Underground Railroad Education Center

Underground Railroad Education Center

Underground Railroad History Project researches and preserves the local and national history of the anti-slavery and underground railroad movements, their international connections, and their legacies to later struggles; it engages in public education and dialogue about these movements and their relevance to modern society.

An outstanding artifact of the Anti-slavery and Underground Railroad period, the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, located at 194 Livingston Avenue in Albany, New York reflects Underground Railroad history from the perspective of Stephen Myers as a man enslaved in NYS and from the perspective of Black abolitionists.

Stephen and Harriet Myers, who lived in this building in the mid-1850’s, were the central Underground Railroad activists in the Capital Region.

Guided walking tours of Underground Railroad sites of interest in Downtown Albany can be arranged for groups of 10 or more.