Milledgeville Lafayette 200 Celebration

05/15/2025

Thank you Exchange Club of Milledgeville, for being a sponsor of our celebration in Milledgeville. Unity for Service!

03/27/2025

Great photos from the Opening Ceremony for the Milledgeville Lafayette events on March 26th at Georgia Military College on Grant Parade Ground.
Photos courtesy of GMC Office of Communications

03/27/2025

Thank you, Georgia Military College, for co-sponsoring our opening ceremony!

03/27/2025

We were honored to have Chuck Schwam, Executive Director of American Friends of Lafayette, at our Milledgeville event. He is seen here at the Masonic Lodge Ceremony greeting Lafayette at the actual chair in which Lafayette sat to preside over the Masonic Lodge ceremony in 1825.

03/27/2025

More scenes from our celebration in Milledgeville.

03/27/2025

Rose Hill Mansion at Lockerly was the site of our festive ball to celebrate Lafayette!

03/27/2025

The day finally arrived, and it was wonderful! Turnout was great; the weather was great, and the fellowship was amazing. Thank you, Milledgeville.

03/25/2025

Thank you to Georgia Military College for sponsoring our Opening Ceremony at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, March 26th!
See their social media post below! Thank you Jobie Shields, Kenley Pearce and the rest of the GMC Communications Team!

Come celebrate the 200th Anniversary of General Lafayette’s Visit to Milledgeville with us!

Join us for the Welcome & Opening Ceremony on this Wednesday, March 26th, at 9:00 AM on GMC’s Grant Parade Field.

03/25/2025

Warrenton events were held on Monday, March 24th! Next up: SPARTA!
Mauriel Joslyn, one of the Baldwin County Committee members, is chairing the Sparta celebration! All the best, Mauriel!
MILLEDGEVILLE IS LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY!!!

Flag with 24 stars at Warrenton, GA

03/25/2025

It looks like Georgia's second capital city, Augusta, showed up to honor Lafayette on Sunday! Congratulations, Augusta and Richmond County, for being on call for Major General Lafayette!

03/25/2025

https://www.savannahnow.com/picture-gallery/news/history/2025/03/22/ceremony-commemorates-the-200th-anniversary-of-lafayettes-grand-tour/82611796007/
It looks like a good time was had by all at the Lafayette event in Savannah on Saturday. We hope we have equally as good of a turnout in Milledgeville on Wednesday!

Reenactors participated in a special ceremony to commemorate General Lafayette's Grand Tour and visit to Savannah 200 years ago.

03/22/2025

https://unionrecorder.com/2025/03/19/wells-celebrating-lafayette-a-hero-of-two-nations/

Dr. Wells' column on the Lafayette Celebration in The Union-Recorder on Wednesday, March 19th!

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