“Remembering Frederick and Anna Douglass” with Rose O’Keefe (2/6/25)

The February 6th meeting of the Honeoye Falls – Town of Mendon Historical Society will feature Rose O’Keefe, whose topic will be “Remembering Frederick and Anna Douglass”

This meeting will be on Zoom, not in person.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84768429242?pwd=T5dRQNTbfmpzssrXUMtcXUJZhOhzPC.1

Meeting ID: 847 6842 9242
Passcode: 477877

This PowerPoint presentation will follow Frederick and Anna’s lives from rural Maryland, to Baltimore, Massachusetts, Rochester and Washington D.C. and their final resting place in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester. Colorful slides will highlight their early years and recent events to honor their legacy.

Rose O’Keefe is the author of six non-fiction history books: Rochester’s South Wedge, Revisited; All Rights for All: Working for Justice; Frederick and Anna Douglass in Rochester, New York; Historic Genesee Country; Southeast Rochester; and Rochester’s South Wedge. Special Delivery: From One Stop to Another on the Underground Railroad, is historical fiction.

In her book, Frederick and Anna Douglass in Rochester, New York: Their Home Was Open to All, (2013) Rose promoted the family life of a famous man. This original work was recognized by noted Douglass scholar Celeste-Marie Bernier, and Dr. Ka’mal McClarin Ph.D., executive director at Frederick Douglass National Park in Cedar Hill, Washington D.C.

Rose grew up outside of New York City and moved to Rochester after graduating from SUNY Potsdam. She became intrigued with the Douglass family’s daily life in Rochester from 1847 to 1872.

O’Keefe is an author, blogger and speaker. She is a member of Rochester Area Children’s Writers & Illustrators, the Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators, and Toastmasters International’s Frederick Douglass Club #6898.

The meeting will begin at 7:30pm on Thursday, February 6, 2025. Again, it will be a Zoom presentation. Please join us from wherever you may be this winter!!