Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – noon
Location: Pulteney Park, 11 Park Place, Geneva, NY
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Geneva, NY
All are invited! Event in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Major General Lafayette’s return to the United States of America.
Join us as we reenact General Lafayette’s historic visit to the “Public Square” now known as Pulteney Park, featuring the Ode composed by the daughter of Doctor Lummis, Col. Whiting’s keynote address, and Lafayette’s response in kind.
In addition to the reenactment, we will be joined by the following:
-The Daughters of the American Revolution
-Sons of the American Revolution
-French Alliance of Rochester
-Geneva Masonic Lodge
-Historic Geneva
We encourage you to bring your family and friends to share in this meaningful celebration. We
look forward to honoring the legacy of Lafayette with you.
Press:
Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour Visits Geneva, NY, Lafayette200.org
Events in Central New York, Lafayette200CNY.org