Founders Tour at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
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…
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
This International Day is intended to inscribe the tragedy of the slave trade in the memory of all peoples. In accordance with the goals of the intercultural…
Freedom and Opportunity: the Revolution and Beyond
Explore three of Albany’s finest historic sites and museums to explore stories of abolition, freedom, immigration and labor at the Ten Broeck Mansion, The…
The Myers Residence is closed on July 6
Since our UREC staff works on July 4th, The Myers Residence will be closed on Monday, July 6th. Thank you for your understanding.
The Myers Residence is closed for Labor Day
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed on Labor Day. We wish you a pleasant Labor Day and look forward to seeing you soon!
The Myers Residence is closed for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. We wish you a pleasant Indigenous Peoples’ and look forward to seeing you…
The Myers Residence is closed for Veterans’ Day
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed on Veterans’ Day. We wish you a pleasant Veterans’ Day and look forward to seeing you soon!
The Myers Residence is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, from November 25 through November 27. We wish you a pleasant Thanksgiving…
The Myers Residence is closed for the Christmas holiday
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed for the Christmas holiday, from December 24 through December 27. We wish you a pleasant holiday and look…
The Myers Residence is closed for the New Year’s holiday
The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence will be closed for the New Year’s holiday, from December 31 through January 3. We wish you a pleasant holiday and look…
National Abolition Hall of Fame – 2026 Induction
Four 19th century abolitionists will be inducted into the Abolition Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Peterboro. To honor the three-year Commemoration of…
July 4th Oration: What Would Frederick Douglass Say on the Semi-Quincentennial of the Declaration of Independence?
Join with others for the annual UREC July 4th Oration, framed by Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”, from 11am-1pm on…
Working the Waters: Black Mariners on the Hudson River 1800s
Our Black Experience Exhibit Series features stories that illuminate Black history in the Capital Region and beyond. Designed to travel, the pop-up…