In Woodstock, Vermont, there will be a Lafayette celebration on the lawn in front of the Woodstock History Center, which is located at 26 Elm Street. The event will begin around 11 am with brief historical speeches by re-enactors portraying Titus Hutchinson and the Revolutionary War hero Lafayette, followed by “toasts” for all with non-alcoholic, historic drinks, such as cider and switchel.

For children and the young-at-heart, there will be a craft activity where they can decorate a cup using the same imagery and designs that were on the cup used by Lafayette when he visited Woodstock and had a drink at the local tavern, Barker’s Hotel.

There will also be a small pop-up exhibit about Mary Grace Canfield, a Woodstock historian who wrote a book about Lafayette’s Vermont tour in 1934, 100 years after his death in 1834. Her thorough research has provided the basis for many of the Lafayette bicentennial activities that will be taking place this year in Vermont.

There will also be opportunities for attendees to interact and socialize with “Lafayette” and ask him questions about his life and tour through America. For those wishing to see firsthand the sites that Lafayette visited while in Woodstock, the History Center will distribute a self-guided walking tour map, replete with historic photographs.

Additionally, the Woodstock History Center will have its museum open, free of charge, so that guests can view the museum’s collections, including a new exhibit that features samplers that have connections to the Revolutionary War.