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JULY 27, 28, AND 29, 2025

 LANCASTER COUNTY AND WESTERN CHESTER COUNTY

HISTORY IN THE MAKING

MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

The Marquis de Lafayette was a 19-year old French aristocrat and officer who was inspired to join the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Injured at the Battle of Brandywine, young Lafayette returned to the war and helped win the Battle 

of Yorktown. Following the war, Lafayette authored a French  Declaration of Rights and was assigned to command a French Army. He was later arrested and spent over five years in an Austrian prison. Upon his release, Lafayette was invited to tour America during 1824 and 1825, in what became his "Farewell Tour of America." The world continues to revere Marquis de Lafayette as a Revolutionary War hero and vocal advocate of human rights worthy of our honor, respect, and admiration even today!`

LAFAYETTTE200

American hero Marquis de Lafayette will once again visit Lancaster and Western Chester Counties as part of the non-profit organization American Friends of Lafayette's Bicentennial Project to commemorate Lafayette’s triumphant Farewell Tour of America in 1824 and 1825! Hundreds of events are being planned nationwide to trace Lafayette’s footsteps on the exact dates and in the exact order in the 24 states Lafayette visited on his Tour. Explore our national website www.lafayette200.org. Join us for the vibrant patchwork of Lafayette200 Bicentennial festivities we have designed for Lancaster and Western Chester Counties where we can once again pay homage to this celebrated American Hero! LAFAYETTE IS COMING AND YOU ARE INVITED! 

"It is the pride of my heart to have been one of the earliest adopted sons of America."


~Marquis de Lafayette

LAFAYETTE200 BICENTENNIAL EVENTS

Breakfast with Lafayette Stottsville Inn, East Fallowfield

Breakfast with Lafayette Stottsville Inn, East Fallowfield

Breakfast with Lafayette Stottsville Inn, East Fallowfield

Join the Marquis de Lafayette for his historic 1825 breakfast in East Fallowfield Township! Step back in time with a  sumptuous breakfast menu, period music, historic re-enactors and ceremony at the beautiful Stottsville Inn!

JULY 27, 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION

Lafayette Bicentennial Parade Parkesburg

Breakfast with Lafayette Stottsville Inn, East Fallowfield

Breakfast with Lafayette Stottsville Inn, East Fallowfield

Witness the magic of Lafayette's triumphant journey by horse and carriage through Parkesburg  in 1825!  Enjoy a short speech by Lafayette and meet local 1825 Parkesburg celebrities Col. Joseph McClellan & wife Keziah Parke McClellan! 

JULY 27, 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION

Lafayette Tea Historic White Chimneys, Gap

Breakfast with Lafayette Stottsville Inn, East Fallowfield

Lafayette Tea Historic White Chimneys, Gap

Savor the sublime taste of tea and delicacies at our Lafayette Tea at Historic White Chimneys! Return to the past to enjoy Lafayette, his wife Adrienne, 1825 host Amos Slaymaker, period music, and a Salisbury Township Historical Display! 

JULY 27, 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION

Ceremony & Troop Muster Lafayette Tower Park, Lancaster

Lafayette Presentation Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster

Lafayette Tea Historic White Chimneys, Gap

Step into  history as one of the thousands of people who poured out to officially welcome Lafayette to Lancaster in 1825! Our free Ceremony and Troop Muster will take place on the very same property that Lafayette inspected troops in 1825!

JULY 27, 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION

Lafayette Presentation Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster

Lafayette Presentation Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster

Lafayette Presentation Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster

Attend a presentation to Lafayette by  F&M College in front of Old Main as we recreate Lafayette's 1825 visit to the original Franklin College, a college founded in Lancaster in 1787 and named after benefactor Ben Franklin!

JULY 27, 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION

Bicentennial Candlelight Dinner and Period Ball, Lancaster

Lafayette Presentation Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster

Lafayette Presentation Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster

Luxuriate in beautiful surroundings as we recreate Lafayette's 1825 Dinner and Ball in the city of Lancaster! Our spectacular  Bicentennial Dinner & Ball will feature a French-inspired candlelight dinner followed by an elegant period ball! 

JULY 27, 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION

Lafayette Day at Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster

Celebrate history at Lafayette Day, a free event that will feature an exciting array of activities including a Lafayette exhibit,  Revolutionary War encampment, crafts, speakers, sutlers, music, food, dancing, re-enactors, tours, &  much, much more!

JULY 28, 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION

A Summer Evening with Lafayette Musical Performance Ware Center, Lancaster

Delight in our free musical extravaganza depicting the life and legacy of Lafayette! Our  production will feature the Allegro Orchestra, Gospel Choir, MFE Community Choir, Central York Fife & Drum Corps and Lancaster's own James Wolpert! 

JULY 28, 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION

Lafayette200 Closing Ceremony & Grand Sendoff Drumore Estate, Pequea

Lafayette200 Exhibit Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster

Savor a delectable French-inspired Lafayette Brunch during Lafayette's Closing Ceremony & Grand Sendoff at the elegant Drumore Estate! Join dignitaries and reenactors in providing Lafayette a Grand Sendoff from Lancaster County! 

JULY 29, 2025 EVENT REGISTRATION

Lafayette200 Exhibit Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster

Lafayette200 Exhibit Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster

Lafayette200 Exhibit Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster

Explore Lafayette and his tour of Lancaster County in this fascinating exhibit displayed at Historic Rock Ford from April through October 2025! See memorabilia and artifacts that make Lafayette's visit to Lancaster come alive!

APRIL-OCT 2025

Lafayette200 Walking History Tour, Lancaster

Lafayette200 Exhibit Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster

Lafayette200 Marquis Monday Virtual Speaker Series

Experience a Lafayette Lancaster City Walking History Tour with informative guides highlighting sites related to Lafayette's 1825 tour of Lancaster!

Tours take place on July 19 and 26 at 10 am and 1 pm! Register today! 

Registration Link for tours

Lafayette200 Marquis Monday Virtual Speaker Series

Lafayette200 Exhibit Historic Rock Ford, Lancaster

Lafayette200 Marquis Monday Virtual Speaker Series

Marquis Mondays will authors of both adult & youth books about Lafayettet via Zoom from Jan thru June 2025 & will be free program to all interested! Register all:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_W4ftT7VuTHSJ5L7MWKmsyQ

REGISTRATION LINK SPEAKER SERIES

LAFAYETTE200 CALENDAR

Enjoy attending our many exciting Bicentennial Events! Tickets available starting 2025! 

01/06/2025

MARQUIS MONDAY SERIES~JAN 6 THRU JUNE 30

7pm

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7:45pm

Zoom Webinars~Eventbrite

Event Details

01/06/2025

MARQUIS MONDAY SERIES~JAN 6 THRU JUNE 30

Tune in Jan-June to our Marquis Mondays with authors of Lafayette adult & youth books! Register using link above. 

7pm

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7:45pm

Zoom Webinars~Eventbrite

03/20/2025

LAFAYETTE200 LECTURE AT LANCASTER HISTORY

5:30pm

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6:30pm

Lancaster History

Event Details

03/20/2025

LAFAYETTE200 LECTURE AT LANCASTER HISTORY

 Enjoy this recorded program at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MypQSwz0PNI

5:30pm

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6:30pm

Lancaster History

04/03/2025

LAFAYETTE200 EXHIBIT AT ROCK FORD APRIL-OCT.

10am

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4pm

Historic Rock Ford

Event Details

04/03/2025

LAFAYETTE200 EXHIBIT AT ROCK FORD APRIL-OCT.

Explore Lafayette and his tour of Lancaster County in this exciting exhibit displayed at Historic Rock Ford April thru Oct!

10am

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4pm

Historic Rock Ford

04/30/2025

LAFAYETTE200 LECTURE AT HISTORIC ROCK FORD

5:30pm

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6:30pm

Historic Rock Ford

Event Details

04/30/2025

LAFAYETTE200 LECTURE AT HISTORIC ROCK FORD

Mark the date! Attend an engaging Lafayette presentation and book signing by acclaimed local author Bruce Mowday at HRF!  

5:30pm

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6:30pm

Historic Rock Ford

05/02/2025

LAFAYETTE200 FIRST FRIDAY PREVIEW RECEPTION

12 noon

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4 pm

Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House

Event Details

05/02/2025

LAFAYETTE200 FIRST FRIDAY PREVIEW RECEPTION

Immerse yourself in the beauty of an 1800S Georgian house as you discover Lafayette200 & the events planned for July 2025! 

12 noon

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4 pm

Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House

More Events

marquis minutes

Explore the incredible life & legacy of Marquis de Lafayette in this informative video!

lafayette200 resources

LAFAYETTE200 LESSON PLANS, BOOKS AND VIDEOS

Attention Teachers and Students! Check out our wealth of downloadable educational resources that provide an outstanding opportunity to teachers and students interested in learning more about the life and legacy of Lafayette! Have fun exploring the attached downloads that include a multitude of Lafayette200 lesson plans, videos and books!

LAFAYETTE200 BICENTENNIAL CONTESTS

Discover the wide array of exciting Lafayette200 Contests offered to youth and adults as part of our Lafayette Bicentennial Commemoration! All participants will receive special recognition and commemorative item. Downloads for our Lafayette200 Essay and Art Contests appear in the Resource Downloads below. Entries are due by April 30, 2025. 

LAFAYETTE200 LEGACY GRANTS

Lafayette200 Legacy Grants ranging in amounts from $500 to $1000 provide an exciting opportunity for nonprofits and public school entities to actively engage our community in learning about and celebrating the life and legacy of the Marquis de Lafayette. The Lafayette200 Legacy Grant Applications are due on or before June 20, 2025. . 

resource dowNloads

LAFAYETTE200 MARQUIS MONDAYS SCHEDULE 2025 (pdf)

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Lafayette200 Lesson Plans (pdf)

Download

Lafayette200 Book LIst (pdf)

Download

Lafayette200 Videos (pdf)

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Lafayette200 Bicentennial Art and Essay Contests (pdf)

Download

Lafayette200 Legacy Grants (pdf)

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2025 lafayette200 commemorative edition

"MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE VISITS LANCASTER"

COMING SOON! OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY!  

Our Limited Edition Commemorative Book will highlight the life of Lafayette, 

his 1825 tour of Lancaster and Western Chester Counties, as well as 

information, photos and videos of the Lafayette200 Bicentennial! 

This keepsake volume makes history come alive through research, narrative and illustrations provided by the Lancaster County Art Association artists.

All proceeds from this historic edition will be donated to nonprofit organizations. Our Commemorative Edition will debut in the Spring of 2025!

Become an official lafayette200 sponsor

By donating, you will contribute to our mission of preserving, educating, and celebrating our local history. 

Be sure to indicate "LANCASTER/WCC" in the 

Comment Section of the online Donation Form.

Thank you for your kind generosity! 

BECOME A SPONSOR

OUR LAFAYETTE200 BICENTENNIAL PARTNERS

OUR OFFICIAL LAFAYETTE200 SPONSORS

 AMERICAN  FOUNDERS & HERO OF TWO WORLDS SPONSORSHIP  ~ $5000-10000+

Dr. Elizabeth Logan, The Rigg Family Foundation

The Pennsylvania Society of Sons of The Revolution

MAJOR GENERAL SPONSORSHIP ~ $2500-$4999

Drumore Estate

LIBERTY SPONSORSHIP  ~ $1000-$2499

Barberet Bistro and Bakery

Charles P. MacDonald III, Kathleen Hood    

ADRIENNE DE LAFAYETTE SPONSORSHIP ~ $500-$999 

  Historic White Chimneys Estate, Lions Club of Quarryville

Historical Society of Salisbury Township

George J. Grove & Son, Inc., Treasured Events 

1776 SPONSORSHIP ~ $250-$499

The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America~LDY Committee

 Anonymous, Continental Congress Chapter SAR, Lafayette Square,

Southern Lancaster County Historical Society, Inc.

Historic Lancaster Walking Tour, Corp.

 Robert Ecklin, Jr., Ecklin Events, Benton Webber

COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP $25-$249

 Sandra L. High,  Ann Carter, Joseph S. Reali, Joe and Bobbi McMullen            Robert Fulton Chapter, U.S.D. 1812 , Carole and James Bubb       

George Ross Society, Children of the American Revolution

New Holland Area Historical Society

IN KIND SPONSORS

  F&M College, Millersville University, Lancaster History, Historic Rock Ford

Red Rose Quilters Guild, Lancaster Camera Club

Lafayette Fire Company,  Jeff Hery

Jason Langheine Photography

Robert Buzzard Photography

Chester County Artists

Lafayette Elementary

Voices of Judah

Stottsville Inn

Allegro Orchestra

Lisa Landis-Blowers

Masonic Lodge # 43

Lancaster Stormers Baseball Team

Music For Everyone Community Chorus

Octorara and Donegal Witness Tree DAR 

Lancaster County Art Association and Artists

Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County

Central York Middle School Fife and Drum Corps

Delaware Valley Region of the Antique Car Club of America


LAFAYETE200 BICENTENNIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE

Ann Carter, Benton Webber, Bobbi McMullen, Christina McSherry, Debra Thompson, Glenda Jardel, Jessica Meyer, Joe Reali, John Phillips, Kathleen Hood, Leona Baker, Mabel Rosenheck, Nancy Groff, Pamela Stoner, Sam Slaymaker, Sarah Alberico, Suzanne Whallon, Suzi Sutton, William Venditta 

CONTACT US

CONTACT US

QUESTIONS, MEDIA, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Lafayette200 Lancaster County and Western Chester County 

Lancaster County and Western Chester County Planning Committee

Kathleen Hood, Coordinator 

email@lafayette200pa.org

www.lafayette200pa.org

610 383 5068 

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