On February 24, 2015 the Virginia Assembly passed House Joint Resolution No. 797 “Designating March 14, in 2015 and in each succeeding year, as a Day of Honor for the Marquis de Lafayette in Virginia.” 

Now, eight years later, I am pleased to announce our eighth annual "LAFAYETTE DAY" !!!

Once again, we start at the Virginia State House and will have a few short walks the rest of the day.  Pay parking lots and decks are nearby on 8th & Grace Streets and 7th & Marshall Streets. PLEASE NOTE:  The itinerary below is all within walking distance.  You will only need to park your car once.

We expect many dignitaries in attendance.  

The itinerary for March 14th, 2023 is:

10:00am:  We will start with the Lafayette Day ceremony in the Rotunda of the Virginia State House (1000 Bank St. Richmond, VA 23219).  The Virginia Statehouse houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America.  We will conduct a wreath laying ceremony in front of Houdon’s Lafayette bust (see below) and Washington's statue in the Capitol Rotunda.  This is a FREE EVENT.  We will then....
...have a private tour of the Capitol Statehouse. This is a not-to-be missed tour (even if you've done it before).  This is a FREE EVENT.  We will then walk over to….
...the Governor's Mansion where will be given a private tour here as well.  This is an exciting opportunity to see the Virginia's Executive Mansion, home to Virginia's governors since 1813, and the oldest governor's residence in the country still used for its original purpose....and a place that Lafayette visited.  My hope is that we will be able to see the "Lafayette Bedroom" where Lafayette was nearly 200 years ago.  This is a FREE EVENT.  We will then walk over to….

...a group luncheon within walking distance of the statehouse (Meriwether's).  This lunch was a HUGE hit in year's past as the chef flexes his culinary muscles with a delicious and authentic French four-course meal, (Mushroom Soup, Salad Nicoise, Coq au Vin, Creme Brulee)  ($35pp to be collected at the door).