Lafayette and the Battle of Brandywine
Several years ago we visited friends in Wilmington, Delaware, a beautiful part of our country and steeped…Read More
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Sep
2020
Aug
2020
Take a Fresh Look at Lafayette
Many of us, I suspect, have so often driven past the statue of the Marquis de…Read More
Apr
2019
The Most Popular Man in America
He was the most popular man in America. More than this, he was also the most revered. …Read More
Lafayette Scholar Comes to LaGrange
Alan Hoffman is a Lafayette Scholar. He’s coming to LaGrange. Pitch a crowd of scholars into a…Read More
Feb
2019
February 6 Deserves Salute
February 6 deserves at the very least a respectful nod. The United States would not have become…Read More
Jul
2018
The Lafayette Connection—What’s It About?
Some people seem to think: I live in a town with a French name, but nobody I…Read More
Shrimp Lafayette
“Shrimp Lafayette” catches my eye. I ask the waitress about it. Janice, Dad, and I had hiked…Read More
Mar
2018
Lafayette: Lifelong Protester
I am not native to this area. I was raised some five hours west of here in…Read More
Feb
2018
Marquis de Lafayette and Education
While teaching my eighth grade US history classes during their American Revolution unit, I asked my students,…Read More
Dec
2017
Lafayette and LaGrange as Destination
Georgia House Resolution 899 was put in the hopper January 18, 2018, by Representative Randy Nix and…Read More