New Haven, CT: The New Haven Museum will celebrate the 200-year anniversary of the day Lafayette visited New Haven by inviting guests to meet “Lafayette” in person for a reception at the Museum. The reception will be followed by a lecture at 6 pm presented by historian Rob Pierce Forbes. You will learn the largely unknown story of how Lafayette arrived in a country riven by political chaos, sectional tension, and the looming threat of violence surrounding the presidential election of 1824—an atmosphere not unlike the animosity and discord of today—and how the underrated President James Monroe orchestrated Lafayette’s visit and deployed the celebrated Frenchman to bring Americans together, sometimes in spite of themselves.                       

Registration is recommended at:  https://qrco.de/bf6i0I  A Lafayette re-enactor and a Lafayette Exhibit, sponsored by the American Friends of Lafayette, will be present at this event. https://www.newhavenmuseum.org/  114 Whitney Avenue, New Haven

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