At the invitation of President James Monroe, the Marquis de Lafayette — Gen. Lafayette — returned to the United States as an honored guest more than 40 years after the Treaty of Paris ...

A look at the commemorative plate collection documenting the Marquis de Lafayette's 1825 'Farewell Tour.' The plates are featured in Louisiana's Old State Capitol's exhibit, "The Biggest Celebrity ...

Historic Halifax State Historic Site will mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s historic visit to the town with special programming on Thursday, Feb. 27. Beginning at 1 p.m., ...

To the editor: I wanted to address Sally White’s Jan. 30 letter to the editor "Pittsfield should embrace its history with Marquis de Lafayette." The Berkshire County Historical Society and the ...

A walk through the first part of Louisiana's Old State Capitol's exhibit, "The Biggest Celebrity of His Time," commemorating the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette's 'Farewell Tour' through ...

To the editor: The Marquis de Lafayette made a grand tour of the United States in 1824 and 1825 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. His travels took him to every ...

The marker reception for Lafayette’s tour in 2023. On June 4, 1825 — two centuries ago — Fredonia witnessed one of its most storied moments when an iconic figure in both the American and ...

General Marquis de Lafayette was invited by President James Monroe to tour the U.S. because he felt his presence would help revive American patriotism in the 1800s. Lafayette was the last ...

JACKSON – On Thursday, Feb. 27 the Town of Jackson will celebrate the Bicentennial of Marquis de Lafayette’s farewell tour visit to Northampton Courthouse (present day Jackson). Lafayette visited the ...

Two centuries after his death, the descendants of the notorious Marquis de Sade have finally embraced their once-reviled relative. The French aristocrat scandalised his contemporaries with his ...