The Pembroke Historical Society and the Friends of the Pembroke Town Library will host one of New Hampshire’s Reenactments of the Final U.S. Tour by the Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman who fought on the side of the Colonists in the American Revolutionary War. The event will be held on Saturday, June 21 – 200 years to the day of his 1825 visit to Pembroke – at 6 p.m. at the Town Library at 313 Pembroke Street.

The actor who portrays General Lafayette will arrive by horse-drawn carriage, escorted by members of the New Hampshire Sons of the American Revolution. After welcoming remarks by President of the American Friends of Lafayette Alan Hoffman, there will be a reenactment of the speech welcoming Lafayette by Stephen Webster, and Lafayette’s reply. Hoffman will present “Lafayette and Human Rights.” Refreshments will follow.

This presentation is free and open to the public. It is one of thirteen appearances in New Hampshire communities that Lafayette visited 200 years ago. Other sites in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states will also be part of the Lafayette 200 celebration. For information on Pembroke’s event, call 603-485-7851.