Events

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 is brought to life through the mission and work of Underground Railroad Education Center. Join historians and Underground Railroad Education Co-founders Paul and Mary Liz…

Discover the vast Black history of Saratoga Springs and the greater Capital Region with historian Field Horne and researchers Paul and Mary Liz Stewart, cofounders of Underground Railroad History Project in Albany. Field Horne will share his new book, A Field Guide to Saratoga Black Heritage, which uncovers and honors the Black community's contributions to…

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…

An evening of culture, words of wisdom, and precautionary tales at The Historic Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence. Join us at dusk for a captivating hour of dynamic storytelling that will transport you across time and place. Talented performers will bring these tales of the commonfolk to life—through dramatic readings, passing along the wisdom and…