Christy Emmanuel can trace one family line to 1234. Those who followed are tied to U.S. history and now chronicled in a ...

On June 21, 1825, in the run-up to the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Marquis de Lafayette – “Hero ...

Calls of “Vive Lafayette” rang out around Whitesboro’s village green as the village welcomed the Marquis de Lafayette in ...

On June 3, 1825, the Marquis de La Fayette was supposed to pass through the Village of Fredonia in the evening hours. It was not his intention to stop in Fredonia as he was on his way to Dunkirk to ...

In France, the name Lafayette is well known, but the man behind it – Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette – often fades into the background of the country’s rich historical tapestry. In the ...

The ship La Victoire set sail from the port of Bordeaux in 1777, carrying the Marquis de La Fayette, who would go on to help George Washington win independence.

Born Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, the Marquis de Lafayette, was a French military officer and politician who joined the Continental Army in the American ...

The National Endowment for the Humanities announced on Thursday a grant program to support President Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes, the first concrete step toward realizing one of ...

In 1824, President Monroe invited Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette, known to most as The Marquis de Lafayette, to return to the United States for a ...

Fayette County was organized on Jan. 18, 1838 with La Grange as the county seat. Both were named in honor of the French nobleman, the Marquis de Lafayette. On Thursday, April 17, noted Lafayette ...

While touring Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Palo Alto, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Chickasaw, and Fayette counties, I was struck by the extent to which US history is reflected in Iowa county names ...