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SUMMARY:Driving While Black - a documentary and conversation with Dr. Gretchen Sorin & Ric Burns
DESCRIPTION:“Driving While Black: Race\, Space and Mobility in America – a ground-breaking\, two-hour documentary film by acclaimed historian Dr. Gretchen Sorin and Emmy-winning director Ric Burns – aired on PBS on Tuesday\, October 13th\, 2020. The film examines the history of African Americans on the road from the early 1900’s through the 1960’s and beyond. The film explores deeply embedded dynamics of race\, space and mobility in America – focusing in particular on the experience of African Americans navigating the nation’s highways during the last four decades of Jim Crow – one of the most crucial\, turbulent and transformative periods in American history. With urgent and powerful reverberations in American society today\, this riveting history – at once revelatory\, deeply troubling\, and inspiring for what it reveals about human courage\, creativity\, and commitment to change – provides a crucial window on issues of class\, automobile culture\, discrimination and national identity.” View the full two hour documentary at https://www.dwbfilm.com/ \n  \n“Steeplechase Films is partnering with the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience to present Race\, Space & Mobility in America\, a major national public engagement initiative\, based on the documentary film Driving While Black (2020)\, to foster and enhance awareness\, civic dialogue and historical understanding of the contemporary phrase “driving while Black.”  UREC\, as a member of International Coalition of Sites of Conscience\, is collaborating with the Coalition to bring this compelling doucmentary and conversation to the community. \n  \nA Zoom link to this event will be emailed to you by Mary Liz Stewart once your name and email have been sent to Mary Liz Stewart at marylizugr@gmail.com\nThe Zoom link will be emailed by Tuesday morning\, May 25. \n  \nDriving While Black – Description \nBios for Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/driving-while-black-a-documentary-and-conversation-with-dr-gretchen-sorin-ric-burns/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210528T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210528T120000
DTSTAMP:20210524T224903Z
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SUMMARY:The FreeTHEM Walk
DESCRIPTION:Coming to The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Friday\, Mary 28! \n  \nThe FreeTHEM Walk-ers recognize that human trafficking is modern-day slavery\, and there are many victims in the United States. To help stop human trafficking\, they educate others about the crime and inform them how to identify and help victims. The FreeTHEM Walk is made of a group of abolitionists who will spread awareness to light a path toward freedom for enslaved people today. With help from supporters like you\, we believe we can abolish human trafficking in our lifetime. \nEvery Stop Has A Story —\nThe FreeTHEM Walk-ers are walking nearly 1\,000 miles on the Underground Railroad to help raise awareness about modern day slavery\, better known as human trafficking. Each individual stop has its own story – Appomattox Courthouse (5.04.21)\, White House of the Confederacy (5.07.21)\, Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail & THe Plains (5.10.21)\, Bucktown General Store (5.12.21)\, New Castle Court House (5.15.21)\, Liberty Bell\, President’s House\, Belmont Mansion\, & Historical Society of PA. (5.17.21)\, African Burial Grounds (5.21.21)\, Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence (5.28.21)\, Gerrit Smith Estate (5.31.21)\, Harriet Tubman Residence (6.02.21)\, African American Heritage Corridor (6.19.21)\, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center (6.20.21). \nWelcome the walkers at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Friday\, May 28! \n​ \nThe FreeTHEM Walk – May 3 – June 19 \nThe FreeTHEM Walk (www.thefreethemwalk.com) is an initiative by human trafficking restoration home\, Project Mona’s House (https://www.projectmonashouse.com)\, and the FreeTHEM Center (Free Them Center) headquartered in Buffalo\, NY. Project Mona’s House and The FreeTHEM Center are U.S. locations for the international Christian humanitarian organization RAMP Global Missions. Together\, their programs help people who are hurt\, exploited\, undereducated and impoverished.
URL:https://undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/the-freethem-walk/
LOCATION:The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence\, 194 Livingston Avenue\, Albany\, NY\, 12210\, United States
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