This page will provide a permanent place to find a schedule of lectures and field trips hosted by Durant Ashmore.

Schedules will be updated regularly, please bookmark https://adairholland.com/wheres-durant

August 2026 Events

Aug 18 (Tue) – “Prelude to War”
7:00pm. Simpsonville Library, 626 NE Main St, Simpsonville, SC 29681. First installment of a 10-part monthly series.

Aug 19 (Wed) – “King’s Mountain”
7:00pm. Greenville County Library, 25 Heritage Green Pl, Greenville, SC 29601. Sponsored by the Robert Anderson Chapter, SAR.

Aug 29 (Sat) – Battlefields Van Tour: “December of 1780 – the Critical Month before Cowpens”
Stops include Rutledge Ford, White Hall, Andrew Pickens Homeplace, Battle of Long Canes, Hammond’s Old Store, Ft. Williams, and the Laurens County Museum. $65/person.

Laurens County Museum Lectures

The Tuesday Lecture Series at the Laurens County Museum continues the 2nd Tuesday of each month. These lectures are broadcast on Facebook Live, and are posted to the Laurens County Museum YouTube page.

Upcountry History Museum Series

1st Tuesday of every month – Upstate History Museum, Greenville
10 battles in 10 months – A series of lectures on the Revolutionary War focusing on the Backcountry of South Carolina. Lectures start at 5:30pm

Upcountry History Museum, 540 Buncombe St, Greenville, SC 29601

The schedule is as follows:

Sept 1 – Cowpens

Oct 6 – Cowpens to Ninety Six

Nov 3 – Ninety Six to Hayes Station