A podcast exploring the Marquis de Lafayette's time in Lancaster, PA as part of his tour of America in 1824-1825. For more information about Historic Rock Ford's July 28, 2025 event, please visit www.historicrockford.org/special-events/lafayette-day-2025
Stephen Hudak of NJ Fifes and Drums PLUS Susan Anderson & Pamela Stoner on constructing the Triumphal Arch
Historic Rock Ford welcomes the Marquis de Lafayette with fanfare and celebration Monday, July 28, 2025. This celebration at Historic Rock Ford (https://www.historicrockford.org/special-events/lafayette-day-2025) includes various free, fun, and educational activities throughout the day, including The NJ Fifes and Drums. In this final episode, we speak with Stephen Hudak of NJ Fifes and Drums (https://www.njfifesanddrums.com/) to learn more about what they do. And we talk with Susan Anderson & Pamela Stoner who are part of the team constructing a Triumphal Arch to great Lafayette based on the original arch that greeted Lafayette on West King Street, Lancaster in 1825. For more information on the festivities happening in Lancaster & Western Chester counties, visit Lafayette200pa.org (https://lafayette200pa.org/).
Curator Sarah Alberico explores the 1825 Lafayette in Lancaster Focus Exhibit, showcasing historic material culture from Marquis de Lafayette's journey through Lancaster County.
28 May 2025
Episode #11 Local Lancaster Historian Benton Webber talks Lafayette in Lancaster 1825
Local historian Benton Webber recounts Marquis de Lafayette's 1825 visit to Lancaster County, highlighting historical connections and Benton Webber's involvement in the bicentennial celebration in this interview.
28 Apr 2025
Episode #10 Public Historian Elizabeth Reese talks about her new book
Elizabeth Reese (https://www.elizabethmreese.com/) has spent over a decade as an interpreter at historic sites on the East Coast and her work has also appearedin TIME, the New York Times, and on C-SPAN. Elizabeth was awarded the Scott Hartwig Public History Fellowship at the Civil War Institute in 2015 and the America 250! Commendation Medal in 2024.
Her first book, Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tourof America’s National Capital Region (https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/9781467155878/), was published in 2024.
Elizabeth is giving a lecture on her new book at Historic Rockford Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 2pm. Tickets and more information at historicrockford.org/special-events (https://www.historicrockford.org/special-events/marquis-de-lafayette-returns).
Elizabeth is currently the Senior Manager of Public Programs & Interpretation at Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House and is completing her Master of Arts in American History from Gettysburg College.
In this episode we catch up with Chuck Schwam-Executive Director of the American Friends of Lafayette and Chair of the National Lafayette200 Bicentennial. More information at lafayette200.org (https://lafayette200pa.org/) and friendsoflafayette.org (https://friendsoflafayette.wildapricot.org/). For information on local events go to lafayette200pa.org (https://lafayette200pa.org/)
21 Feb 2025
Lafayette Returns! Episode #8 Dance Caller Jenna Simpson plus details on Lancaster Lafayette Ball
English County Dance caller, dancer, choreographer Jenna Simpson (https://jennasimpsondancing.wordpress.com/) shares her passion for English County Dance as well as her books of choreography and what we can expect at the Bicentennial Candlelight Dinner and Period Ball (https://friendsoflafayette.wildapricot.org/event-6063360?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=7/6/2025) in Lancaster Sunday, July 27, 2025.
We also catch up with Glenda Jardel & Pam Stoner of Historic Rockford (https://www.historicrockford.org/). They share more about the Lancaster ball as well as Lafayette Day at Historic Rockford (https://www.historicrockford.org/special-events/lafayette-day-2025) and how to get involved in the English Country Dance program at Historic Rockford.
25 Jan 2025
Lafayette Returns! Episode #7 Paul Bouvet on the US Naturalization Process and thoughts on Lafayette
Paul Bouvet shares his journey moving to the states from France at the age of 13 and navigating the US Naturalization process. Paul also shares his love of history and thoughts on Lafayette.
24 Jan 2025
Lafayette Returns! Episode #7 Paul Bouvet on US Naturalization Process and thoughts on Lafayette
Paul Bouvet shares his journey moving to the states from France at the age of 13 and navigating the US Naturalization process. Paul also shares his love of history and thoughts on Lafayette.
21 Dec 2024
Lafayette Returns! Episode #6 Yuletide with Historic Rockford Curator Sarah Alberico
Historic Rockford Curator Sarah Alberico shares what we know about Lafayette's December 2024 travels and Yuletide at Historic Rockford December 27-29, 2024. Details at historicrockford.org/special-events (https://www.historicrockford.org/special-events).
27 Nov 2024
Lafayette Returns! Episode 5 French 101 with Carrie Landfried
Historic Rockford's Marquis de Lafayette welcomes Associate Professor of French Carrie Landfried to French 101, where she shares the basics of French language and culture.
28 Oct 2024
Lafayette Returns! Episode #4 Music with Christina McSherry
This month the focus is on music in welcoming the “Nation’s Guest”. Our special guest is Christina McSherry. Christina is Executive Director @Historic Rock Ford and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at
Franklin and Marshall College. We discuss how the Lafayette Tour of America influenced the musical landscape
of the United States. We highlight pieces that were performed as part of the festivities and learn more about the styles and trends of music at this time. Special thanks to the Music Director of Ascension Lutheran Church in Willow Street, PA, John Zielinski for performing, "Welcome to the Nation’s Guest", "Honor the Brave", and "A Collection of New Cotillions", which we sample in this episode.
23 Sept 2024
Lafayette Returns! Episode #3 Historic Sewing Patterns with Mackenzie Anderson Sholtz of Fig Leaf Patterns
Mackenzie Anderson Sholtz of Fig Leaf Patterns talks researching historic patterns, tips for sewing your own historic garment, and her Pattern #210 (Bib Front Dress)
of the famed Lafayette Ball gown worn by Margaret Evans
Larkin Rochelle Starke in 1825 on the occasion of General Lafayette’s visit to Camden, SC. Check out her amazing patterns at figleafpatterns.com (https://www.figleafpatterns.com/index.html)
historicrockford.org/special-events/lafayette-day-2025 (https://www.historicrockford.org/special-events/lafayette-day-2025)
lafayette200pa.org/ (https://lafayette200pa.org/)
28 Aug 2024
Lafayette Returns! Episode 2 talks French cuisine with Chef Barberet
As we prepare for Lafayette's Historic Rockford visit let's
learn more about his food culture with Chef Cedric Barberet of Bistro Barberet & Bakery in Lancaster, PA. For more information on the bistro menu, bakery, and special events, visit barberetlancasterpa.com (https://barberetlancasterpa.com/) And here is the link to the Lancaster Intelligencer article describing The Lafayette Banquet in the upper room of the court house July 1825. Lancasterhistory.org (https://www.lancasterhistory.org/images/stories/JournalArticles/vol13no6pp151_159_217075.pdf) For more information on Rockford's Lafayette Day Monday, July 28, 2025 visit historicrockford.org (https://www.historicrockford.org/special-events) For more information on what is happening in Lancaster & Western Chester Counties visit lafayette200pa.org (https://lafayette200pa.org/)
28 Jul 2024
Lafayette Returns! Episode 1: Who was Lafayette? Guest Kathleen Hood
The Lafayette Returns! podcast is preparing us to welcome the Marquis de Lafayette with fanfare and celebration, Monday, July 28, 2025, partnering with “The American Friends of Lafayette” who are re-creating the bicentennial of Lafayette’s exact step-by-step farewell tour through America from August 1824 through September 1825. Lafayette Returns! Episode 1 sits down with Lancaster
and Western Chester County Planning Committee Coordinator Kathleen Hood with background on Lafayette as well as details of his tour. Music credit: Welcome to the Nation's Guest & Francis Johnsons' A Collection of New Cotillions Pianist, John Zielinski, Music Director of Ascension Lutheran Church in Willow Street.
https://www.historicrockford.org/special-events/lafayette-day-2025 (https://www.historicrockford.org/special-events/lafayette-day-2025)
https://lafayette200pa.org/ (https://lafayette200pa.org/)
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