The Ashley River – National Treasure or Garbage Dump? The Ashley River is a state scenic river and is considered by many to be a national treasure. It is steeped in natural beauty and historical significance and is used today by people who love to fish...
Montgomery County Council Commemorates Black History Month Rockville, Maryland – February 2018 On February 27, 2018, the Montgomery County Council commemorated Black History Month with the theme “Preserving the Past and Educating for the Future.” ...
How will future historians label the time we now live in? After the Pulse Nightclub shootings in June of 2016, I reached out to Pam Schwartz, chief curator at the Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando, FL, who I knew would be spearheading the...
Annual Conference February 16, 2018 Following a series of tragic events happening across our nation, and with hopes of helping organizations across South Carolina to be better prepared for future emergencies, Palmetto Archives, Libraries & Museums Council...
Community Celebrates New Ashley River Boat Access Site December 2, 2017 Conservationists, preservationists, and the larger community had good reason to celebrate as they gathered along the banks of the Ashley River for the ribbon cutting at the new Ashley...
Polarity Thinking Sparks New Insights SC Audubon Society Heritage Meeting November 15, 2017 Back in August 2017, at the invitation of Sharon Richardson, the SC executive director of Audubon South Carolina (ASC), I visited Silver Bluff plantation, now a South...
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"Drayton Hall Stories" is now a 4X Award Winner with the SE Museum Conference's James R. Short Award, the Governor's Award in the Humanities, the SC Preservation Honor Award & the Alexander S. Salley Lifetime Achievement Award.