Grating The Nutmeg

In this episode, you'll hear about the remarkable life and legacy of the man that Lin-Manuel Miranda called "America's favorite fighting Frenchman," the Marquis de Lafayette. This month marks the 200th anniversary of Lafayette's visit to Connecticut, part of his so-called "Farewell Tour" of America in 1824. Natalie Belanger of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History spoke with Julien Icher of the Lafayette Trail about the Marquis' role in the American Revolution, and how his farewell tour 50 years later helped Americans to reflect on how far they'd come.    Check out The Lafayette Trail's YouTube series "Follow the Frenchmen” here:  https://www.youtube.com/@thelafayettetrailinc.1207/videos?app=desktop   The website for the Lafayette Trail is here: https://www.thelafayettetrail.org/  And the Connecticut Lafayette Trail website is here: https://lafayettecttrail.org/    ---------------------------------------------------- To celebrate our 200 episodes, we’re asking listeners to donate $20 a month or $200