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frederick douglass museum & Cultural center
Museum News
Welcome Edmund Fleet
The Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center is pleased to announce Edmund Fleet, M.Ed., as newly elected Board President and Executive Director.
Honoring Jean Langston
The Board of Directors of FDMCC honors Elizabeth Jean Langston for her outstanding leadership from 1996 to 2015 and as Executive Director from 2015 to 2024.
our mission
We are committed to promoting a greater understanding and appreciation of the life and work of Frederick Douglass and his family. In addition, the museum seeks to identify, document, and preserve the social and cultural histories of Highland Beach and Venice Beach, Maryland.
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Through dedicated all-volunteer teams of the board of directors and museum docents, we strive to make these resources available for information and research. Click here to Contact Us.
OUR STORIES
This summer community on the bay was founded in 1893 by Charles Remond Douglass, the youngest son of Frederick Douglass.
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Its rich history is recalled by long-time residents. To see these videotaped "Porch Stories" and to learn more about the founding of Highland Beach and Venice Beach, Click Here.
THE COLLECTION
The collection includes items from Frederick Douglass' estate, the Douglass family who enjoyed summers on the bay, and from families in Highland Beach and Venice Beach. See the Collection.
current
initiatives
The FDMCC recently videotaped a series of interviews reflecting life at "the Beach." Taped on the porches of the museum or the residents' home, these recollections from long-time citizens offer a unique view of two very special communities, Highland Beach and Venice Beach.
Porch Stories are an Anthony A. Smoot production.
Museum leadership and board
Edmund Fleet, President/Executive Director
Linda Newton, Vice President, Fund Development Chairperson
Carla Chissell, Treasurer
Dena Sewell, Museum Director, Programming Chairperson
Nancy Williams, Secretary
Regina Jenkins, Gift Shop Manager
Jean Langston, Immediate Past President
Judy Biagas
Mildred Cannon
Carolyn Chissell*
Brenda Coakley
Geneva Hudson
Ray Langston*
Zora Lathan*
Janice Lloyd
William H. McGlockton, II
Margo Pinson
Ben Secundy
Tiffani K. Whittaker
*Honorary Board Members
“We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.”
- Frederick Douglass