Where’s Durant?
Lectures and field trips with Durant Ashmore
Revolutionary War historian Durant Ashmore speaks and leads battlefield tours across South Carolina. This page keeps his schedule in one place. It is updated regularly, so please bookmark adairholland.com/wheres-durant.
At a Glance
- Next up: Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 pm, “The Cherokee War of 1776,” Simpsonville Library, Simpsonville
- Van tour: Saturday, October 24, “The Bloody Summer of 1780,” the Catawba River battles, $75 (details)
- Series: Upcountry History Museum, 1st Tuesday; Simpsonville Library, monthly
- More from Durant: his essays, maps and media
On This Page
- Upcoming Events
- Monthly Series
- Past Events
- Directions
- Sponsors and Friends
- Durant Ashmore Collections
- Add an Event
Upcoming Events
“I have busy Tuesdays this month…” —Durant
Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 pm: “The Cherokee War of 1776”
A war within a war, and why it happened. Simpsonville Library series. Simpsonville Library, 626 NE Main St, Simpsonville, SC 29681.
Saturday, October 24: Van Tour, “The Bloody Summer of 1780”
A van tour of the Catawba River battles: Fishing Creek, Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, the Battle of Camden, the Battle of Waxhaws, and Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church (time permitting).
Two departure points: Greenville at 7:00 am, then Nitrolee County Park, Great Falls, at 9:00 am. Cost is $75. Contact Durant for further details.
Tuesday, October 27, 7:00 pm: “The Cherokees: Their History and Culture”
Hosted by the Travelers Rest Historical Society. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 405 Trail Blazer Dr, Travelers Rest, SC.
Tuesday, November 3, 5:30 pm: “Ninety Six to Hayes Station”
Upcountry History Museum series. Upcountry History Museum, Greenville.
Monthly Series
Upcountry History Museum: 10 Battles in 10 Months
First Tuesday of every month, 5:30 pm, at the Upcountry History Museum, 540 Buncombe St, Greenville, SC 29601. A series of lectures on the Revolutionary War in the Backcountry of South Carolina.
- October 6: Cowpens!
- November 3: Ninety Six to Hayes Station
Simpsonville Library: A 10-Part Monthly Series
At the Simpsonville Library, 626 NE Main St, Simpsonville, SC 29681, at 7:00 pm.
- August 18: Prelude to War
- September 15: The Snow Campaign
- October 20: The Cherokee War of 1776
The Laurens County Museum lecture series is finished for this year.
Past Events
- August 18, 2026: “Prelude to War,” Simpsonville Library, the first of the 10-part series
- August 19, 2026: “King’s Mountain,” Greenville County Library, sponsored by the Robert Anderson Chapter, SAR
- August 29, 2026: Battlefields Van Tour, “December of 1780: the Critical Month before Cowpens” (Rutledge Ford, White Hall, Andrew Pickens Homeplace, Battle of Long Canes, Hammond’s Old Store, Ft. Williams and the Laurens County Museum)
- September 15, 2026: “The Snow Campaign,” Simpsonville Library
- October 6, 2026: “Cowpens!” Upcountry History Museum
- October 13, 2026: “Andrew Pickens: The Fighting Elder,” Lancaster County Historic Courthouse Museum, part of Lancaster County’s 250th anniversary of the American Revolution
Directions
- Lancaster County Historic Courthouse Museum, Lancaster
- Upcountry History Museum, Greenville
- Laurens County Museum, Laurens
- Simpsonville Library, Simpsonville
- Trinity Presbyterian Church, Travelers Rest
- Nitrolee County Park, Great Falls
- Greenville County Library, Greenville
- Carolina Fine Foods, Simpsonville
- Unterhausen Pub
- Hammond’s Old Store
- Hayes Station
- Kings Mountain National Military Park
Sponsors and Friends
Laurens County Museum
Col. Robert Anderson Chapter, SC Society Sons of the American Revolution
Unterhausen, the Castle Cellar Pub
Carolina Fine Foods
Durant Ashmore Collections
Add an Event
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