Lafayette Presentation & Book Signing by Author Bruce Mowday

  • April 30, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Historic Rock Ford

    881 Rockford Road
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
Ticket Price $0.00-$5.72 Buy Tickets
Description

Author Bruce Mowday presents an overview of the life of the Marquis de Lafayette before, during and after the Revolutionary War followed by a Q&A session and book signing.

Bruce E. Mowday (presenter) is an award-winning author and newspaper reporter. He has authored more than 25 books on history, sports, business, and true crime including Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero and Lafayette: America’s Young Hero and Guest. Mowday has appeared on numerous television and radio shows and has also served in leadership roles at the Chester County Historical Society, the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates, the Valley Forge Park Alliance, and the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau. 

This presentation will be held in the Langmuir Education Room located on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn.

Your ticket is for the lecture only and does not include the Hand Mansion or Snyder Gallery. 

Date & Time

Wed, Apr 30, 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Venue Details

Historic Rock Ford

881 Rockford Road
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602 Historic Rock Ford
Rock Ford Foundation

Historic Rock Ford is comprised of the circa 1794 General Edward Hand Mansion and the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts. Our historic site is situated on 33 acres of gardens, woods and grounds surrounded by Lancaster County Central Park located in the southeast corner of Lancaster City.  This remarkable estate offers visitors the opportunity to encounter the outstanding original late-Georgian style architecture of the Hand Mansion, to experience its rooms furnished in exquisite period style while, in the Snyder Gallery, to explore a nationally recognized collection of Lancaster County decorative arts dating from circa 1760 to 1820 including furniture, portraiture, long rifles, tall case clocks, silver, and much more. 


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