Meet the Marquis de Lafayette
Sunday July 13, 2025
2:45 PM
History Where it Happened.
Meet the Marquis de Lafayette, following the 1:30 PM Reenactment
Living Historian Charles Wissinger presents the Marquis de Lafayette, the marvelously fascinating gentleman from France, in this informative and entertaining program. Born into nobility and baptized Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the young Marquis made his way to America on his own dime, served under General Washington from Valley Forge to Yorktown, and returned in 1824 for a 13-month journey through 24 states, a true American hero.
Meet the Marquis de Lafayette, following the 1:30 PM Reenactment
1:00 PM Church doors open for seating
1:30 PM Reenactment begins
2:20 PM Meet and Greet with Delegates in the yard
2:30 PM Church doors open for seating
2:45 PM Meet the Marquis de Lafayette
A Lafayette ticket is $2.00 off with your Reenactment ticket purchase.
House Rules for Historic St. John’s Church
We encourage masks but they are no longer required.
Seating is first come, first served. Tickets are required.
There is no food, drink, gum, candy, strollers, backpacks or firearms permitted inside the church.
Bags larger than 16 x 16 x 8 are prohibited inside the church. Any and all bags are subject to inspection. Please leave backpacks and bags inside your vehicle as we have no place to store them.