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SUMMARY:Lecture—The Marquis de Lafayette and his Farewell Tour
DESCRIPTION:In 1824-1825\, the marquis de Lafayette embarked on a tour of the United States\, returning for a final time to the country he helped establish and whose democratic experiment he saw as a model for the rest of the world. Throughout his thirteen-month tour\, he visited all twenty-four states of the union\, where he was celebrated in each city and town with processions\, banquets and receptions\, worship services\, and visits to important sites. Join us\, historian Alan Hoffman\, president of the American Friends of Lafayette and the translator of Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825\, a first-hand account of Lafayette’s tour\, and Chuck Schwam\, the executive director of the American Friends of Lafayette\, for a discussion of Lafayette’s farewell tour\, its significance\, and an overview of planned commemorative events celebrating its bicentennial. \nThis lecture accompanies our upcoming exhibition\, Fete Lafayette: A French Hero's Tour of the American Republic\, on view from March 2 through December 31\, 2024. \nRegistration for in-person attendance is currently at maximum capacity\, but we encourage you to tune in with us virtually! To register and attend the program virtually\, please click the link below.\n  \n\nRegister to Attend the Lecture Virtually \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nAlan Hoffman is an independent historian\, the current president of the American Friends of Lafayette\, and was a lawyer in Boston for fifty years. From 2003 to 2005\, he translated Lafayette in America in 1824 and 1825\, a first-hand account of Lafayette’s farewell tour of American\, written by Auguste Levasseur\, Lafayette’s private secretary throughout the tour. In its third printing\, this translation was published by Peter E. Randall Publisher in 2006. Mr. Hoffman has delivered over two-hundred lectures on Lafayette\, and has spoken in each of the twenty-four states (including Washington\, D.C.) that Lafayette visited during his tour\, as well as in La Grange\, Texas and Lafayette and Denver\, CO. In addition to his translation of Levasseur’s journal\, Mr. Hoffman has published various articles on Lafayette\, including “Lafayette: Symbol of Franco-American Friendship” in Symbol of Two Worlds\, edited by Diane Winham Shaw (American Friends of Lafayette\, 2013) and “The Marquis de Lafayette in Savannah\,” in Slavery and Freedom in Savannah\, edited by Leslie M. Harris and Daina Ramey Berry (University of George Press\, 2004). In addition to serving as the current president of the American Friends of Lafayette\, Mr. Hoffman serves as the President of Massachusetts Lafayette Society and is also the editor of The Gazzette\, a twice yearly historically rich publication by the American Friends of Lafayette. \nChuck Schwam is the executive director of the American Friends of Lafayette and committee chair of the Lafayette Farewell Tour Bicentennial efforts that oversees fifty nation-wide committees dedicated to commemorating the tour. Additionally\, he is the publisher of The Gazette of the American Friends of Lafayette.
URL:https://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/event/lecture-the-marquis-de-lafayette-and-his-farewell-tour/
LOCATION:Anderson House\, 2118 Massachusetts Ave.\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20008\, United States
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