Underground Railroad Education Center
@ugrr-education-ctr.bsky.social
Researching & preserving the Black Abolitionist Movement to inform today’s social justice work
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The Smithsonian's Voices and Votes Traveling Exhibition is here at the NYS Museum brought to you by UREC. Thanks to our Staff, Volunteers, Board and NYS Museum staff for their assistance in assembling this wonderful exhibit. Stop by and experience it in person next week #UREC #voicesandvotes #tour
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Smithsonian's Voices and Votes Traveling Exhibition is here at the NYS Museum brought to you by UREC. Thanks to our Staff, Volunteers, Board and NYS Museum staff for their assistance in assembling this wonderful exhibit. Stop by and experience it in person next week #UREC #voicesandvotes #tour
Regional Food Bank Food Distribution List Upstate New York and Capital District #stophunger #community #food #neighbors #UREC #information #knowledge #distribution #thankyou
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Regional Food Bank Food Distribution List Upstate New York and Capital District #stophunger #community #food #neighbors #UREC #information #knowledge #distribution #thankyou
Thanks for sharing the Arias in the Afternoon QR Code for tickets We hope to see you on December 14 1pm-3pm at New York State Museum #UREC #albanyishistory #music #knowledge #community #facts @albany.edu @albanynylibrary.bsky.social @trinityalliance.bsky.social @capitaldistrictny.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Thanks for sharing the Arias in the Afternoon QR Code for tickets We hope to see you on December 14 1pm-3pm at New York State Museum #UREC #albanyishistory #music #knowledge #community #facts @albany.edu @albanynylibrary.bsky.social @trinityalliance.bsky.social @capitaldistrictny.bsky.social
Music, education, communication and history are interwoven and interacting at Arias in the Afternoon: Lifting Every Voice on Saturday December 14 from 1pm-3pm at NYS Museum A cool fundraiser for the Underground Railroad Education Center and YOU!!! Thanks for sharing #UREC #albanyishistory
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Music, education, communication and history are interwoven and interacting at Arias in the Afternoon: Lifting Every Voice on Saturday December 14 from 1pm-3pm at NYS Museum A cool fundraiser for the Underground Railroad Education Center and YOU!!! Thanks for sharing #UREC #albanyishistory
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NYT: Facing Funding Cuts and Censorship Threats, Museums Band Together - Underground Railroad Education Center
NYT: Facing Funding Cuts and Censorship Threats, Museums Band Together About one-third of U.S. museums have lost government funding this year alone. Now, they look ahead — and find ways…
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November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We appreciate your support. It gives us the strength to continue moving forward.
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NYT: Facing Funding Cuts and Censorship Threats, Museums Band Together - Underground Railroad Education Center
NYT: Facing Funding Cuts and Censorship Threats, Museums Band Together About one-third of U.S. museums have lost government funding this year alone. Now, they look ahead — and find ways…
undergroundrailroadhistory.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
We appreciate your support. It gives us the strength to continue moving forward.
undergroundrailroadhistory.org/nyt-facing-f...
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Lacey Wilson, Teen Museum Program Director at the unveiling of the Benjamin Lattimore marker at Giffen Elementary School We recommend the book Refusing Ignorance: The Struggles to Educate Black Children in Albany, New York, 1816-1873 by Marian I. Hughes for more knowledge and research #UREC
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Lacey Wilson, Teen Museum Program Director at the unveiling of the Benjamin Lattimore marker at Giffen Elementary School We recommend the book Refusing Ignorance: The Struggles to Educate Black Children in Albany, New York, 1816-1873 by Marian I. Hughes for more knowledge and research #UREC
Join Excelsior’s Center for Social Justice, Underground Railroad Education Center, and the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region for a virtual Community Conversation about Democratic Engagement. All are welcome! Register at: communities.excelsior.edu/events/2025/... #UREC #ExcelsiorUniv #community
October 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Join Excelsior’s Center for Social Justice, Underground Railroad Education Center, and the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region for a virtual Community Conversation about Democratic Engagement. All are welcome! Register at: communities.excelsior.edu/events/2025/... #UREC #ExcelsiorUniv #community
A joyous way to experience history and music while supporting the Underground Railroad Education Center Economically priced and a great way to have fun with your people! undergroundrailroadhistory.org/arias-in-the...
Arias in the Afternoon - Underground Railroad Education Center
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October 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A joyous way to experience history and music while supporting the Underground Railroad Education Center Economically priced and a great way to have fun with your people! undergroundrailroadhistory.org/arias-in-the...
Get your food ON at Israel AME Church in Albany #food #dinner #spaghetti #neighborhood #community #larkstreet #UREC #albanyishistory
October 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Get your food ON at Israel AME Church in Albany #food #dinner #spaghetti #neighborhood #community #larkstreet #UREC #albanyishistory
Another cool activity with history in Albany, NY
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undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/seneca... #albanyishistory #community #HudsonRiver #thingstodoinalbany @nyscanals.bsky.social #senecachief #bicentennial #ErieCanal
Seneca Chief - 2025 Bicentennial Voyage: Commemorating the Erie Canal - Celebrating Community at Jennings Landing in Albany, NY - Underground Railroad Education Center
The Seneca Chief was the canal packet boat that famously carried Governor DeWitt Clinton and dignitaries on the first voyage through the completed Erie Canal in 1825, an event known…
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October 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Another cool activity with history in Albany, NY
undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/seneca... #albanyishistory #community #HudsonRiver #thingstodoinalbany @nyscanals.bsky.social #senecachief #bicentennial #ErieCanal
undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/seneca... #albanyishistory #community #HudsonRiver #thingstodoinalbany @nyscanals.bsky.social #senecachief #bicentennial #ErieCanal
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Drawn to Art – for Seniors - Underground Railroad Education Center
Seniors in the Albany, NY Capital Region – you are invited to begin your creative journey at the Historic Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence with award-winning illustrators, Shirley Clark and…
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October 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Celebrate voices, voting and democracy with us during the Holiday season Sponsorship opportunities are also available #voices #votes #democracy #nysmuseum #UREC #knowledge #education #albanyishistory
Celebrate voices, voting and democracy with us during the Holiday season Sponsorship opportunities are also available #voices #votes #democracy #nysmuseum #UREC #knowledge #education #albanyishistory
Arias in the Afternoon - Underground Railroad Education Center
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October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Celebrate voices, voting and democracy with us during the Holiday season Sponsorship opportunities are also available #voices #votes #democracy #nysmuseum #UREC #knowledge #education #albanyishistory
Celebrate voices, voting and democracy with us during the Holiday season Sponsorship opportunities are also available #voices #votes #democracy #nysmuseum #UREC #knowledge #education #albanyishistory
Tons of activities for you, family and friends Share and fill up your calendar #community #knowledge #education #fun #share #people #adults #youth #art #conversation #blackhistory #UREC #myersresidence
October 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Tons of activities for you, family and friends Share and fill up your calendar #community #knowledge #education #fun #share #people #adults #youth #art #conversation #blackhistory #UREC #myersresidence
undergroundrailroadhistory.org/event/founde... Sign up today! #knowledge #education #founders #albanyishistory #myersresidence #UREC
Founders Tour at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence - Underground Railroad Education Center
MaryLiz and Paul Stewart, co-founders of the UREC are hosting a Founders’ Tour Experience. This special tour is a three (3) hour experience, conducted by the Stewart’s and is a…
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October 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Rallying for truth, Romero secures $30K to prepare teens for museum work
Dorcey Applyrs, Albany’s chief city auditor and the Democratic candidate for mayor, said, “Showing up for causes like this means becoming a target.”
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October 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Learn at home via Zoom and increase your knowledge with UREC #learn #enjoy #online #research #insight #education #UREC
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FreedomCon 2025: Voices of Freedom - Underground Railroad Education Center
Authors across time have challenged us to look back at history and learn what we missed, to relearn what we had not fully understood, to reexamine in more detail new…
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September 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Learn at home via Zoom and increase your knowledge with UREC #learn #enjoy #online #research #insight #education #UREC
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We have a new Teen Museum Studies Tell your teen and send us an email We look forward to meeting and working with your teen #highschool #studies #museum #albany #troy #schenectady #new #UREC #THANKYOU
September 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We have a new Teen Museum Studies Tell your teen and send us an email We look forward to meeting and working with your teen #highschool #studies #museum #albany #troy #schenectady #new #UREC #THANKYOU
www.timesunion.com/news/article... Shoutout and Thank you to Albany Rural Cemetery Israel AME church 125th & 118th NY Divisions pictured speakers Paul Tonko, Dorcey Applyrs and Myers descendants Sharon Govern Cassell and Susan Govern 60+ attendees Ask about 5 ways to honor the Myers #UREC #Myers
Photos: New headstone unveiled for Underground Railroad safe house operators
The couple was honored during a ceremony at Albany Rural Cemetery on Saturday.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
www.timesunion.com/news/article... Shoutout and Thank you to Albany Rural Cemetery Israel AME church 125th & 118th NY Divisions pictured speakers Paul Tonko, Dorcey Applyrs and Myers descendants Sharon Govern Cassell and Susan Govern 60+ attendees Ask about 5 ways to honor the Myers #UREC #Myers
Here is the map to Historic Albany Rural Cemetery for today's headstone dedication to Stephen and Harriet Myers #blackexcellence #stephenandharrietmyers #celebrationoflife #albanyruralcemetery #albanyishistory #UREC
September 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Here is the map to Historic Albany Rural Cemetery for today's headstone dedication to Stephen and Harriet Myers #blackexcellence #stephenandharrietmyers #celebrationoflife #albanyruralcemetery #albanyishistory #UREC
Please share! We appreciate your support! #stephenandharrietmyers #UREC #history #dedication #information #albanyishistory #albanyruralcemetery
September 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Please share! We appreciate your support! #stephenandharrietmyers #UREC #history #dedication #information #albanyishistory #albanyruralcemetery
A wonderful collaboration with Historic Cherry Hill and Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York @bttuny.bsky.social #HistoricCherryHill #albanyishistory #stageplay #tickets #onsale #now
September 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A wonderful collaboration with Historic Cherry Hill and Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York @bttuny.bsky.social #HistoricCherryHill #albanyishistory #stageplay #tickets #onsale #now
Youth on stage with Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York Have fun and support your neighborhood and community @bttuny.bsky.social #neighborhood #albanyishistory #blackexcellence #theater #theatre
September 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Youth on stage with Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York Have fun and support your neighborhood and community @bttuny.bsky.social #neighborhood #albanyishistory #blackexcellence #theater #theatre
Plan your month with UREC Events #community #neighborhood #ArborHill #myersresidence #thingstodoinalbany #information #knowledge #celebration #dedication #albanyishistory #nature #blackhistory
September 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Plan your month with UREC Events #community #neighborhood #ArborHill #myersresidence #thingstodoinalbany #information #knowledge #celebration #dedication #albanyishistory #nature #blackhistory
Mark your Calendar for Marking the Legacy: The Headstone dedication for Stephen & Harriet Myers, abolitionists and activists focused on freedom whose tireless work we interpret at the UREC. On September 20th we will install their headstone at Albany Rural Cemetery. Join our efforts via QR Code
August 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Mark your Calendar for Marking the Legacy: The Headstone dedication for Stephen & Harriet Myers, abolitionists and activists focused on freedom whose tireless work we interpret at the UREC. On September 20th we will install their headstone at Albany Rural Cemetery. Join our efforts via QR Code