Lecture – An English Lord in America: Lord Fairfax and George Washington in Revolutionary Virginia
April 24, 2024 @ 6:30 pm
Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, played an influential role throughout the life of George Washington. Having been introduced to Washington shortly after settling in Belvoir, Va., in 1747, Fairfax became Washington’s first employer when he hired the…
Fete Lafayette: A French Hero’s Tour of the American Republic
March 2, 2024 - December 31, 2024
On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the American Revolution, the marquis de Lafayette embarked on a tour of the United States, returning for a final time to the country he helped establish and whose republican form of government…