The Boyhood Home of Woodrow Wilson is dressed for the holidays circa 1860, and special tours are underwayy during December.
On Saturday, view the home by candlelight for a candlelight tour from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Reservations are required.
Christmas tours of the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson, at the regular admission price of $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for students, are offered Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays throughout the month of December except for Dec. 24 and 25 when the museum will be closed.
Reservations are required for the guided tours by trained docents and begin on the hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Masks must be worn for the duration of the tour, and hand sanitizer will be available.
For more information, or to make a reservation, please call Historic Augusta, Inc. at (706) 722-9828 or visit www.wilsonboyhoodhome.org.
Meadow Garden Candlelight Tour
Meadow Garden, the historic home of George Walton, a Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence, will be open for candlelight tours from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Dec. 4.
“The historic house was built in 1791 and has been a part of four centuries. Most importantly, Meadow Garden connects modern visitors to this man who played a vital role in the founding of our country,” according to its website. “Meadow Garden has been open to the public since 1901 and is one of the oldest house museums in the United States. The property is a National Historic Landmark, is on the National Register of Historic Places and is also a contributing property within the Augusta Canal Industrial National Register Historic District.”
For more information, visit historicmeadowgarden.org
North Augusta Christmas Tour of Homes
The 33rd annual North Augusta Christmas Tour of Homes is slated for Dec. 3 and 4, highlighting a historic home, homes on a golf course, on the river front and in popular North Augusta neighborhoods.
The tour will be from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4.
The tour has become a holiday tradition for many people over the last three decades, according to Linda Skinner, of the Xi Beta Gamma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi which organizes the tour each year to raise money for college scholarships.
On this year’s tour are the historic Charles Hammond house on West Martintown Road; the homes of Charles and Beverly Moody in Campbell Towne Landing, Chris and Courtney Wolbert in The Colony, Regina Reddy in The River Club and Mark and Erin Jarvis in Woodstone. In addition to the five homes, the Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta’s galleries and gift shop will be part of the tour. There, patrons can enjoy refreshments and holiday music, according to a news release.
Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at any stop on the tour.
Redcliffe at Christmas
What was life like Beech Island’s Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site during Christmas?
Find out at the Redcliffe at Christmas program from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 11.
“Redcliffe Plantation interprets the history of multiple generations of multiple families that were enslaved at Redcliffe and other Hammond plantations, or who worked as sharecroppers and/or paid employees from the 1831 through 1975. The site features two historic circa 1857 slave cabins. Visitors experience African-American history year round at the site during guided tours, special exhibits and special programs,” according to Redcliffe’s website.
For more information, call (803) 827-1473.
