Events

High School Essay Contest concentrating on LaFayette's contribution to the cause of American Independence, sponsored by the LaFayette Chapter, SAR. Cash awards in the amounts of $500, $300, and $200 will be awarded and Certificates will be awarded to all participants. The winning essays will be presented at the LaFayette Dinner on May 16, 2025.... Read more »

Rotunda, Lexington Central Library, Joint Exhibit of the Library and Lexington History Museum depicting how Lexington would have appeared to LaFayette in 1825, supported by local memorabilia and traveling exhibit panels supplied by American Friends of LaFayette. Coordinator: Doug Tattershall/[email protected]

Convocation at LaFayette High School discussing the importance of LaFayette to the cause of American liberty, his historic visit to Lexington in 1825, and the naming of LaFayette High School in his honor in 1939.

Ticketed reception at Keene Place, 4201 Versailles Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40510 (Keeneland Race Course) commemorating LaFayette's visit to the home of John and Polly Keen on the evening before he entered Lexington, and recognizing Elizabeth Stoll, a descendant of John Keen and author of "LaFayette Slept Here, History of the Keene Family in Lexington." Coordinator:... Read more »

The setting of a historical marker at Gratz Park in Lexington, formerly the location of Transylvania University, which hosted LaFayette upon his arrival in Lexington, and salute to LaFayette as the namesake of Fayette County in the Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government Center in Lexington. Contact: Coordinator: Susan Straub/[email protected]

The LaFayette Dinner with a notable guest speaker(s) hosted by the LaFayette Chapter, SAR, and local DAR chapters, with recognition of the High School Essay Contest Winners, and musical entertainment courtesy of the University of Kentucky Music Department playing original musical compositions written especially to honor LaFayette. This event is scheduled for Friday, May 16,... Read more »