"Marquis de Lafayette Returns" with Historian Elizabeth M. Reese

  • May 18, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Historic Rock Ford

    881 Rockford Road
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
Ticket Price $5.72-$11.54 Register Now
Description

In 1824, American Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette visited the United States of America for a Grand Tour of all 24 states. Join public historian Elizabeth M. Reese in a lecture following Lafayette’s tour, highlighting the important people, events, and legacy of America’s favorite fighting Frenchman.

Elizabeth M. Reese is a historian in the Washington, DC area, and has spent over a decade as an interpreter at historic sites on the East Coast. Her work has also appeared in TIME, the New York Times, and C-SPAN. She is currently the Senior Manager of Public Programs & Interpretation at Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House in Alexandria, Virginia.

This presentation is part of our Lafayette Lecture Series.

Reese's  first book Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America's National Capital Region was published in 2024. Historic Rock Ford will have a limited number of copies available for purchase and signing by the author. 

This presentation will be held on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn. Due to rental event turnover, this area will open to guests at 1:45 PM. Your ticket includes admission to the Snyder Gallery and our 2025 Focus Exhibit “1825: Lafayette in Lancaster.” The Snyder Gallery is located on the second floor of the Rock Ford Barn. The Gallery closes promptly at 4 PM.

Date & Time

Sun, May 18, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:30 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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