Abigail Adams with Dr. Woody Holton
Friday July 18 at 7:00 PM
The Walter W. Craigie Speaker Series Presents
Abigail Adams with Dr. Woody Holton
$25
Includes a pre-talk reception with a chance to meet the speaker.
Reception begins at 5:30 PM. Beer, wine, and light hors d’oeuvres.
Doors open at 6:45 PM for seating | Talk starts promptly at 7:00 PM
Dr. Woody Holton, Professor of History at University of South Carolina, joins us to talk about his book Abigail Adams, winner of the 2010 Bancroft Prize, among the most prestigious awards in the field of American history writing. Holton is the son of former Virginia Governor Linwood Holton. He earned a B.A. in English at the University of Virginia in 1981 and his Ph.D. in history from Duke University in 1990.
His sister, former Virginia First Lady Anne Holton, will introduce Dr. Holton. She is the wife of U.S. Senator and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 2016. She is past interim President at George Mason University and is past Virginia Secretary of Education.
Factoid: Anne Holton is the only person to live in the Virginia Executive Mansion as a child and later as an adult!
Coming Soon
AUGUST 10
Meet Abigail Adams
House Rules for Historic St. John’s Church
We encourage masks but they are no longer required.
Seating is first come, first served. Tickets are required.
There is no food, drink, gum, candy, strollers, backpacks or firearms permitted inside the church.
Bags larger than 16 x 16 x 8 are prohibited inside the church. Any and all bags are subject to inspection. Please leave backpacks and bags inside your vehicle as we have no place to store them.