Events

SUNY Albany's graduate public history class HIS 501 “Introduction to Public History” will be visiting The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence on Wednesday, October 30 for an immersion into local UGRR history in its national and international context and into its contemporary relevance. An eye-opening experience with far-reaching implications.

A family evening of culture, words of wisdom, and precautionary tales In the backyard of The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Gather the family and join us at dusk for a captivating hour of dynamic storytelling that will transport you across time and continents. Talented performers will bring these traditional tales to life—through dramatic readings,…

Debate over reparations for formerly enslaved Africans and their descendants is not new. In 1989, Rep. John Conyers introduced bills to create an education fund to support Black college and trade school students as restitution for enslavement and racism and to establish a Congressional Commission to study the impact of slavery on African Americans. Barbados,…

Join with Paul and Mary Liz Stewart of Underground Railroad Education Center at Brunswick Community Library to learn things about the Underground Railroad movement that you may never have heard before. Cofounders of Underground Railroad Education Center, the Stewart's seminal research has opened up a treasure chest of new information about this impactful period in…

Paul and Mary Liz Stewart, independent researchers and Scholars in Residence at Russell Sage College, bring their seminal research on the Underground Railroad movement to the public.   This program will be held in person at the Frederick Allen Lodge #609, 69 Beekman Street. Tickets are $10 for SSPF members and $15 for non-members and…

Commonly regarded as one of the great American novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers since 1885. But since its publication, critics have rightfully condemned Mark Twain’s troubling portrayal of Black Americans as stereotypes and caricatures, with contemporary fans searching for a modern update to this iconic tale. Big Jim and…

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. In the midst of significant pro-slavery sentiment, New York State was home to many abolitionists working to abolish the institution of enslavement in…

  The Executive Committee of the UREC Board will meet on November 12 to plan the November 19 Board Meeting agenda. The Executive Committee meeting will be held via zoom. This meeting is for the officers of the Board of UREC. If you have something to share with the Executive Committee please share it with…