Women and the Underground Railroad- From Harriet Tubman to Harriet Myers

• ·        Women and the Underground Railroad- From Harriet Tubman to Harriet Myers

Join us for an exciting Zoom conversation on Wednesday, March 24^th at 6:30 pm via Zoom! And an onsite COVID safe tour on Sat. April 10th!

Member cost $10.00, and guests are $15.00.

Registration and payment on WCA website. 15 maximum people.  (A waiting list will be established and other tours scheduled, based on interest.)

Women like the famous Harriet Tubman, played a critical role in the anti -slavery movement.  Here in Albany, Harriet Myers and husband Stephen were prominent abolitionists whose house on Livingston Ave in Albany was a stop on the Under Ground Railroad.  This zoom lecture will be led by Meyers Residence directors, Paul and MaryLiz Stewart who were the driving force behind the preservation of this Greek revival townhouse built in the mid-19^th Century.   We will reflect on why women were so passionate about abolition and the operation of  safe houses for slaves fleeing north.

Included for session participants is an expert led tour of the Myer Residence on Sat. April 10^th at 12:30 pm.  This house is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Underground Railroad Heritage Trail.

Sign up and pay on the WCA website. A waiting list will be established and other tours scheduled, based on interest.