Two hundred years ago, the Marquis de Lafayette, one of the greatest heroes in America’s fight for independence, began a 13-month “Guest of the Nation” tour of all 24 states. Following a congressional ...

Part 2 of 2 in a Richland History Group series about Lafayette’s role in helping America create its democracy during the Revolutionary War and chronicling the Western Pennsylvania Portion of his ...

The Hermione, 17 years in the making, replicates the original wartime frigate that ferried the Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1780. Association Hermione La Fayette The sun was sparkling off the ...

Casually work the name Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier into a conversation, and you’re likely to get blank stares from all but the most intense history buffs. But substitute his ...

As part of a 6,000-mile national tour, history buffs and revolutionary organizations are retracing the steps Marquis de Lafayette took 200 years ago when the Revolutionary War hero was welcomed back ...

When looking back on the American Revolution, help from the French was an important part of why it succeeded. Perhaps the most recognizable French name from that war was the Marquis de Lafayette. In ...

In celebration of New York State History and Archives Month, this episode follows the trail of the Marquis de Lafayette, the orphaned member of one of France’s oldest and wealthiest families who ...

The Frenchman who may be the original American superhero will return to New Hampshire this weekend, marking the bicentennial of his Farewell Tour of the United States. The Marquis de Lafayette, ...

PORTSMOUTH — The Marquis de Lafayette made a triumphant return to Seacoast New Hampshire communities Sunday, Sept. 1, exactly 200 years after he last visited. A crowd gathered at the John Langdon ...

The Marquis de Lafayette is a celebrated political and military figure of the revolutionary era, spearheading pivotal moments ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information on some of these historical events, including sold-out tickets and an extra event at Garden Spot Village. Long before the ...