Dedicated in 1991, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, shown above and below, honors federal, state, and local law enforcement officers who have died in the line of service dating back to the first known death in 1791. The memorial itself attracts...
Heritage Foodways in Culture, Traditions & History Historical Excerpts by Dr. George W. McDaniel Information taken from the Heritage Montgomery Website: “Inspired by the stories of our ‘Community Cornerstones: African American Communities...
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...
The Maryland Historical Society Francis Scott Key Lecture Series November 2, 2017 In early November I was a guest speaker at the Francis Scott Key Lecture Series of The Maryland Historical Society. The topic of my lecture was the future of historic sites, and...
Preservation Celebration Weekend, Vicksburg, Mississippi September 30 to October 1, 2017 What would you do to keep your community from turning into Anywhere, USA? Two dedicated preservationists led the charge against that very possibility, inspiring their...
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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.