A Life Well Lived
Last week Elizabeth "Liz" Hunt Alston, a friend, tripped on a sidewalk in Charleston, hit her head, went to the hospital, was fine for a few days, and suddenly died of a brain hemorrhage. Here’s my letter-to-the-editor in the Post and Courier, Feb. 24. "Life is...
Drayton Hall Stories: Liz Alston, Youth
When we get to know people when they’re older, it’s easy to overlook the fact they were once young. Their values then shaped their values now. Realizing this, I asked Liz questions about her youth, the values she learned, and her friendship with Cong. James Clyburn,...
The Preservation Forum Blog Interview
Click here to read my A's to the Q's asked by the National Trust's Priya Chhaya for the Preservation Forum. ABOUT THE AUTHOR George W. McDaniel, Ph.D., is President of McDaniel Consulting, LLC, a strategy firm that helps organizations use history to build...
What Do Descendants Think?
What Do Descendants Think of How My Book Portrayed Their Family Place, Drayton Hall? “We appreciate the work and thought devoted to the preservation of Drayton Hall and hope that our contributions to this book’s stories will enhance the understanding of our history...
In the Home Stretch: My Book!
Last – and I mean last -- edits by art designer and me will be done in the next few days. I'm glad I chose Evening Post Books. Michael Nolan, executive editor, Elizabeth Hollerith, managing editor, John Burbage, co-founder, and Gill Guerry, art designer, all have...
Seeing the Familiar Afresh
Above: Looking closely and getting it right. Richard ("Moby") Marks, contractor; Edward Chappell, architectural historian, taking notes; and Craig Bennett, preservation engineer. Seeing the Familiar Afresh: That’s fun, isn’t it? Sparks your mind. Would you like...
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