Announcements

Curated by Ana Ramírez Luhrs, co-director, Special Collections and College Archives, and assisted by Ricardo Reyes, director of Galleries and curator of Collections, the Return to ‘The Land of Genuine Freedom’ exhibit will be presented in the Williams Center Gallery in Williams Center for the Arts, 317 Hamilton St., Easton, from Aug. 28 to Dec. 6. Highlighting the material culture of Lafayette’s farewell tour, the exhibit will focus on his arrival in New York, the balls and parties, the paraded, and a look at the various souvenirs and keepsakes people may have had at home that commemorated Lafayette.

Read the full article by Bryan Hay here.

Ceremonial sword carried by member of Easton delegation visiting Lafayette in Philadelphia