UREC is participating in the Target Circle program! You can vote for us and help direct Target’s giving to benefit UREC by making a purchase online, at a Target store, or via the Target app. For full program details and restrictions visit Target Circle at target.com/circle. Setting up an account in Target Circle allows you…
Siena College freshman who are part of the First Year Seminar Program with Ann Godson-Glynn, Director of the Siena College Writing Center, will spend Saturday afternoon at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence for a tour experience. Interacting with facilitators of three learning stations, the students will develop a deeper and more comprehensive understanding…
Join with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so that the library can be open for public use. The Library Development team works together every Monday from 1:30pm – 3:30pm at The Myers Residence.…
Albany High School students plan to tour The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Interacting with three learning station facilitators, the history of the Underground Railroad movement as it played out in New York State and the role of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence in the movement, the role of women in the Underground…
Paul and Mary Liz Stewart, co-founders of Underground Railroad Education Center (dba) will present a new interpretation of an old story with an emphasis on legal cases and the law related to the Underground Railroad movement. Their seminal research brings forward the voices of people written out of this history and the first person accounts…
Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart and Amelia Paul at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to learn the real story about the Underground Railroad. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark of night? Nope. Come 'meet' Stephen and Harriet Myers and their colleagues to learn about the challenges they faced as they worked to end…
Girl Scouts of NENY are excited to start a troop that will meet at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Come on over on Saturday, April 8 between 1-4pm. Meet troop leaders. Sign up! Enjoy some Girl Scout activities. Bring your friends and relatives. Girls Scouts - make friends -- have fun -- find…
Join with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so that the library can be open for public use. The Library Development team works together every Monday from 1:30pm – 3:30pm at The Myers Residence.…
Join members of the DAR General Peter Gansvoort Chapter as they award Mary Liz Stewart their Women in American History DAR Award. General Peter Gansevoort Chapter, NSDAR, is the proud owner since 2001 of the historic Van Schaick Mansion in Cohoes, New York.To learn more about the bravery and courage of the people of the…
Join Paul and Mary Liz Stewart at the John C. Hart Memorial Library in Shrub Oak, New York for a presentation on their seminal Underground Railroad research. 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 than these ideas have…
Museum Association of New York is holding its annual conference in Syracuse -- Finding Center: Access, Inclusion, Participation, and Engagement Information about the conference can be accessed by clicking HERE Information about Museum Association of New York can be accessed by clicking HERE Hope to see you there!
Join with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so that the library can be open for public use. The Library Development team works together every Monday from 1:30pm – 3:30pm at The Myers Residence.…
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 than these ideas have led us to believe. Amidst significant pro-slavery sentiment, New York State was home to many abolitionists working to abolish the institution of enslavement in our state and…
Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart and Amelia Paul at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to learn the real story about the Underground Railroad. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark of night? Nope. Come 'meet' Stephen and Harriet Myers and their colleagues to learn about the challenges they faced as they worked to…
Faculty and staff of Excelsior University will gather at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to offer their services on a variety of volunteer projects. As the weather warms there are numerous grounds tasks that need attention to make the grounds aesthetically pleasing and inviting to neighbors and visitors. All are welcome to join in…
Join with a highly skilled librarian and volunteers in bringing The Myers Residence Library to life! Numerous books have been donated over time and they need to be catalogued so that the library can be open for public use. The Library Development team works together every Monday from 1:30pm – 3:30pm at The Myers Residence.…
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 than these ideas have led us to believe. During significant pro-slavery sentiment, New York State was home to many abolitionists working to abolish the institution of enslavement in our state and…
Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart and Amelia Paul at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence to learn the real story about the Underground Railroad. Hidey holes? Nope. Dark of night? Nope. Come 'meet' Stephen and Harriet Myers and their colleagues to learn about the challenges they faced as they worked to end…
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? Maybe you like to wash windows? All sorts of garden and grounds activities fill up spring…
