Welcome, Lafayette!

We invite the public to hear an address by local historian and former state representative Herb Adams and to meet Lafayette and his friend and comrade-at-arms Henry Knox! A pop-up exhibit featuring pieces from the MHS collection associated with Lafayette’s 1825 visit will be on display and light refreshments will be served.

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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street
Portland, Maine 04101 United States
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Maine Historical Society
(207) 774-1822
June 25, 2025

10:00 am-12:00 pm

In 1825-26, the last surviving major general of the Revolutionary War Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette toured United States, receiving a hero’s welcome everywhere he went. He visited Portland, Maine on June 24 – 26, greeted with great fanfare and an address by Stephen Longfellow.

Maine Historical Society will mark the 200th anniversary of this historic visit (as well as the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution) by welcoming Lafayette once again at our campus on Congress Street on June 25, 2025! This program is part of our series commemorating the Semiquincentennial of the United States of America and is presented in partnership with The American Friends of Lafayette.

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