The Marquis de Lafayette--Hero of Two Worlds

Jan Smulcer and Donna Passmore are the Co-Founders and Co-Directors of Values through History, an educational nonprofit in Houston, Texas. In addition, both are co-authors of “Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route and the Franco-American Alliance 2018" and ¨ Essential Allies 2024." 

Ms. Smulcer has a background in historical research and writing, business management, curriculum development, and graphic design, multi-media productions, restoration, and historic preservation. She is a graduate of University of Houston in Liberal Arts Studies.

Ms. Passmore is an attorney with a background in criminal and constitutional law, education, curriculum development, history, research & writing, and multimedia production.  She received her J.D. from Indiana University McKinney School of Law, where she was Associate Editor of the Law Review, and her MA and BA, with honors, from Vanderbilt George Peabody College of Teachers.

Both Ms. Smulcer and Ms. Passmore are recently certified in Leadership Excellence for Non-Profits by Rice University.  Their associations include the American Friends of Lafayette, American Society of the French Legion of Honor. the NSCDA Colonial Dames. the Daughters of the American Revolution. the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association. 

Ms. Passmore and Ms. Smulcer will present a brief, fast-moving account of the remarkable life of the Marquis de Lafayette and his unending devotion and contributions to the United States of America.  2025 is the 200th anniversary of Lafayette's return to America, and he is being celebrated this year in towns and cities across our country.