Building Allies for History Education
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) in the State of North Carolina 125th Annual Meeting – April 25-26, 2019 – Raleigh, NC How do we remedy the declining state of history education in the nation? One way is by building...
Celebrating A Charleston Preservation Leader
Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Peter McGee April 6 was a special day in Charleston when Patti McGee, along with her daughters, Madeleine and Evie, threw a wonderful birthday party for her husband Peter, a leader (like her) in historic preservation in...
Olana – Frederic Church’s Masterpiece
The National Advisory Council of Olana – January 2019 I serve on the National Advisory Council of Olana, the remarkable house and landscape designed by American painter Frederic Church, home to him and his family, and now a historic...
Balancing Nature and History
How to Manage Major Change in a Historic Site? How does a historical plantation that has become a 3400-acre forested nature sanctuary metamorphose into a historic site and do so with only modest changes to the landscape? What kinds of new visitor facilities and...
The New McDaniel Education Center
The Opening of the Sally Reahard Visitor Center at Drayton Hall April 28, 2018 “What is it like to have a building named after you? How does it make you feel?” These are questions that I’m often asked since it was announced that Drayton Hall...About Us
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