Virtual Webinar: Lafayette and the Farewell Tour Odyssey of an American Idol

General Lafayette, born the Marquis de Lafayette in Auvergne, France, was truly an American Idol in the 19th century. Today, several counties, cities, and towns, as well as streets and roads, are named after him. In this program, Alan R. Hoffman, Esq., President of the American Friends of Lafayette, will describe the full extent of Lafayette’s reputation and explore the origins of Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825, a first-hand account of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of America. Lafayette’s extraordinary reputation was based on his military record in the Revolution, his friendship with Washington, his continued support of American interests, his story-book life, and, perhaps most importantly, his Farewell Tour of America when he visited all 24 states and Washington City as the last surviving major general of the Continental Army. Lafayette’s visits to places associated with the venue of the talk are discussed to illustrate the grand reception that the American people gave him on his Farewell Tour.

At the close of the presentation, Peter Reilly, who sits on the planning committees for both the national and Massachusetts events connected to the bicentennial of Lafayette’s farewell tour, will speak about commemorative events taking place over the next year and how people can get involved.

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