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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Victorian Holiday Festival


Frederick Douglass National

Historic Site


News Release

 

Release date:                 Immediate

 

Contact(s):                     Julie Galonska

Phone number:               202-426-5961

Date:                               November 14, 2006

 

 

  CELEBRATE A VICTORIAN

HOLIDAY AT

FREDERICK DOUGLASS

NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

 

Washington, D.C – The National Park Service will present a holiday program for the entire family on Sunday, December 17, 2006, at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (FDNHS), located at 1411 W Street, S.E.

 

All ages are invited to participate in a fun-filled day that includes a puppet show and dramatic reading of Rev. Samuel Clement Moore’s The Night Before Christmas.  Discover how Frederick Douglass, the famed abolitionist, journalist, and statesman, and his family celebrated Christmas at Cedar Hill, his Anacostia estate, and how many of their holiday traditions are still celebrated today. During the puppet show, discover what Douglass felt was the greatest gift of all. Sing popular Victorian Christmas carols and make a Victorian Christmas card like one that Frederick Douglass received in 1892.  

 

This program is FREE and open to the public. The program will be offered twice on Sunday, December 17, at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. As space is limited for each program, reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (202) 426-5961.

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Did You Know?
Anna Murray, first wife of Frederick Douglass was the first of her enslaved parents children to be born free. Anna assisted Douglass in his escape from slavery. Anna's portrait hangs in the East Parlor of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington,, D.C.
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