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Dutchess County Historical Society Program at FDR Library Celebrates Lafayette's Visit

Monday, Sep 16th , 2024

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Address:

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
4079 Albany Post Road Route 9
Hyde Park, NY 12538

Website

https://dchsny.org/

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Sept. 16, 2024, marks the 200th anniversary of Revolutionary War Major General Lafayette’s visit to Poughkeepsie, part of what was a 13-month, late-in-life national tour by the last living Major General of the American Revolution.

To commemorate the bicentennial of Lafayette's visit, Dutchess County Historical Society Executive Director Bill Jeffway will present a program highlighting Lafayette's importance in American history and his relevance in America today. Jeffway's 30-minute presentation will be followed by lunch and a performance of the short play "Journeys" by D.N. Bashir. "Journeys" was inspired by, and is dedicated to, Dutchess County’s Lafayette Williams, who died serving in the U.S. Colored Troops in the American Civil War.

The program will be held in the Wallace Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. A ticket to the Lafayette event will also have free access to the FDR Library’s special exhibition, "Black Americans, Civil Rights and the Roosevelts."

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