Fort Mose Historical Society
Annual Meeting of the Membership
October 16th, 2025
6:30 – 8:30 pm (Doors Open @ 6pm)
Admission: $35
Under the tent at Fort Mose State Park
Theme: The Fort Mose Community - Then & Now
Dr. Lori Lee
Dr. Lori Lee - Associate Professor of Anthropology at Flagler College. Dr. Lee has personally participated and led archeology explorations at Fort Mose. Lori will address Fort Mose related anthropology & archeology.
David Nolan
Noted St. Augustine area historian. David intends to focus on the two centuries between the evacuation of the Fort in the late 1700s, and the archaeological work of the 1980s, which tend to be a "forgotten period" that deserves to be better known, as Fort Mose had a continuing legacy during those years.
Rev. Dr. Lorenzo Laws
Rev. Dr. Lorenzo Laws will share his personal story to include the founding of the Fort Mose Historical Society, early challenges, etc and the persistence leading to the successful raising of funds to build the new representation of the original Fort.
If paying by check, please mail to:
Fort Mose Historical Society, 15 Fort Mose Trail, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Event Highlights
The Theme of this year's Annual Meeting will be 'The Fort Mose Community - Then & Now'.
The Annual Meeting brings FMHS Members together for Society business and for a celebration of recent achievements in ‘telling the Fort Mose story’.
Opportunities to Tour the New Fort and Explore the Museum at the Annual
Meeting. Buffet style meal and beverages will be served.
Did You Know!
Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose, or Fort Mose, was:
- Destination of the original Underground Railroad, running south.
- First legally sanctioned free Black community in what’s now the United States!
Fort Mose Historical Society was founded in 1996, to serve as a Citizen Support Organization (CSO) for Fort Mose Historic State Park.
The Society’s mission is ‘to tell the Fort Mose story’.
We’re also grateful for invaluable assistance from our Partners including Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine Garrison and numerous reenactor groups who serve as ‘opposing forces’.
Fort Mose Historical Society
Incorporate June 26, 1996
Selected Awards & Honors
Site of Memory: UNESCO Routes of Enslaved Peoples Project
US National Historic Landmark
Site, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom