Lafayette Returns 2024-2025*
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August 16, 2024 will see the kick off this monumental Bicentennial celebration. The hundreds of events planned will trace Lafayette’s footstep on the exact dates and in the exact order he followed on his tour of America as the “Guest of the Nation” between 1824 and 1825. **
Lafayette200 Marquis Monday
Virtual Speaker Series
Hosted by the Lancaster, PA, Lafayette Bicentennial Committee
Calling all history buffs and Lafayette aficionados! Join us in celebrating Lafayette's Bicentennial with Marquis Mondays, a virtual speaker series featuring authors of books related to the Marquis de Lafayette! This free series is scheduled from January through June 2025. These events will take place online, so you can join from the comfort of your own home.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn and engage with fellow history enthusiasts!
Please see the complete list of dates and authors below.
Thirteen in all!!
You can register for the free lectures by clicking: HERE
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Jan 6 - Alan Hoffman Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825: Journal of a Voyage to the United States; Intro Chuck Schwam
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Jan 20 - Diane Shaw A True Friend of the Cause: Lafayette and the Antislavery Movement
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Feb 3 - Bruce Mowday Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero; Lafayette: America’s Young Hero and Guest
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Feb 17 - Jeff Finegan My Dear General: The Extraordinary Relationship between George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette
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March 3 - Jenny Cote The Lafayette Series The Voice, the Revolution, & the Key; The Marquis, the Escape & The Fox; the Declaration, the Sword & the Spy
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March 17 - Lloyd Kramer Lafayette in Two Worlds: Public Cultures and Personal Identities in an Age of Revolutions
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April 7 - Selene Castrovilla Revolutionary Friends: General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette
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April 21 - Tim Grove The World Turned Upside Down: The Yorktown Victory
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May 5 - Susan Joy Nantucket Cheese for Lafayette
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May 19 - Norm Desmarais The Road to Yorktown: The French Campaigns in the American Revolution
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June 2 - Anne Supsic The Bookmark
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June 16 - Stephanie Dray The Women of the Chateau Lafayette
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June 30 - Tom Chaffin Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations
The Nation's Guest, Lafayette Bicentennial Book Tour
Christopher Carosa presents:
Chris Carosa lives in Mendon, NY. He's an award-winning author, journalist, and researcher. He serves as Deputy Public Historian for the time of Mendon and has written a series of books about the Greater Western New York Region. His latest effort chronicles Lafayette's 1825 visit to our region, where he paints a picture of what life was like and who the people were as Western New York was on the cusp of ending its frontier phase.
For list of book tour venues see calendar below
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Lafayette Farewell Tour Events in Central New York
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