The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence
An outstanding artifact of the Anti-slavery period and the Underground Railroad is the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence at 194 Livingston Avenue in Albany, New York. As is known, Stephen and Harriet Myers were the point persons in Albany regarding the Underground Railroad in the 1850s. While they lives at a variety of locations in Arbor Hill in the 1850s the only one that still stands is this location. This location also has the distinction of being documentable through the flier that has survived from that period. The Vigilance Committee Flyer, shown elsewhere on this site, documents that this house was a headquarters for Underground Railroad activity in the mid 1850s. The building has suffered from serious neglect in recent years but the Underground Railroad History project of the Capital Region was able to purchase it in 2004. Since that time scores of volunteer work parties has labored to bring the house back to what it was in the 1850s and make this location a historic site that the community can come to to learn about the story of the Underground Railroad. The restoration project may cost more than a million dollars in the long run, but more than $230,000 has been raised through grants and contributions to help get the restoration work started. The project has gone out to bid for its first work in the fall of 2007. If you want to help with this work of restoration contact the Underground Railroad History Project and let us know. To make a contribution to the project, please do so right here:
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