The Heritage Council of North Augusta, the Nancy Carson Library, and the Aiken County Historical Museum will partner together to bring noted author Jason Emerson to Aiken County for a series of four public programs from January 2 – January 4, 2015. Jason Emerson will speak about his book Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln and particularly about Robert Todd Lincoln’s visits to the famous Hampton Terrace Hotel in North Augusta. SC Humanitiessupported this program with a Mini Grant in October 2014.
Author and Lincoln-family scholar Jason Emerson will present at five events in Aiken County in January 2015. Robert Todd Lincoln, son of President Lincoln and president of the Pullman Company, visited the Hampton Terrace Hotel in North Augusta, SC many times. The Heritage Council of North Augusta’s annual commemoration of the hotel’s destruction by fire will take place on January 3, 2015, and Jason Emerson will be the featured speaker. He will also speak at the Nancy Carson Library in North Augusta, the Aiken Visitor’s Center and Train Museum, the Aiken County Historical Museum in Aiken, and at an evening dessert event sponsored by the Heritage Council, the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, and Carolina Oaks Bed and Breakfast. More details about these events are provided below.
Friday, January 2, 2015 | 7:00 p.m.
Robert Lincoln: First Son, Civil War Soldier, and Presidential Confidant
Family Night Featuring Author Jason Emerson
Sponsored by the Nancy Carson Library
Location: Nancy Carson Library, 135 Edgefield Road, North Augusta, SC
Free and open to the public
Info: 803-279-5767
Saturday, January 3, 2015 | 11:30 a.m.
Robert Todd Lincoln and His Visits to the Hampton Terrace Hotel: He Loved the Links
A Toast to Hampton Terrace’s 14th Season…the Season That Never Was – Featuring Author Jason Emerson
Sponsored by the Heritage Council of North Augusta
Location: Community Center of North Augusta, 495 Brookside Avenue, North Augusta, SC 29841
Free and open to the public
Info: 803-642-2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015 | 4:00 p.m.
Robert Todd Lincoln: Captain of Industry
Sponsored by the City of Aiken
Location: Train Depot Visitor’s Center, 406 Park Avenue SE, Aiken, SC 29801
Open to the public
Info: 803-293-7846
Saturday, January 3, 2015 | 8:00 p.m.
Dish the Dessert and Details: Robert Todd Lincoln and the Other Personalities Who Visited the Hampton Terrace Hotel
Young Adult Professionals Dessert and Talk Featuring Authors Jason Emerson and Don Rhodes
Sponsored by the Heritage Council, the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, and Carolina Oaks Bed and Breakfast
Location: Carolina Oaks Bed and Breakfast, 819 Carolina Avenue, North Augusta, SC 29841
Tickets $5 per person
Info: 803-278-6360
Sunday, January 4, 2015 | 2:00 p.m.
The Insanity Trials of Mary Todd Lincoln
Community Book Reading and Lecture Featuring Author Jason Emerson
Sponsored by the Aiken County Historical Museum
Location: Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry Street SW, Aiken, SC 29801
Tickets $5 per person
Info: 803-642-2015
For more information about the variety of programs, contact the Heritage Council of North Augusta at 803-642-2015.
The mission of SC Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. SC Humanities programs and initiatives are balanced, reflecting sensitivity to the diversity of ideas, encourage open dialogue, demonstrate integrity, and are ethical in operations.
