ALBANY — The Underground Railroad, a northbound pathway to freedom ... Author Scott Shane, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist researching Smallwood’s life, scored a historical ...

But eventually, these two components will merge into what its backers say will be a new, upgraded and expanded tribute to Albany’s role in the Underground ... even in New York state.

New York state lawmakers have announced $2 million for The Underground Railroad Education Center for its planned Interpretive Center in Albany. New York state lawmakers have announced $2 million ...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence, first home to African American boat captain John Johnson, now stands as the Underground Railroad Education Center. Through ...

they rush up to Albany, and though these operators are never visible, we see the result in after days in the tabling of the obnoxious bill. This Underground Railroad promised to be an immense boon ...

To mark Juneteenth, the North Star Underground Railroad Museum, SUNY Plattsburgh and John Brown Lives! are hosting an art ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Underground Railroad Education Center ... had to do with slavery in New York,” Stewart said. “We are repurposing it in the name of freedom.” ...

Shane, a reporter for The New York Times from 2004 to 2019 ... the subsequent decades of slavery and to the present day: underground railroad. In researching a book about Mr. Smallwood, likely ...

As we celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, it’s important to recognize its crucial role in the Underground Railroad ...

Albany’s Underground Railroad Education Center is getting a huge boost in funding. The New York State Legislature approved $2 million for the facility’s new interpretive center. The new ...

“People think that they just left the Albany-Troy area and came ... A map of various Underground Railroad routes that traversed New York and Vermont. Photo: Ryan Finnerty.

The Underground Railroad Education Center in Arbor Hill ... “For us, that’s an important piece of New York history that we need to continue to speak about and teach about,” Mary Liz Stewart ...