Awe-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 and Canada. For more than two decades, the all-Black wait staff at the Cataract House hotel rowed hundreds of men, women, and children across the…

    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 will resume on Monday, August 26.

Monthly 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 hybrid. Please contact Mary Liz Stewart, Executive Director, to inform her of your intent to attend. Directions will be provided for accessing the Zoom meeting.…