Instructor: Lauren Virgo was born and raised in North Augusta, South Carolina. She received a bachelor’s degree in History with a minor in Fine Arts from Clemson University. She later went on to the University of South Carolina for her graduate studies, where she received a Master’s in Art History and a Certificate in Museum Management. Ms. Virgo has worked professionally in the museum field for twenty years. She joined the staff of the Aiken County Historical Museum as their Collections Manager in June of 2017. In December of 2018, she became the museum’s Executive Director. Description: There are several hilarious, scandalous, and murderous tales to be told about the residents of Aiken’s Winter Colony. From the mysterious stabbing of a Winter Colony playboy to the possible German royal who lived in Hitchcock Woods and to the Winter Colonist who lost half of his face because of a fake medicine, this lecture will explore several shady stories and characters from Aiken’s past.